I’m not a big fan of Zoos because I find them extremely sad, unless they’re rehabilitation zoos where the animals will eventually be put back into the wild or zoos where the animals are there because they wouldn’t be able to survive on their own.… Read More »A Visit to the Zoo
When I first came to Europe three years ago, London was never high on my list and it wasn’t even on it for some time. However with the impending realization that I’ll be leaving Europe at the end of this school year, I began to… Read More »A Quick Trip to London
Last weekend I did many things for the first time, we had a puente, long weekend and each day I did something new. Normally if I’m not traveling or trying to save money I end up doing nothing, so this past weekend was a really… Read More »The Weekend of Many First
A visit to Morocco isn’t complete without visiting the blue city of Chefchauoen. Chauoen as the locals call it is located in the north of Morocco and it is situated in the Riff Mountains. Legend has it that it used to be white, but during… Read More »There’s Blue and Green to be found in Morocco
Do as the Romans do? Rome’s empire seems to have had no limit, no matter where you go in Europe you can be assured that there are probably Roman ruins nearby, but I never thought I’d find them in Africa. So when I heard of… Read More »When In….Morocco?
Like the rivalry between Barcelona and Madrid, I imagine Fes and Marrakech have something along the same lines. Depending on who you ask it’s one or the other and while I usually try to stay away from comparing cities I have to say that I… Read More »Fascinating Fes
When traveling the people you meet form a part of the trip as much as the trip itself, for the desert excursion tour nothing could have been more true. Day one of the desert tour consisted of 12 hours of traveling, we left Marrakech at… Read More »Busing Through the Desert
I’ve never been to a Muslim country let alone talked to a Muslim person in my life. Stepping off the airport bus into the square Fna, one of the largest and most antique in the Arab world, is like stepping into the ocean during a… Read More »Souk it Up
Nestled between the Sierra and olive fields as far as the eye can see is Jaén, the forgotten city of Andalucia. Stated by our blahblahcar driver, “You know you’re in Jaén when the road starts deteriorating” and as if on cue we hit a couple of… Read More »The Forgotten City of Andalucia
In September my grandma died, we lost her to old age and as sad as it was, grandparents are suppose to die at an old age, it’s expected and at a certain point every birthday they live past is a blessing, but aunts aren’t suppose… Read More »Losing Aunt Roberta