Monthly Archives: January 2025

And no, I still don’t have a clue on how to pronounce it! But it was our end destination as we traveled now on roads with the bus ( rather than what felt l8me random directions in the 4x4s). Tinejdad … Continue reading →

No, I did not go camel riding. Been there, done that, see no need to repeat stupidity. Instead, since the camel riding group was leaving from near a hotel/resort, instead I sat on one of the outside terraces and enjoyed … Continue reading →

Apparently tented camping for a couple of nights is pretty standard part of Moroccan tours. We are somewhere in the Sahara Desert. Please remember this is January- cold at night, decent during the day. it wasn’t a bad drive, first … Continue reading →

We left Fez at what I felt was a more than reasonable hour. But apparently it was earlier than makes everyone happy. Over all the group is pretty reasonable, cheerful, and willing to help keep an eye out for a … Continue reading →

We elected to take the optional tour today. So think Roman ruins  some restoration started in the 1920s by the French who mostly took anything interesting back to France.  Essentially nothing of which has been returned.  Surprised? Not really. But … Continue reading →

We started our day after breakfast as always with a hike back out of the warren of lanes to board our bus. On our way out and about the city, we drove past “the royal palace.” Although obviously it is … Continue reading →

Or Fes as it is known/ pronounced here.  We were reminded that fez is a hat, familiar to many from the Shriners. No fez were seen today.  We departed our hotel right after breakfast, boarding the bus which is nice, … Continue reading →

Tour of the city this morning. Officially the capital of Morocco. Wiki lists it as the seventh largest city with a population just over ½ a million and a metro area of around 1.5 million. As a Constitutional monarchy, there … Continue reading →

Via France. Of course via Paris & CDG airport since we were booked on Air France ( by the trip folks through Delta which made it even more complicated) .  Our arrival was on time, about the almost completely packed … Continue reading →

Both of us were packed last night and ready to go. AC transit site for bus schedules is well less than useless. Starting and ending times on the routes are clear, but when they arrive at ending particular stop? Guessing … Continue reading →