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Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

Travel Photo: Sarajevo Sunset

From Clark & Kim on Twitter @2UN

[via Backpacking Matt]

Drew Meyers

Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

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Travel Photos: Rift Valley in Kenya


Drew Meyers

Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

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Travel Photos: The Kenyan Sky

Seriously, the sky in Africa is simply unbelievable.

Drew Meyers

Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

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Kibo Hut on Mount Kilimanjaro

Kibo Hut is the highest camp on Mount Kilimanjaro, sitting at 4,700 meters in elevation — just over a thousand meters below the Gilman’s Point. You’ll end up getting into Kibo Hut in the early afternoon, resting for a few hours, and then starting the final climb to the summit around midnight. You’ll also rest here for a few hours after descending back from the summit.

There is no running water and this camp, and you’ll find yourself freezing at night (at least in October when I went, that was the case). There are about 10 beds per room.

Drew Meyers

Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

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Horombo Hut on Mount Kilimanjaro

Horombo Hut sits at 3,720 meters in elevation, and is 2nd camp you’ll sleep at if climbing Mount Kilimanjaro from the Marangu gate. There are bathrooms with running water here as well. The cabins sleep 4 per room.

In the morning and evening, you’ll find spectacular views such as the ones below.

More information on Mount Kilimanjaro:

  • Preparing to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
  • Mandara Hut
  • Horombo Hut
  • Kibo Hut
  • Overall Thoughts on Mount Kilimanjaro

Drew Meyers

Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

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Mandara Hut on Mount Kilimanjaro

Mandara Hut is the first encampment that you’ll stay at if you are climbing Mount Kilimanjaro from the Marangu Gate. It sits at roughly 2,750 meters in elevation, and is approximately a 4 or 5 hour hike from the Marangu gate of Kilimanjaro National Park. There are toilets and running water at this camp.

Drew Meyers

Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

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Wifi in Nairobi, Kenya at the iHub

As you know, that thing called “WIFI” is slightly important to funding my travels — and that’s exactly why I was so stoked to find the iHub upon arrival in Nairobi. It’s an amazing facility funded by Ushahidi (where my friend Erik Hersman is Director of Operations). Decently fast internet spots in Nairobi seem few and far between, but this place is wonderful and offers a great entrepreneurship culture complete with a foosball table and Pete’s coffee (how can you beat that?)! Dan and I have been able to be quite productive the last few days following our adventure to Mount Kilimanjaro that took us off the grid for 7 days in Tanzania.

After spending the last 6 months traveling, I can confidently confidently say I wish there were facilities like this in more cities across the globe. Perhaps a “network” of these facilities across the globe is in order — I’m willing to bet there would be some fantastic innovation if wondering tech nomads were to band together and form a few web businesses.

Drew Meyers

Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

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Travel Photo: The Oregon Coast

Photo via Real Estate Novelist

Drew Meyers

Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

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Cost of Antimalarial Medication in Kenya

My friend and I just bought the Mephaquin antimalarial medication in Nairobi, Kenya. Since we’ll be in Kenya for another 3 weeks, and then Ghana for a month volunteering with Lumana Credit, we bought 8 weeks worth for 1500 Kenyan Shillings (about $19 US dollars at the current exchange rate).

The malarone antimalarial medication, which I believe is the most effective, was about 3 times as expensive at about 2000 Kenyan Shillings per 4 week dose (so 4000 Shillings for 8 weeks).

Drew Meyers

Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

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Travel Photos: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi, Kenya (Baby Elephants)

More information about The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust can be found here: http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/

Drew Meyers

Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

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