2023 Morocco

Gimpy and I spend two weeks exploring Morocco. We visit Casablanca, Fez, Marrakech and the Sahara Desert. I then take the long way home spending a few days in Bahrain before heading home via Asia.

Wrapping up my Trip to Morocco

ByTravelling Minion December 18, 2023 6 Comments
It's now time to do a wrap up on my fall trip to Morocco. In a last hurrah, both Gimpy and I have deemed this as our last "big" trip together. Over the years we've been fortunate enough to do embark on some amazing adventures. So we ensure we put an exclamation mark on our time travelling together! If you've spent anytime to read through the trip, Thank You! If you haven't and want to, you can...

The Long Way Home (In JAL First Class)

ByTravelling Minion November 26, 2023 2 Comments
After leaving Bahrain I begin my long journey home. Instead of a more direct routing, I will be doing a series of flights over the course of three days to get home. This means an overnight flight from Bahrain to Bangkok. Spending the day in Bangkok. Then another overnight flight to Tokyo. Spending the morning in Tokyo, then flying to Los Angeles and then north to Vancouver. Why you may ask? Well...

Bahrain

ByTravelling Minion November 19, 2023 2 Comments
Today is when Gimpy and I part ways, as I am heading to Bahrain whilst she heads home. My flight is in the morning, so I am up pretty early in order to get to the station to catch the hourly train out to the airport. Gulf Air to Bahrain After checking in at the airport, I head to one of the airport lounges to get a little breakfast. After an hour long delay it's finally time to board. Gulf Air is...

Marrakech

ByTravelling Minion November 12, 2023 2 Comments
  This will be the last day of our tour with Gadventures and we will be ending it in Marrakech! Over the past 24 hours, I was starting to feel a little unwell. So while a few of my tourmates decided to head out early to take a look at Ait Benhaddou in the morning, I opted to get a few extra hours of sleep to recover. Even so, I did end up getting a good view of it from our hotel rooftop...

Todra Gorge & Aït Benhaddou

ByTravelling Minion November 5, 2023 1 Comment
Date Market on the way to the Todra Gorge! Today we leave the desert and head towards the Todra Gorge. After only a few minutes of driving from our desert hotel, we stumble upon a roadside market where they almost exclusively sell dates! Siad decides to stop and we end up walking through to check it out. Along the side of the road are numerous vendors with boxes and boxes of dates on display....

The Sahara Desert

ByTravelling Minion October 29, 2023 2 Comments
Driving to the Sahara Desert Today we are heading to the Sahara Desert. However before we get there, it is a looooong 7 hour journey by car. So we get up pretty early, snag some breakfast at the hotel and pile into our car for the long journey south. While the main "point" of the day is to get from point a to point b, we did make a few stops along the way. We did some pit stops for bathroom...