Paris like London was one of those places that I never had a huge desire to visit because other cities interested me more. Also like London I felt that I needed to see it before I left Europe and again like London I had a… Read More »Paris! at last
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
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
Two weekends ago we had a three day weekend so I was finally able to go to a place I’ve wanted to go for a while, the Algarve region of Portugal. The algarve region is the southernmost region in Portugal and is known for its beautiful… Read More »The Algarve Region of Portugal
My last stop during my Christmas trip was to the city of Bergamo. Bergamo is a enchantingly small, unique city located less than an hour away from Milan. It is a tale of two cities with Citta Bassa, the busy modern lower city and Citta… Read More »Bergamo: A City You Haven’t Heard of, But Should Visit
Verona is a city in northern Italy’s Veneto region famous for being the setting of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” It’s home to a 14th-century house said to have “Juliet’s balcony,” even though the building’s connection to the play is fictional. The balcony was added after… Read More »Couchsurfing in Verona