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Title: British Subject moving to Nairobi 1919
Post by: deebel on Friday 11 February 11 23:20 GMT (UK)

How would someone typically travel from UK to Nairobi British East Africa in 1919? Was flying an option then or would the person sail to a particular port and then go overland?

Title: Re: British Subject moving to Nairobi 1919
Post by: ShaunJ on Saturday 12 February 11 00:05 GMT (UK)

Flying was not an option.

Fastest route would be across the channel by ferry  to France, then a train to a Mediterranean port such as Marseilles or Brindisi, then a steamer to East Africa via the Suez Canal