Author: Mike
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Getting an Understanding of Ulaanbaatar
Reading Time: 10 minutesMonday’s plan for getting our workout in was to go on a sightseeing walk from our apartment in the center of Ulaanbaatar to a hill in the south part of the city that overlooks the area. It is called Zaisan and has a memorial at the top built to honor unknown Soviet… Read more
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Getting Our Bearings in Mongolia
Reading Time: 10 minutesOur first week in Mongolia has been a nice mix of sightseeing with taking it easy. The adjustment to the time zone hasn’t been too bad – we’re seven hours ahead of where we have been. Both of us have had a morning or two where we’d wake up early and have… Read more
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From Morocco to Mongolia
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is a recap of our journey from Morocco to destination number two on our global journey – Mongolia. Saturday, June 15th Sunday, June 16th Monday, June 17th It took some adjusting to the time zone of course. We did take a nap for about an hour and a half and then… Read more
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Finishing Morocco In The Capital
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis journal entry brings our time in Morocco to a close and our last week continued the great experience we have had here. We have a lot of the world to see but we both would absolutely spend more time in this country if the opportunity comes up. Rewinding to recap the… Read more
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Tangier – Might Be Our Favorite Stop in Morocco
Reading Time: 10 minutesSaturday was our first full day in Tangier and we spent it like we usually do – a “domestic day” of getting laundry done and getting caught up on normal life things. We also spent some time at the Starbucks in the train station. Dinner was awesome – Sandy’s chicken breast entrée… Read more
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A Few Days in the Blue City
Reading Time: 7 minutesLast Sunday was Race Day – the first time we were not in Indiana for the Indianapolis 500 since 2009 and that includes the COVID year. It was hard to not be there with our friends and to enjoy that fantastic weekend, but we were at least able to watch the race,… Read more
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Let’s see what Fes is all about
Reading Time: 10 minutesOur first day in Fes was a day for getting laundry done and getting things done in the apartment. We did get out for a four mile walk around the neighborhood to see what was around. I watched qualifying for the Indy 500 and Sandy got a chance to chat with Becky… Read more
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And we are off to the desert
Reading Time: 14 minutesAfter the Toubkal experience, there wasn’t anything at all planned for Saturday. It was a pure recovery day. We stayed at Imlil Lodge all day with as little movement as possible. That’s all our bodies would allow. We tried to work on some things, but the internet connection was very spotty. We… Read more
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Moving to the Mountains
Reading Time: 4 minutesOur last day in Marrakesh was relatively quiet. We got out for a 4-mile run in our area and then relaxed at Starbucks for a while. The door to the Royal Theater was open so we walked over to get the caretaker’s tour. These are offered with the expectation of a tip. … Read more
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Stepping Out from Marrakesh a Bit
Reading Time: 10 minutesWe pick up this journal entry on Monday this week. Today started with our journey out to the Musee de la palmeraie, which is a modern art museum of Moroccan artists about four miles east of the center of Marrakesh. It is referenced as palmeraie because it is located in the palmeraie,… Read more