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Author Archives: debbie
Tangier to Tetouan
We are on the move today and for the next few days. Aymen, a private driver, meets us at 9:00 and we are off to Tetouan. Tetouan is called the White City and it was recommended on one of the … Continue reading
Tangier
Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams and even the Rolling Stones hung out in Tangier at some point. It drew these artists for its cosmopolitan vibe. I was expecting a city and Medina grittier than what we discover. … Continue reading
Rabat
Casablanca and Rabat are like night and day. Where Casablanca is noisy and dirty and crowded, Rabat is quiet (although it is Sunday), the buildings are clean and cared for and the streets and sidewalks are empty (again, it is … Continue reading
Casablanca to Rabat
We are taking the El Boraq fast train this afternoon to Rabat, but we have time this morning to visit a couple of places. The Hassan II Mosque is our first stop. We decide to take the bus there to … Continue reading
Casablanca, Morocco
We enter another portal and a couple of metal tubes and after 12 hours emerge in Casablanca! Due to the French influence here, there was a huge Art Deco Movement here in the 1920s and 1930s. The buildings have a … Continue reading
Debbie’s Notes on the Balkans
All through Albania, I am amused by the spelling of names and words. Our guide say that the Albanian language has 10 extra letters. Here are some examples: XAXIQI – my favorite Greek dish of tzatziki Librahzd – a town … Continue reading
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Shkoder to Tirana
Shkodër Castle sits high on a hill overlooking the city and the surrounding countryside. A steep climb up in the van deposits us outside the gate and then we walk up on a very uneven slippery rock path. Like the … Continue reading
Kotor to Shkoder
Budva is a city along the Montenegro coast. It also has an Old Town right on the water’s edge. It went through the usual Illyrian, Roman and Byzantine periods and then the Venetians rebuilt, fortified and then controlled it for … Continue reading
Kotor
Today’s drive takes us up and up and up and some more up above Kotor. It is a fantastic view and a sometimes harrowing drive with switchbacks, narrow roads and the odd full size bus. Our destination is the Mausoleum … Continue reading
Kotor
It has been said that Kotor is the Monaco of the Balkans. We finally are at a location that is inundated with tourists. And to top it off, Kotor is a cruise ship stop, which brings in more tourists, for … Continue reading