Marrakech

  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

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

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

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

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!

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....