Mike and Sandy Living New Experiences

Author: Mike

  • Soaking in Some Culture in Marrakesh

    Mike

    Reading Time: 5 minutesThursday was a planned workout day and Sandy found another great gym option for us, called Fitlife that is about a 13-minute walk from our apartment.  We’re back in a big city so we’re back to the equivalent of $10 each.  The owner is so friendly.  He would come over and make… Read more

  • Getting to Know Marrakesh

    Mike

    Reading Time: 6 minutesMoving day on Monday.  We depart Essaouira with Marrakesh as our next destination.  A little more detail this time on the bus process here so we remember it for another trip to Morocco in the future.  Tickets are very reasonable – for today’s ride, we purchased our tickets online from the Supratours… Read more

  • Our Last Weekend in Essaouira

    Mike

    Reading Time: 4 minutesOur time in Essaouira is winding down – we need to get on up the road and see some more of what looks to be a terribly interesting country.  We had a nice sunset dinner at Ocean Vagabond on Friday night – not much else to report from Friday.  Dinner was pasta… Read more

  • Unhurried Life in Essaouira

    Mike

    Reading Time: 5 minutesThe last few days have been a fantastically unhurried pace of just living life.  Not a lot of sightseeing, just enjoying our little hometown.  Monday afternoon, I found a small café called Mogador Nights on the main road inside the Medina to enjoy mint tea, read the book I am currently reading,… Read more

  • Essaouira exploration

    Mike

    Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen the travel bug bites at a young age, it is days like yesterday that you are after.  It was our first full day in Morocco and it was such an interesting day for both of us.  I think part of it is that it’s also the first day of a journey… Read more

  • Tschüss, Cologne and Bonjour, Essaouira

    Mike

    Reading Time: 5 minutesWith the Depeche tour over, our full attention now turns to our new life as global nomads.  Our first destination is Morocco and we had a couple of days to get logistical things done.  A question we were asked a few times before we left had to do with our plan for… Read more

  • The Depeche Mode Tour comes to an end

    Mike

    Reading Time: 7 minutesWe’ve fallen a little behind on our journal so we have some catching up to do.  Last Friday, we enjoyed our weekly Starbucks time and then visited two more lost or dark places from Manuel and Tina’s book.  The first place was St. Gereon’s Basilica.  The current structure is 800 years old. … Read more

  • Exploring Cologne

    Mike

    Reading Time: 5 minutesOur first few days in Cologne have been pretty busy and we expected that to be the case.  Tuesday started with the grocery store.  As usual, it’s not a fast process.  The majority of items require translation on our part to make sure we are buying what we think we are buying. … Read more

  • Arrivederci, Italy

    Mike

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    Reading Time: 5 minutesNo foolin’ – this evening finds us in the beautiful town on the Rhine that we English speakers call Cologne.  In German, it is Köln.  But first, a quick rundown of our last couple of days in Milano. Saturday was a day in our home neighborhood of Assago.  We went for a… Read more

  • Milano, Italy

    Mike

    Reading Time: 7 minutesWe’ve made our way to the penultimate stop on the Memento Mori World Tour – Milan, Italy.  Our first three days have included a little sightseeing, normal everyday living stuff around the apartment, and the first of two shows here.  We made our way here by train from Torino – took just… Read more