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Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

Kate was born in a chafing dish – well almost. The date she was due to arrive was perilously close to Christmas and her mother wasn’t taking any chances so out she came just in time for a decent Christmas dinner to be served to the guests at the hotel of her childhood. Back-of-house babies, they call them. And she has never looked back and now logs more air miles than she knows what to do with sharing the Angama story far and wide.

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Perfect on Every Plate 8 August 2024 Food is serious business at Angama — Kate gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the development and training of the new menus By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

Above: Nowhere is safe, including online

When You Know You’re (T)winning 22 December 2023 Spend enough time with those you love and you might just start looking like them, as the Angama offices have found out By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

Above: The Zambezi River which flows through five countries

Our Soul Safari 4 August 2023 Kate revisits one of her late father's most beloved places — on the wild banks of the Zambezi River she begins to understand why By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

Above: Sometimes getting in the water isn't the scariest part

The Angama Guide to the Great Migration 25 July 2023 It is the largest land-based animal migration on the planet — more than a million wildebeest and zebras migrating en-masse on their never-ending journey in search of greener pastures. Most will survive the hazards faced along the way, but hundreds of thousands won’t. This is without a doubt, 'The Greatest Show on Earth' By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

Above: Each sunset more surreal than the last

All Aboard 2 June 2023 Kate takes a bucket-list ride on one of the most luxurious trains in the world — but with a different definition By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

Above: Willow flies through the Garden of Remembrance

A Few of My Favourite (Angama) Things 30 September 2022 What happens when you ask a child what they love most about a place? They make up a song of course. By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

Above: African olive trees, iceberg roses and lavender - only at Arijiju

Lalibela in Laikipia 2 November 2021 Under the ‘guise’ of hosting an agent educational, Kate seized the opportunity to discover Arijiju in Laikipia – a place of startling beauty By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

Above: Duncan in his happy place - outside with an animal nearby

A Tribute to a Mapmaker 13 July 2021 It was with a heavy heart that Kate was tasked with penning a goodbye to Angama’s dear friend, Duncan Butchart, but one she was honoured to perform By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

Kate receiving one of many Maasai blessings

On my wedding day, my name changed 11 July 2021 Kate Fitzgerald Boyd shares the story of a very special day in her life, the day of her traditional Maasai wedding at Angama Mara By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

The Recipe of Amanda’s Kitchen 9 February 2021 Over the past 4 years of working closely with Amanda Collins, Kate Fitzgerald Boyd has come to know that her kind, mild and gentle exterior is simply a façade for the energetic, detail-oriented fireball that lies beneath the surface of Angama's beloved chef-trainer By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

Out of an African Kitchen and into a Cookery Book 16 June 2020 When publishing a cook book, there are a few essential ingredients required. Kate shares the secret recipe to Angama's new baby, Out of An African Kitchen By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

More Drizzle than Dip, Thank you Zeus 9 April 2019 For those of our followers whose Greek mythology is a bit rusty, read on to see that even a pesky god couldn’t put a dampener on a photo shoot By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

The Heart of Angama Mara 28 January 2019 Kate Fitzgerald Boyd tells the story behind the second chamber in Angama Mara’s heart By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

It’s in the Water 10 October 2018 The storks have been busy, so they say... Meet some of the many new lives that have joined the extended Angama Mara family over the past three and a half years By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

Ciao Alfajiri 16 January 2018 Kate Fitzgerald Boyd writes about her visit to the charming Alfajiri Villas on Kenya’s Swahili coast, and the delightful time spent there with her new family By Kate Fitzgerald Boyd

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