Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal
April 4, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
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
El Regaleira & Royal Palace of Sintra
April 4, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Rabat, capitol city of Morocco
April 7, 2024 in Morocco ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Tangier & enroute to Chefchouen
April 8, 2024 in Morocco ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Chefchaouen the Blue City
April 8, 2024 in Morocco ⋅ 🌬 70 °F
Moulay Idriss, Morocco
April 10, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Volubilis- Roman/Berber ruins in Morocco
April 11, 2024 in Morocco ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
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 Morocco
April 12, 2024 in Morocco ⋅ 🌬 75 °F
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
Marrakech: Medina & the Souk
April 13, 2024 in Morocco ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
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
Marrakech: Jardin Majorelle
April 14, 2024 in Morocco ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
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
A night in the High Atlas mountains
April 15, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Last night, we said goodbye to 5 members of our group (Alana, Issy, Libby, Ruby and Qwinnetta) who were leaving after the first stage and welcomed 3 (Neville & Sandìa from Australia, & Tony fromRead more
Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco
April 16, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
After leaving our village in the High Atlas mountains, Mohamad surprised us with a drop in visit to his family so we got to meet his parents and his sister and his wife. I’m not including a pictureRead more
April 17 in Morocco
April 17, 2024 in Morocco ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
This was a very full day! We started just across the dry river bed from Ait Ben Haddou, and visited a well- established rug maker. Then we got back into the bus for a drive through the desert along anRead more
Tamegroute and Surroundings
April 18, 2024 in Morocco ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We traveled in a small bus from the beautiful oasis town of Zamora to this location where we visited an ancient library, full of academic and religious texts, a Koranic school, and what is called anRead more
Riding camels in the Sahara
April 18, 2024 in Morocco ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
Camel riding in the Sahara Sand dunes was not exactly something I’ve always dreamed of doing, but it was still was beyond my expectations. It was really cool to be able to ride on these majesticRead more
Salamanca +1st day on Camino Torres
April 26, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Second day on Camino Torres
April 27, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Our second day of walking was pretty rough because the weather is very cold for this time of year and it rained and hailed most of the day. Also, there were blustery winds so we were pretty cold.Read more
Day 3 Camino Torres to San Muñoz
April 28, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
The day before had been very rainy, so we were warned to take the route for the wet season, which avoids walking through knee deep water for period of time. We were happy to do that!
After walkingRead more
Day 4 of Camino Torres to Alba de Yeltes
April 29, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Today was supposed to be a day of 24 km with zero population and the possibility of three water crossings, which we could have gotten very wet feet if we didn’t find the right ways to go around.Read more
Camino Torres to Cuidad Rodrigo
April 30, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Today was a short day for me, but Roel and Connie walked the entire stage. I had to quit after the first 8 km when we got to the village of Bocacara. We stopped there for some café con Leche, and theRead more
To Gallegos de Argañon - Camino Torres
May 1, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Another cold day on this Camino and another day without any intermediary towns or villages, but we only had 17 km to walk today so it was not a big deal. My blister, well covered with moleskin,Read more
Camino Torres to Aldea del Obispo
May 2, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Entering Portugal (Almeida)
May 3, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Today was Roel‘s birthday, 74th!! Fortunately we were able to plan a short day because there was a town about 10 to 12 km away where we could go and therefore shorten tomorrow also since this is aRead more
Camino Torres day 9: to Pinhel
May 4, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
This day for some reason we had thought was going to be 15 km but I had obviously written it down wrong, it turned into about 23 or 24 km. Roel got about 10 km in and wasn’t feeling too well so heRead more
Camino Torres days 10 and 11
May 6, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Day 10 was always planned to be an off day for us, because it was a stage of over 30 km that had no way to shorten it due to no intermediary lodging. We didn’t plan on taking the next day off also,Read more
























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































TravelerIt 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
TravelerThis 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!!