Dubbed "one of Africa's hippest destinations" by National Geographic, the city is home to towering skyscrapers, lush parks, and even a national park within its limits. Getting to Nairobi is easy ...

At the bar of a swanky new French restaurant, I spied a woman wearing a beret. “Amélie” was being projected onto a wall. I, having a French moment of my own, was eating escargot drenched in butter.