The morning after we arrived in Casablanca, we were on our way to Marrakech! We got two train tickets to Marrakech, which cost only 95 Dh each. After a short wait, we boarded our train at 10:55 am. The train ride took 3.5 hours, and our little cabin sat eight. I looked out the window […]
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Explore Morocco: Two Days in Casablanca
I’m going to share some photos of our recent trip to Morocco…from April. It’s taken me a while to go through the photos and write about our trip, but better late than never! We will start with Casablanca. First Day in Casablanca Our AirBnB host had specified a 1pm check in, but our overnight flight […]
Exploring Cartagena: Guillermo Piñeres Botanical Garden
One of the main sites we visited in Colombia was the Guillermo Piñeres Botanical Garden. Our parents, Karlos, and I woke up early one morning and took a taxi to the Guillermo Piñeres Botanical Garden. The drive was about 40 minutes, first through the bustling streets of Cartagena, and then a short way along the highway […]
Exploring Cartagena: Colombian Food!
We got a good taste for Colombian food during our week-long stay in Cartagena. Our favourite, perhaps, was all the beautifully ripe, perfectly fresh fruit! Vendors pushing wooden carts on wheels made the rounds and would pass by the front door of our airbnb. We would flag them down and buy deliciously sweet fruit; even […]
Exploring Cartagena: Mercado Bazurto
The Mercado Bazurto is a 24-hour indoor-outdoor market in Cartagena. Large and small stalls sell anything from fresh meat and fish to fruits, vegetables, blenders, and rat traps. We had heard about it from watching some travel shows about Cartagena; I think Anthony Bourdain ate here. It is a true local market, and I we […]