As soon as I arrived in Málaga I knew I would love the place. Actually, I lie. I knew I would love it before I’d even set foot on that plane headed to Paris what seems like forever ago. Months before my trip I scoured the web to read as many articles as I could — all of them […]
A train, a ferry, a bus… and a pit stop in Gibraltar
I like to tell people that I visited two different countries in one day, using all but one of the major means of transportation, just to see the look of surprise on their faces. In reality, it’s not so surprising: From Marrakech we took an early morning train to Tangier, and from there a ferry to […]
Listnening: Death from Above 1979 in Toronto
I’m taking a little break from my travel posts tonight because (1) I’m FINALLY through everything I wanted to share about Morocco (yay) and (2) I feel like I’m falling behind in sharing other stuff that’s been going on since I’ve come back home. Like birthdays, trying new restaurants and recipes, finding furniture for my condo, […]
Traveling in Marrakech: Pro Tips
My desert trip was pretty much the last major adventure I took in Marrakech before traveling to Spain. Yet there were a whole lot of other things I saw, learned and experienced in between the desert and much of the sightseeing I did that I have yet to mention here! So many things, in fact, that it […]
From A to Z: Through the Atlas Mountains to the desert in Zagora
One experience I will never forget is a two-day trip my friend and I took to the Zagora Desert from Marrakech. We went with a private tour group that took us on an eight hour drive through the Atlas Mountains, with stops for photo ops, lunch, and to stretch our legs in various places along the way. […]