Volubilis and Moulay Idriss, Morocco We have been in Meknes now for a day, and I try where possible to incorporate learning into our travels. In fact, we believe learning should be a natural part of travel, and I am disappointed when others just shop, eat and do the tourist thing. When in a country […]
Treated like royalty at Riad Hiba Meknes Morocco Prior to our arrival in Meknes, the taxi driver rang ahead to this Riad. When we arrived, they sent a man to come and assist us with our bags, and to find the hotel. It is one street off the main road, and right at the […]
Meknes Morocco at Ramadan – what a celebration! The BIG SQUARE as they refer to it in Meknes is the place where all the action is. And today being the day after (or the day after that?) Ramadan is facially over means it is party and celebrations everywhere. Explorason has a rod placed in his […]
The Sahara Desert to ancient Meknes Morocco “Get up”. An abrupt Berber wakes us up and tells us to “get on the camel”. I quickly change into long pants and wash my face, and find my stuff in the dark. I’ve hardly slept, and this camp has no breakfast. We have to be on camels […]
The Sahara Desert in a Sand Storm Day 3 – near Merzouga, Morocco PLEASE CLICK HERE TO HELP OUR BLOG WIN Today is an important day in Morocco. It ended Ramadan last night and it is like their Christmas Day. Everyone dresses up, they go to the mosque, and they have a big celebration meal. […]
Stranded in the Moroccan Desert at over 50 Degrees Celcius We woke this a.m. to a cool, almost cold desert breeze. We had slept outside under the stars last night and in the end, I huddled to keep warm with my son. I was glad at 5:00 a.m. when a cheery man woke me to get […]
Marrakech to Zagora Desert Day 1 It is Ramadan, and we have left Marrakech at 7:30 a.m. in a minivan heading through the Atlas Mountains. Our driver is neither eating or drinking and the hot sun is pelting down. Mind you he has no problem talking on his mobile cell phone and the road is […]
Goats climb trees in Morocco This is NOT photoshopped! We are on our way to Essaouira in Morocco for a day trip to the coast, and we stop to see a herd of goats up an Argon Tree. Why are they up there? Because they are eating the Argon nuts. They climb up and suck […]
The Magic of Marrakech Morocco Hello Morocco. We have arrived to explore your wonder, beauty, and mystery. As we land we have just flown over hundreds of acres of beautiful green orchards and vegetable gardens, and I am impressed by the resourceful manner the Moroccans are already displaying. We arrive to be hit by a […]
The Magical color of Marrakesh This blog really needs no words. It is me, walking the streets of Medina in Marrakech with my little camera. Marrakesh Questions and Comments What fascinates you about Morocco? What do you make of their culture? Did you get to visit Marrakech? How was the experience? Do share your comments […]
Limousin to Avignon France Today is a huge drive. Call me crazy as the song goes, but I detest driving on boring motorways. Apart from the toll cost on the French ones, they are – well BORING! I love the little towns. The freedom to stop. The drive obviously takes a little longer, but there […]
French Cooking Lessons We have been house sitting our way around the world. Not always mind you do we house sit, but we always make friends, and this house-sit in France is no different. In fact, the man across diagonally is exceptionally nice to us. You can read about our house sitting here. We had […]
