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Is There A “Dakhla” in the House?

Is There A “Dakhla” in the House?

by Calvin Sun | Jan 20, 2020 | January 2020: The Saharan Odyssey, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Western Sahara

  A path lined by ghost towns, yet all filled with life.     After 2 nights in Layounne we hit the road for Dakhla City at 9am.     We stopped briefly at the one hour mark for large herd of wild camels to pass us:     And about 3...
Get Da Fuq “Agadir”!

Get Da Fuq “Agadir”!

by Calvin Sun | Jan 16, 2020 | Fit for Foodies, January 2020: The Saharan Odyssey, Morocco

 After 2 days trying to give Marrakech a second chance and nearly giving up, this morning we drove on south to Agadir, with a one hour random stop at CrocoPark, a crocodile-themed park just outside of Agadir.  Amusingly we took on an...
We Wish You A “Marrakech”-mas! (or Marrakech Me Outside and Marrakech My Ass!)

We Wish You A “Marrakech”-mas! (or Marrakech Me Outside and Marrakech My Ass!)

by Calvin Sun | Jan 15, 2020 | Fail, January 2020: The Saharan Odyssey, Lessons Learned, Morocco, The Nightlife, Walking Tours

  From Casablanca, we arrived into Marrakesh, Morocco’s third largest city that continues to teem with sights and sounds that emanate from its historical medina. Although a frustrating place to explore for many travelers as if the rest of the country learned its...
In “Casa-” You “-Blanca” Out, We Got Your Back!

In “Casa-” You “-Blanca” Out, We Got Your Back!

by Calvin Sun | Jan 14, 2020 | January 2020: The Saharan Odyssey, Morocco, Walking Tours

 After 10 days in Algeria, we headed to Oran airport for the 2:20pm Air Algiers flight to Casablanca . . .  . . . arriving at 3:40pm on an otherwise uneventful 1 hour and 20 minute flight.  But just as a reminder as how Morocco had been a...
You’re Going To Miss … Spain & Morocco

You’re Going To Miss … Spain & Morocco

by Calvin Sun | Jan 4, 2012 | December 2011: Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, Fit for Foodies, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, Post-travel Reflections, Spain, What Dreams May Come, You're Going to Miss It...

 You’re going to miss the freedom of wandering, the days that begun with nothing to expect, the trust in what’s around the corner, the feeling of wanderlust, the time when you were free to do anything that you wanted.  You’re going to...
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