We left Casablanca this morning on a normal speed train to Marrakech. As we figured out where on the platform to wait for the first class section of the train, a well-dressed man yelled to us with a smile that we were standing in the poor people section. We laughed and asked why we thought…
Madrid has been on our vacation list for years. Let’s face it, ALL places known to humanity are on our list, it’s just a question of priority. Based on feedback from friends, family, and our notoriously many-minded friend “the internet”, it has always fallen below other cities. Even within Spain we have excitedly visited several…
Tuesday we went hiking (well.. “dirt road hilly walking”) in the natural park 10 minutes away from where we’re staying, Tapada Nacional de Mafra. It’s essentially a 2,933 acre reserve created by the king almost 300 years ago. It currently has wild animals freely roaming it, a large trail network to access it, and educational…