Monthly Archives: May 2012

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Nothing like a weekend where you can get down and dirty. What? Get your minds out of the gutter people! Dirty as in soil, plants, and fingernails with dirt underneath. I’ll have to admit, last summer I was missing our … Continue reading →

Our final Moroccan destination was, of course, Marrakech, the Ochre City.  In contrast with the previous cities we visited, Marrakech was in a very arid, desert area of Morocco. At 3:00am in the morning prior to our departure from El … Continue reading →

After Moulay Idriss and Fes, we made our way down the East Coast of Morocco through Casablanca to our destination of El Jadida, a small coastal town.  After reading all of the travel guides that basically said to skip Casablanca … Continue reading →

Ahhhh… the post everyone has been waiting for: the shopping post. We honestly didn’t do a lot of shopping.  Most of our trip was spent roaming around, checking out the sights and sounds, and eating. However, while in Fes… Smooshed … Continue reading →

One of the main reasons we stayed in Moulay Idriss was to be near the city of Fes without having to be completely immersed in the craziness of the city.  On Google Maps it looks like  (and is listed as) … Continue reading →

After Chefchaouen we again braved the streets of Morocco and made our way to the holy town of Moulay Idriss, a small town near Fes and Meknes where Moulay Idriss I arrived in 789 and brought Islam to Morocco.  What we intended … Continue reading →

Our next day in Chefchaouen was spent cruising the Medina. The word Medina describes an old city, often walled with many labyrinths. The Medina is packed full of traditional homes, markets, donkeys, children playing, and fired oven bakeries. It feels like … Continue reading →

There she-be: the very Port of our arrival, Tangier Med.  After a few hours on a train from Granada to Algeciras, we found ourselves on a short ferry ride straight to Morocco.  We totally fell in love with Spain while … Continue reading →

The ongoing cycle of love and compassion will always start with our moms.  Their unselfish decision to bring us into this world and nurture us through it helped us reach our goals and evolve into the people we are today. … Continue reading →