There’s nothing like waking up in peaceful, open air, with blue sky and warm sun. It’s cool enough to snuggle with Emma and I tell her how mature she is for a nine-year-old. The kids have handled this excursion so…
Sahara Desert and M’hamid, Morocco: Day 25
We don’t have to drive far today to our next spot, only about 25 miles. It affords us some time to sleep in (til 8 a.m., ha!) and eat a slow breakfast of fresh bread, both baked and a fried…
High Atlas Mountains and Zagora, Morocco: Day 24
Road trip, YEAH! Planes and trains can get us no closer to our destination. Our home for the next week is on the road, traveling south and east past smaller and smaller towns on narrower and narrower roads. Each night…
Marrakesh, Morocco: Day 23
If the Arab world didn’t have oil, Egypt and Morocco would be the dominant economic players. They have the the largest non-oil GDPs, very strategic locations and the first and third largest populations (Sudan is second). Morocco is a cultural…
Cairo to Marrakesh: Day 22
Yay! Vacation starts today. Trish and I are off work, which means more to her than me because her work has been more hectic on this trip. I check my mobile phone for last-minute emails from work (and Facebook updates)…