Off to Morocco- Casablanca to Rabat

As usual, preceding a long trip, the past few weeks of preparation were crazy busy. I hadn’t slept much. I dressed for the flight in my usual travel fashion, I prefer to refer to it as “Airport bag lady chic”. The look is accomplished by layering as much as possible in order to save space in your luggage…you won’t be far off if you visualize the Michelin man…which is …

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Getting Ready for the Big Day

My bags are packed (well mostly) and I am in the midst of the last minute trip preparation panic. I also have bed and breakfast guests arriving tomorrow and other friends are moving into my house while we are away. Yes, tonight I will be house cleaning. However, I have taken an hour now to breathe and relax with a pedicure. Monday is the beginning of our seven week …

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Wonderful and Affordable Egypt

People told us we were crazy to go to Egypt at this time. They were wrong. Despite the fact that Egypt has been in the news lately; first with the Arab Spring and now with some protests about depictions of the Profet Mohammed, it is important to remember that these problems have not involved the major tourist areas of Giza, Aswan, Luxor and the Red Sea. Even in Cairo …

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Cairo to Berlin, August 17, 2012

Wow it feels really cold here after Egypts 40+ heat but it is really only 23 degrees. I feel like I need a sweater. We are told that there is supposed to be a heat wave this weekend, 35 degrees. Hmmmm, still seems rather chilly. We left our beautiful Mena Hotel and said goodbye to the pyramids this morning. The traffic was really calm, at least it was for …

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