Author: Sandy

  • Marrakesh Observations

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  • Essaouira Observations

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  • Get Notified of New Posts

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteNot an update on our journey, but we’ve had friends and family ask about getting notified when new posts are published. We love that and yes, it is possible to subscribe. You can “subscribe” to our blog and then you will receive emails that contain each new post (including the photos). … Read more

  • When in Morocco…

    Reading Time: 7 minutesOur morning started with the discovery of a large seagull trapped in the interior of the tiny courtyard of our apartment building.  We aren’t sure how it managed to get there as there isn’t enough room for a bird that size to fly down into the courtyard.  The only thing we can… Read more

  • Market Day in Had Draa

    Reading Time: 6 minutesWe spent the morning immersed in local Moroccan culture.  We set the alarm for 6:30 as we wanted to eat breakfast and be ready to leave our apartment around 8:00.  We lost one-hour of sleep last night as the clocks moved forward to normal time after Ramadan.  The clocks are moved backwards… Read more

  • Observations from Germany

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  • General Italy Observations

    Reading Time: 2 minutesAdditional observations that apply everywhere we’ve been in Europe so far: Read more

  • Observations from Spain

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  • Exploring Getxo

    Reading Time: 4 minutesOur next stop after Madrid is the Bilbao area. The Depeche tour went on to Barcelona and Lisbon before they get to Bilbao on Thursday, but since we’ve been to those other locations and had not ever been to Bilbao, we decided to spend extra time here. So this journal entry picks… Read more

  • Our Weekend in Madrid

    Reading Time: 4 minutesWe found a gym on Friday that was close to the apartment that offered day passes.  However, the office hours the receptionist gave us were different on Saturday so when we showed up to work out the office was closed.  We decided to do a 4-mile cardio walk instead around our neighborhood… Read more