Kenya - a sentimental journey trough Cofee plantation

Sometimes, thinking about Africa is connected with melancholy. Longing for the old times and coffee plantations straight from “Out of Africa” novel by Karen Blixten can be even heartbreaking. We love missing for exotic and special places. Even now, the colonial-style is one of the most elegant and desirable; connected with the old times, it has some melancholy and some difficult to identify sadness.rnRight now, Kenya looks much different than at the end of XIX century. But there are still a coffee plantation and beautiful landscapes. Before planning your trip to Kenya, it is necessary to apply for e-visa. E-visa to Kenya is a system of electronic travel authorization, which allows those citizens who are eligible to enter Kenya without a regular visa from the embassy. It is also an obligatory safety requirement for everybody, who travels by plane. Applying for eVisa to Kenya is very easy and hassle-free; you need only fill the form which is placed on the website.rnAs always, when you go to some exotic country, here is recommended to check carefully, if there are any obligatory vaccinations needed. In the case of Kenya, there are no mandatory vaccinations, but there is some advisable. It is also important to have a little first aid kit always with you and wash your hand often. rnKenya is associated with safari - many people go there especially for this kind of entertainment. But if you want to feel the spirit of old times, when the coffee plantation was powerful and romantic, you can also enjoy fresh coffee from Kenyan plantation.rnFirst coffee plantation arose in the Kenya area in 1900. It was good business - the British cared about the coffee extraction process and quality of the coffee trees. In 1920 Kenyans start demanded from UK rights to their coffee areas. rnIn 2012, according to the information from ICO, Kenya produced around 850 thousand sacks of exported coffee. Almost 6 million persons are employed in the sector which is connected with coffee production.rnThere are special symbols, which are connected with coffee - according to a special coffee policy in Kenya, coffee beans are sorted and marked by special letters. For example, symbol E, which comes from the word “elephant” describes very rarely bean, which arises when two beans are connected in one - it is very rare coffee beans. Symbol AA describes one of the biggest coffee beans, which measures above 7,20 mm, and AB is a mix - coffee beans which measure 7,20 mm and smallest, which measure 6,20.rnKenyan coffee is recognized because of its expressiveness and richness of flavors. rnOf course, in coffee plantation there was always a problem with using workers - salaries, which wasn’t sufficient at all, sometimes really bad work conditions and many hours of work per day. In 90’s, in response to this, one organization was born. “Fairtrade” is an institution, which takes care of the humanitarian standard of work - a good salary, promoting equality and sustainability. There is also certification system, which is used for these coffees which are produced in a sustainable way. Buying products with fairtrade certification is a good way to support the poorest part of the globe.