Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal

My “blog” so far is much more just a collection of photos, but I will try to get back to each footprint with some verbiage. It can be hard to keep up with living the experience and alsoRead more
My “blog” so far is much more just a collection of photos, but I will try to get back to each footprint with some verbiage. It can be hard to keep up with living the experience and alsoRead more
We took a guided tour of Volubilis, an ancient Roman/Berber city in Morocco. Romans established it as an outpost on the fringes of their empire until they lost the area somewhere in the 200s. At itsRead more
Fes is known as the cultural and religious capital of Morocco and it supposedly has a more Arabic feel than some of the more Berber surroundings. We saw several significant places there, including theRead more
Started in Fes this morning, had an early morning train to Marrakech, departed at 7:40 for seven hour train trip to Marrakesh. Roel and I shared a train compartment with Izzy and several MorrocanRead more
Today was our free day in Marrakech, with the new group meeting up tonight and starting tomorrow for our next destination. Yesterday Jon organized tickets for all of us to go to the garden which isRead more
Traveler It is hard to believe that there are so many places like that in this world and you guys are finding them all! So exciting and I’m happy for you
Traveler This place really is like a Wonderland Nancy! And that’s before we went to Morocco, which has so many other scenes that look like a Wonderland straight out of Alibaba and the 40 thieves or Aladdin and his magic lamp!!