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...

Fes

ByTravelling Minion October 22, 2023 3 Comments
Heading to Fes Today we wake up early since we want to beat the Casablanca traffic enroute to Fes. We quickly have some breakfast at our hotel before loading up our van and head out of the city. We spend some time watching as the city turns into the countryside. After a few hours of driving we arrive at our first stop. The remains of the roman city of Volubilis. Volubilis Volubilis is the site of...

Casablanca, Morocco

ByTravelling Minion October 15, 2023 4 Comments
I'm on the road again, this time to Morocco starting in Casablanca! For Gimpy and I, this is one of the few remaining bucket list countries for both of us. So after a year of planning we are finally ready for this Moroccan adventure. Originally, we are flying from Vancouver to Montreal then onward to Casablanca. However, the day before we leave, a notification that our once generous layover is...

Flying Tips from a Minion!

ByTravelling Minion July 9, 2023 3 Comments
Over the years I've been fortunate enough to be flying quite a bit. And over that time I've picked up a few tips and tricks to make my flying experience smoother and more pleasant. Often, I'm asked by friends or family about this and I'm always happy to share! So I figure why not throw it in a post hoping others may find something useful too! Below are a few of these nuggets of flying experience....

Minion Monies: How much did my trip to Japan cost

ByTravelling Minion June 25, 2023 0 Comments
As this Japan Minion Monies is the first of 2023 I'm going to switch it up a bit. Instead of breaking down each portion first, I'm going to work backwards and summarize the costs before breaking them down. Let me know if you prefer it this way over the previous method. The following will be an accounting of my 2023 trip to Japan and Indonesia. If you've not read the blog, you can do so here. Or...