If you do not like cats, then never visit Marrakech! I think there’s a strong possibility there are more cats than people living in this city. The number of street cats you see literally everywhere is astounding. On the other hand, if you’re a cat lover, then Marrakech is a great place! Well, sort of. My children utterly adore animals, […]
While seeing all the interesting and beautiful sights on our way to and from Merzouga was wonderful, the main purpose of our trip was to visit and camp in the Sahara Desert. Although I’m not sure if what we did would qualify in any world as “camping” when our desert camp was so luxurious. Even glamping doesn’t seem to do […]
We took a private four-day trip from Marrakech out to the Sahara Desert. A bit of a splurge, but we wanted to do the tour at our pace and schedule, rather than being at the mercy of a bigger group. It’s a 10-hour drive each way, so we only got to spend one-night camping in the desert. But that time […]
We wanted to get out of Marrakech to explore the surroundings and get to experience more of the local Moroccan culture. We went out with a guide who lives in the Atlas Mountains for a very long day trip where we got to see, hear, and experience so much about Moroccan culture. It was an exhausting but enriching day for […]
Mint tea is a complete staple here in Morocco. We learned so much about it from Najle during our cooking class, but also from servers at restaurants and our Berber guide when we went out to the Atlas Mountains. It is something that takes a lot of time to prepare and is drunk at least five times a day by […]
We love love love food. Our year away, we have been trying to live like the locals everywhere. And in part, that means eating like the locals. We cook and bake as much as we can, though baking is usually quite limited due to kitchen resources. We have made sure to learn the local cuisine, cooking methods, ingredients, dishes, etc. […]
We have looked forward to Marrakech with excitement, but also a little trepidation. We were excited to see something completely different from what we had experienced in the past including landscape, architecture, lifestyle, culture, food, religion, etc. I kept hearing in our Worldschoolers group on Facebook how amazing Morocco was and how much people loved the country. Also, how completely […]
I love spa days. I basically never do them, because they cost a small fortune that I just cannot afford or justify in my daily life. I can count the number of spa days on one hand. The last time I had a spa day was almost eight years ago on Mother’s Day when my twins were 8.5 months old […]
Cartagena, Spain was a beautiful city. In addition to the amazing and rich Roman history, the city today is just beautiful. It was exceptionally clean, which we noticed immediately and kept noticing. The street cleaners were out at the crack of dawn to sweep and wash all the streets in the city centre. And there were constantly cleaning crews all […]
We knew there was a lot of Roman history in Cartagena, Spain. What we did not realize due to our ignorance before we came was that the original, Roman name was Carthago Nova, or in English New Carthage. I went to see the Carthaginian Ruins in Tunisia almost 20 years ago and can remember that visit well. Between that trip […]