Moroccan food is tasty, but seems very limited. Tangines, Cous-Cous, Pastillas, and briochette are the bulk of every menu we have seen. It’s only been five days, but I think I’d have enough. If only I could find a good
Fes often overshadows its neighboring city, but I would say the stay was well worth the visit. Riad D'Or was gorgeous. Our room was on the top floor, with a private terrace, overlooking all of Meknes, and our very own cat! The
Petite taxi (ie. Small car holding 3 people + driver) to the train station, train to Meknes, another petite taxi to a grand taxi (ie. very old Mercedes Benz holding 6 people + driver squeezed in). That is how we arrived
We were surprised to wake up to a breakfast, filled with fresh orange juice, coffee and a selection of breads. Our plan for the day was to visit the Medina. While you could very easily wander through the Medina on
After a short, three and a half hour flight from London Stansted, we arrived in Fez. We had pre-arranged a grand taxi to meet us at the airport to take us to the Riad. Our taxi driver provided more than
Kudah had a business trip to Dublin, so I decided to tag along for a quick, weekend getaway. While it was freezing in Dublin, the friendly people and hearty food more than made up for it. It is true - the
Eurostar conveniently goes from London to Brussels, to Brugge is an easy weekend trip. This was designed just to be a relaxing three days, where we wandered around Brugge, ate moules frite, drank beer and visited as many chocolate shops as
Well, I didn't have internet access during the Tuscany trip, so I never blogged! Instead, I'll share our itinerary, at a very high level: Day 1: - Landed in Pisa, picked up a car and drove to Lucca - Visited the little, walled
We did the RyanAir thing, so we flew into Girona and took the bus into the city for our long weekend. We spent most of the time in Barcelona just hanging out and wandering through the city. It also happened to