Why Americans Are Quietly Moving To Lamu, Kenya

On a small island off the northern coast of Kenya sits the most perfectly preserved Swahili town in the world. Lamu is a UNESCO-listed island settlement of carved doors, traditional dhow boats, and seven hundred years of continuous trading culture, where there are no cars, the main transport is donkey, and a small community of foreign residents has built lives that exist nowhere else on Earth. In this episode we walk the narrow stone lanes of the Old Town, sail on the calm channel where dhows have anchored for centuries, and look honestly at what life actually costs in one of the most singular small towns anywhere in Africa. If you have been searching for ancient coastal culture and a life that has not been homogenized by the modern world, this Kenyan island might be the answer. Subscribe for more hidden gems, one livable secret at a time. Next episode: an art deco city on the eastern coast of New Zealand. #Lamu #Kenya #EastAfrica #IndianOcean #Expat #MoveAbroad #SwahiliCulture #UNESCO #WhereAmericansGo #HiddenGems