Month: February 2017

Day 5 of Moroccan Vacation: Marrakech and Casablanca on February 9th, 2017

Fifth day in Morocco. The plan of the day was to visit Jardin Majorelle, a private botantic owned by French fashion designer Jacques Majorelle and his heir, then take the train to Casablanca, take some photos outside Mosquée… Read More

Day 4 of Moroccan Vacation: Sahara Desert Tour Day 3 on February 8th, 2017

Third and last day of our three-day Sahara desert tour from Marrakech. The plan of the day was first camel ride out of our overnight camps in Erg Chebbi Desert, followed by a whole-day’s car ride back to… Read More

Day 3 of Moroccan Vacation: Sahara Desert Tour Day 2 on February 7th, 2017

Second day of our three-day Sahara desert tour from Marrakech. The plan of the day’s tour was to ride from our overnight stay near Gorges Dadés to Sahara Desert (the exact name should be Erg Chebbi Desert), the… Read More

Day 2 of Moroccan Vacation: Sahara Desert Tour Day 1 on February 6th, 2017

First day of our three-day Sahara desert tour from Marrakech. The plan of the day’s tour was to visit Aït Benhaddou Village, a desert village and UNESCO World Heritage Site where several movies were shot.

Day 1 of Moroccan Vacation: Marrakech on February 5th, 2017

First day in Morocco, as we woke up to the ancient city of Marrakech. The plan of the day was to visit the attractions in Marrakech Medina (Old City), book the desert tour to Sahara and exchange some… Read More

Flight Log of Ryanair Flight 7752 from Madrid to Marrakech on February 4th, 2017

Originally, when I was planning this trip to Europe, I was fascinated by photos showing majesty of imposing Sahara sand dunes and intricacy of century-old ancient city streets, that the North Africa country of Morocco presented to the… Read More

Day 3 of Spanish Vacation: Madrid on February 4th, 2017

Last day of our three-day stay in Madrid before heading off for Marrakech. The plan of the day was to visit the attractions in the city, the two most important were Catedral de Santa María la Real de… Read More

Day 2 of Spanish Vacation: Segovia on February 3rd, 2017

The second day of our three-day stay in Madrid, and we chose to visit the historic city of Segovia, with its well-preserved Roman Aqueduct.

Day 1 of Spanish Vacation: Toledo on February 2nd, 2017

The first of our three-day stay at Madrid, and we picked the historic city of Toledo for our visit. Historically, the city of Toledo has been the capital of the Spanish empire for nearly five centuries, and had… Read More

Day 0 of Spanish Vacation: Madrid on February 1st, 2017

This post follows the previous ones about flights on Qatar Airways from Hangzhou to Madrid, and is about the rest of our first day in Madrid. After getting off the plane, the city of Madrid welcomed us with… Read More