Posts/Entries
All posts/entries, for now, from over two decades of global travel. And a few colourful tags, too.
Ouarzazate, Morocco
My Moroccan adventures continue. I've crossed over the Atlas Mountains into what is classed as the southern oasis, the Moroccan pre-Sahara. Yes, the Sahara dunes and the border with Algeria are not too far away & I’m slowly making my way there. The landscape of...
Marrakesh, Morocco || After Dark
I'm back in Marrakesh after my trekking exploits in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains, back in the city for one final night before moving on for good tomorrow. After my initial visit to the city last week, I still had one picture I wanted to capture in Marrakesh - an...
Jebel Toubkal, Morocco
I made it to Imlil in central Morocco. A 90-minute, 300 dirham (€27) taxi ride from Marrakesh is all it took. That 300 was split down the middle with Zach from Colorado, my new best friend who I’ll be hanging out with here in the mountains. We went for a walk in the...
Marrakesh, Morocco
Marrakesh (you can spell it Marrakech either, as the Moroccans themselves do) has been interesting. Fun, exhausting, & a little bit frustrating, but always interesting. Truth be told there are no real stand-out, must-see sights in the city; it’s the city itself...
Essaouira, Morocco
I arrived in Essaouira earlier today. It’s a busy town; there are lots of tourists around. It’s that kind of place, the first firmly-on-the-tourist-trail location I've visited in Morocco. ______________________________________________________________________ Date ||...
El Jadida, Morocco
I've been taking it easy since arriving in Morocco late Sunday night (today is Thursday already). I spent 2 nights in Casablanca & tonight will be my third & final night in El Jadida, 2 hours down the Moroccan Atlantic coast from Casablanca. El Jadida El...
Casablanca, Morocco
I've been taking it easy since arriving in Casablanca, Morocco yesterday. Tonight will be my second night in the city, second night in the country. I'm enjoying it thus far & I’m especially enjoying the cooler temperatures – a daytime average of 22 Celsius is a...
Etihad Airways || Flying High
Today was my first time flying Etihad Airlines, the UAE’s official carrier & one of its two big airlines (the other being Dubai-based Emirates, who I have flown a lot with in the past). I’d heard good things about Etihad Airways & thus had been looking forward...
Muscat, Oman (2014)
The last time I was in Muscat, the largest & capital city of the Persian Gulf oil rich country of Oman (officially called the Sultanate of Oman), I left earlier than planned even though there was no plan. I will be leaving early this time too. I've spent the last...
Rotana Jet || Flying High
My time in Abu Dhabi & 2-week stint in the UAE has come to an end. I'm en route to Muscat, Oman, somewhere I last visited back in 2008. The original plan was to bus it there, necessitating a return to Dubai, but I gladly put that idea to bed when I discovered an...
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Although it may seem the case, the United Arab Emirates isn't just a stage for Dubai to strut its increasingly crazy stuff. It has a capital city (no Dubai isn't it) that offers its own we’re-not-losing-the-run-of-ourselves sights & attractions, although...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2014)
The jewel of the Arab world that has sprung from the desert in recent years to reinvent itself as the world’s premier 5-star luxury tourist destination.
Jazeera Airways || Flying High
Jazeera Airways. Nope, I'd never heard of them either, not before booking a flight with them a few weeks ago. Based out of Kuwait, seemingly they are the Middle East’s cheap, no-frills carrier (some, Jazeera themselves included, prefer the term low-fares), the...
Country Counters
I had to do a double, triple, quadruple take of the departures board here Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey. I couldn't see a flight to Dubai anywhere. My flight to Dubai. I got that sinking feeling. I was worried but only long enough to assure...