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the world according to a globe-trotting, sight-seeing, day-tripping, frequent-flying damsel in de-stress

Morocco bound...

MOROCCO | Saturday, 24 Jun 2006 | Views [1115]

After a 3-hr ferry ride across the Strait of Gibraltar and a 6-hr drive through Moroccan countryside, we've arrived in the city of Fez, Morocco's oldest Imperial city. The ferry ride was an experience in itself, not least because of a 2-hr delay for goodness-... Read more >

Tags: sightseeing, planes trains & automobiles


On the road again...

PORTUGAL | Tuesday, 20 Jun 2006 | Views [224]

As I write this particular entry, we are on our way from Lisbon, Portugal to Sevilla, Spain before we head down to Morocco. The Portuguese countryside is full of cork oaks and olive trees, as well as the traditional white stucco houses with a solid color ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles, sightseeing


On to Portugal...

PORTUGAL | Saturday, 17 Jun 2006 | Views [1113]

This is my first time in Portugal and I'm really enjoying it. The country is a bit more "behind the times" when compared to Spain, but this makes no impact whatsoever on the richness of the architecture, history, or culture. Like Salamanca, ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


The Salamanca frog...

SPAIN | Saturday, 10 Jun 2006 | Views [1008]

The last time I was in Madrid I saw most of the city because train and bus service had closed down due to the 3/11 train bombing, which made trips outside of the city impossible unless you had a car. Nevertheless, since this was the first time my Australian ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Traveling is not for everyone...

SPAIN | Sunday, 4 Jun 2006 | Views [174]

Traveling is definitely not for everyone. I can understand why some people are not keen on the idea of travel when it involves painfully long queues at airports and security checkpoints, and odds in favor of something going wrong, whether it be a delayed ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles, sightseeing, adventures


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