Month: May, 2010

Moroccan ceramics, food, fashion, religion and most important, tips on how to use a squat toilet

During our 3-week adven­ture in Morocco, I noticed some inter­est­ing things that I thought I could share with you.  Currently we are in Bucharest, Romania. We just arrived here yes­ter­day after a one day layover in Milano, Italy and before that we spent a quick two days in Madrid. I will get some photos up [...]

Sahara Diaries, Part 6: The Lows and the Highs

May 16, 2010 — 7:30 pm Forget everything I said before. This place is not romantic. It’s deadly, unfor­giv­ing, and miser­able. Full of pain and agony. Okay, maybe not that bad, but right now Laura and I are in low spirits. We’re tired. We ran out of mineral water, and can’t help but remem­ber how Rashid carelessly [...]

Sahara Diaries, Part 5: Night of the Thousand Stars, Snakes, and other Deadly Encounters

May 16, 2010 — Midday The nights out here have been won­der­ful. Not only do we get to rest while things cool off con­sid­er­ably and Rashid sets to work on the evening meal, but we also get to enjoy the type of clear, starry sky you can only find in a dry envir­on­ment far from [...]

Sahara Diaries, Part 4: Rashid, Pain, and More Pain

May 16, 2010 — Midday No entry for yes­ter­day. Just too damned hot. Figured I’d make the effort today, despite my fatigue, before time and dis­tance dis­sip­ate my memor­ies like a camel fart in the desert. I’m not a reli­gious man, but “prayer” is the closest thing to what was going through my mind as [...]

Sahara Diaries, Part 3: Camel Trekking and Arabic Lessons

May 14, 2010 There is only an hour or two between the pre­vi­ous entry and this one. Since I wrote the last bit, we have eaten the day’s lunch. Rashid pre­pared and served us what he called “Berber Omelette,” an egg and tomato dish with peppers, onions and the usual spices that was remark­ably like Turkish [...]