Many of you have asked how much did it cost us for our crazy 3 weeks trip through 2 continents and 5 countries? I did the cost breakdown for you to show you that it is doable if you plan in advance! Note that the cost is for 2 people in USD and for some… Read More 3 Weeks, 2 Continents, 5 Countries…how much was our trip?
Waking up in a blue heaven was like in a dream, doesn’t it sound familiar? Yes, it sounded like my favorite place in this world – Santorini. But this time, it was Chefchaouen! This blue town that looked too storybook like to be real! We got up at 7:30 and headed out to take more… Read More Chefchaouen – the Blue Heaven Continues
Packed and checked out, we waited at the lobby for our transfer driver to arrive. The staff at the riad gave us a bag of breakfast items – bananas, yogurt, some kind of sweet bread so it was nice of them to at least gave us something unlike the one at Marrakesh. The staff got… Read More Chefchaouen – a Blue Fairy Tale
Woke up by roosters in Fes in a room colored by the stained glasses windows, good morning Fes. We had a good Moroccan breakfast in the beautiful riad and after breakfast, our guide arrived for the half day walking tour 9:30-12:00 pm for 250 dirhams (fixed rate and inexpensive). I like to navigate places by… Read More Fes – The Real Maze
It was just like a dream that we rode on the camel into the Sahara Desert, slept in the nomad camp, climbed up a sand dune to see the magical Milky Way! And the dream did not end there, we ran up the sand dune again to see the beautiful sunrise, woah! I see the… Read More Sahara Sunrise to Fes
Having a wonderful Moroccan breakfast was a great way to start the day especially at the superb food quality – Chez Pierre. My favorite was the Moroccan pancake with 8 different sauces and spreads; my favorite combo was the butter with honey! The food kept coming! Until our table was filled with food, yummy yummy! After… Read More Into the Sahara by Camel Ride!
Early in the morning, we woke up, packed, and got ready to have our early breakfast but came to be a disappointment that we were only served a piece of corn bread-like and coffee. That was our so-call breakfast which was night and day from the breakfast we had the morning before. The night shift… Read More Journey into Sahara
Our best meal in Marrakesh so far – our breakfast in our courtyard, we were served dish after dish and….mint tea? Yes please!!! I am not a tea person but the mint tea is very good, we were joking that we should grow fresh mint back home to make mint tea haha! Our full breakfast,… Read More Discovering Marrakesh
Our first step into Africa continent and also our 29th country we visited – Morocco! Our first stop in Morocco was Marrakesh – the famous thousand years old market – Jemaa el-Fna and the gateway into the Sahara Desert. Our Lufthansa flight landed at 2:50 pm and the first thing we did was filled out the arrival… Read More Into Africa – Marrakesh, Morocco!
