A sleepy African beach town offers calm to European expats and Arab locals. Sept. 23, 2008— -- Just south of the equator, tucked along Kenya's lush, tropical coast, a tiny island called Lamu has ...

This article originally appeared in the July 2009 issue of Architectural Digest. "We were searching the world for the perfect vacation house, my wife and I, when fate put this one in front of us, and ...

Lamu Town is a Unesco World Heritage Site. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com A peaceful tropical island off the coast of Kenya, Lamu is the destination of choice for U.S. President Barack Obama. On his ...

What to do: Occupied since the 12th century and recognized as a United Nations World Heritage Site, Lamu is the place to chill out for a few days while you scrape the safari off your boots. On the ...