A walk across history at the Bardo Museum in Tunis
Many museums suffer from the difficulty of having more items in their collection than they can show at any one time. The Bardo Museum, located...
Trip Reports
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More Marrakesh street scenes
I don’t really have any great stories to go along with these photos. They’re all from the 4 days we spent in the Medina of...
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Hiking at Ouzoud Falls, Morocco
After we’d exhausted our patience for shopping in the Medina and taking in the sights around Marrakesh we decided to get out of town and...
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Escaping central Tunis for the beauty of Sidi Bou Saïd
It took us rather longer than planned to make it to Tunis. And once we did we were pretty much ready to leave. Part of...
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The worst hostel stay ever–HI Tunis, Tunisia
Choosing to stay in a hostel when traveling can be a risky move. Sure, they’re generally less expensive but they’re also a much different type...
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Across the pond in Lufthansa First Class (Part 1: MUC First Class Lounge)
When I first booked the award trip to Africa we were booked in business class the whole way. After all, if you’ve got the points...
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Across the pond in Lufthansa First Class (Part 2: On board in Lufthansa First)
Check out part one of the report here. Following our visit to the lounge we made our way over to the gate for boarding of...
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On the roof tops of Marrakesh
Cities simply look different from above. At street level they can be crazy and chaotic, crowded and loud. But look down from above and you...
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No need for a hotel in Marrakesh (Hotel review: Riad Irene)
Given its stature as a huge tourist destination there are surprisingly few hotels in Marrakesh. Those that do exist are nearly all outside the heart...
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Finishing out the Royal Air Maroc saga
When last I wrote about Royal Air Maroc it was not a pleasant scene. They had just dumped us at a dingy hotel for the...