Travelling with a light heart!
Redwood forest, California, USA We woke up in our tent among the redwoods, continued south toward San Francisco, and stopped to see a few quintessentally American attractions. Dario's first visit to the US simply had to include a visit to something silly and uniquely American! Since we would not be passing through the midwest on …
Canyon de Chelly, AZ, USA Today's post is by Vera Marie Badertscher (pictures by Charnell Havens) and should probably have been titled something like "Amazing Navajo Art and Tradition" or "The Natural Beauty of the American Southwest," but I could not pass up the opportunity to be silly. You see, the very first photo is …
Woohoo! My guest post on Marocmama is up! Check it out: http://marocmama.com/2011/04/guest-post-djallaba-revolution.html
Rissani, Morocco Among all of the amazing experiences in Morocco that I've been savoring (and oddly reluctant to share), the final day of camel trekking ranks right at the top. It started with waking up in the Sahara, tracking where the "4×4" beetles had gone during the night, and walking barefoot in the gorgeous sand. …
OMG OMG OMG! Clyde filmed a personal message for me! I am ridiculously giddy right now! Video not displaying? Click here to watch it on YouTube: http://youtu.be/KuWxSB0If50 It's like Conrad Birdie from Bye Bye Birdie, only it's Clyde the Camel from How To Draw Camels! Oh, the greatness, the honor, the celebrity! …I …
Marrakech, Morocco I figured I was probably one of the luckiest solo travelers on earth. As I got off the plane, I knew that, Inshe'Allah*, I had a Moroccan travel buddy and Couchsurfer awaiting my arrival. Not only was he willing to come all the way from his home in the Middle Atlas mountains to …
Malmö, Sweden I like… things. And I really like the things I like. I want there to be more of the things I like and fewer of the things I don't like. Things I don't like include: mean people news about mean people derogatory speeches, hurtful words, slurs violence eye-for-an-eye mentality fearmongering discrimination (not to …
Adorable puppy pulls on a child’s shirt despite all attempts at seriousness.
Photograph of the Venus of Malta and information on other attractions in the area.
Marrakech, Morocco One of my first, and best, experiences in Morocco is having dinner in the great central square of Marrakech, the Djemma el-Fna. As previously mentioned, I was traveling on a very limited budget. Fortunately, my Couchsurfing buddy and travel companion, Rachid, had been to Marrakech a few times and knew where to find …
New York, USA Christine sent me this cute piece about shopping in New York city. As I have not yet been to the Big Apple — shocking, I know! — I find stories like this to be fascinating! Some day I, too, would like to go shopping (or at least pretend shopping) in New York …
Essaouria, Morocco This photo was taken by Phil of Phil in the Blank and How to Draw Camels. (He inspired me to take a sketch pad and some pencils to Morocco.) Beautiful scene! Medina in Essaouira, Morocco. Phil has this to say about the photo: "Called the 'windiest city in Africa,' the walls of the …
Zermatt, Switzerland Today's post comes, not from the sunny dunes of Morocco, but from the scenic slopes of Switzerland! (Say that 5 times fast! ;) I have not yet been to Switzerland, though I have a feeling that after reading this story by Meg, my mother may request that I organize an expedition! …
Erg Chebbi, Morocco I took a nap under a palm tree yesterday. I was missing my honey, so I wrote his name in the sand and took a picture. When I woke up I spied a beetle (jokingly called "4×4"s by the locals) and snapped another photo.
Moroccan desert These photos were taken by Frazer Waller on his trip to Morocco. He has many more, but he obligingly created a short gallery of desert dunes (and camel!) photos for me to feature while I'm away… playing in the dunes! They are gorgeous pics and are really adding to my anticipation of the …
Marrakech, Morocco Today's post is by Amanda of MarocMama. She's been answering many of my questions about Morocco both in the comments of TourAbsurd and by email. I am really grateful for all her help! This post will help you come along (in spirit) for my first visit to Marrakech. In fact, she's even included …
Mount Cook, New Zealand This photo was taken by my friend, Dave, who recently visited New Zealand. He graciously gave me permission to publish it in support of the Blog4NZ event. Beautiful bird! Here's what Dave says about the photo: "Photo of a Kea (the world's only high altitude parrot) at the base …
Cork, Ireland I let my hair get longer than usual because I was using it for insulation. Despite the weather difference, more women in Ireland have short hair than women in Italy. I prefer short, low-maintenance hair, but it had simply been too cold for that. With longer days and warmer weather making itself apparent, …