A taxi on landing? It’ll be a boat — a small wooden dhow, or, if you’re feeling splashy, a speedboat from a small wooden gangway. No wonder Lamu has been called the Venice of Africa.

With the gentle waters of the lagoon hemmed in by the mangroves lapping the sides of the dhow, time in Lamu stops. Lamu has changed little over the centuries. True, there are modern conveniences ...

Lamu's Local deep sea fishermen display their ... [PHOTO BY MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD] Ali Shee is at the helm of a fisherman’s dhow boat that contains about 15 fishermen. He left Pate Island ...