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Rabat

Posted on October 11, 2026 by debbie

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 →

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Casablanca to Rabat

Posted on October 10, 2026 by debbie

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 →

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Casablanca, Morocco

Posted on October 9, 2026 by debbie

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 →

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Debbie’s Notes on the Balkans

Posted on October 8, 2026 by debbie

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

Posted on October 7, 2026 by debbie

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 →

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Kotor to Shkoder

Posted on October 6, 2026 by debbie

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 →

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Kotor

Posted on October 5, 2026 by debbie

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 →

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Kotor

Posted on October 4, 2026 by debbie

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 →

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Prizren, Kosovo to Kolasin, Montenegro

Posted on October 2, 2026 by debbie

There is a church near Peja, Kosovo with a Catholic exterior and an Othodox interior. The Catholics call it The Church of St Nicholas and the Orthodox call it The Church of Ascension. The church is part of the Serbian … Continue reading →

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Skopje, North Macedonia to Prizren, Kosovo

Posted on October 1, 2026 by debbie

Once again, I missed a post as I was too tired yesterday to think or type. It is now 7:00pm after another day and I am sitting on the bed typing and trying to stay awake. This traveling is hard … Continue reading →

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