This Just Happened
We’re often asked, “Where are you now?” This page is our answer.
Here you’ll find our most recent travel stories — the unexpected turns, unforgettable meals, and curious rules we’ve discovered along the way. Whether we’re deep in the jungle or lost in a market, we’re documenting it here, one post at a time.
A Tale of Two Cities
We spent the day exploring Fes. The oldest city of Morocco. The origin. The city that started it all. The city that has been around since 808 AD. That’s a lot of years. And in the last 1200 years, it has gone through a few…additions. A major one in the 1400s and...
Sandboarding?!
What’s life if you run out of firsts? Well, today’s first is sandboarding. But first (see what I did there), we need to get to the dunes. And we’re going to reach them today on our 4-wheelers. Departing before dawn. How else are we going to see the sunrise this...
Well, We Didn’t Expect That!
Sun. Heat. Sand. Dry. HOT. This is what we expected from the Sahara Desert. Not at night, of course - we brought our winter coats, toques and gloves for the nights - but we brought shorts for the daytime. We even brought sunscreen. What did we get instead? Clouds....
Eat your heart out Lawrence!
Back in the road again this morning, today’s goal? The Sahara Desert! I had a funny thought this morning…we have never been so close to Timbuktu. A place that was always referenced in my childhood to say how impossibly far something was. Now, a mear 1600 kms away in...
A Change of Scenery
I can’t believe we are saying goodbye to Marrakech already. Have we had enough of that city? I’m not sure that answer is yes. But, here we are, climbing into a Toyota Pathfinder with Aziz to drive away. Whether we are done with Marrakech madness or not, we are on our...
Why Technology Gods? Why?
Remember last year when in Tanzania - the day before heading onto our safari when my phone crapped out. I spent the entire evening reviving the phone, then the next several weeks limping along. This time it’s the day before we’re scheduled to head into the Sahara...
The Marrakech Must-Sees
Google “what to do in Marrakech” and you will get oodles of pages advertising the same half dozen things to see. Today is our day to do exactly that. We brace ourselves for another high step-count day. C’mon hip flexors, IT bands & feet - pull yourselves...
Hitting the Market in Marrakech
A late start for us today, I’m still shaking off the ‘Milkshake Monday’ fog. Our plan today is to make it down to Saadian Tombs before they close at 5:00. We find out when we get there at 3:15 that they close at 3:00 because of Ramadan. Oh well - off to the market....
Treasured Moments
We are in El Jadida. Never heard of it? Us neither. In doing our research, there were a few things that jumped out at us in this seaside town: the cistern, a community oven, a Portuguese inspired settlement, ramparts and a beach. When we told people in Casablanca that...