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A while back I uprooted during dank English conditions and set up office for two-weeks of remote working on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast. Sunshine and a more sedentary pace of life promised a productive work environment alongside a slow immersion into Swahili culture.

I split my time between Lamu Island old town and the breezy Kilifi Beach, further south. I booked Airbnb for my temporary workspaces, as a hotel would create a vibe of being on holiday. Thus, amid Lamu's medieval-like higgledy-piggledy lanes I had the top floor of a beautiful old townhouse, while

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