Hey folks, do you remember that time when I had a contest-slash-raffle in which readers have to guess a couple of cities from two different continents that are included in the book 501 Must-Visit Cities? And yeah, that book was the prize. Oh, you don’t? Well it was five continents, fourteen months ago. I was…
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Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay: Anniversary On The Rock
A little above ten degrees centigrade, and we were cowering inside the souvenir shop at Pier 33’s Hornblower Alcatraz Landing. The longer we stayed, the more unnecessary knick-knacks I purchased. We drove all the way from Santa Clara, California where we were shacking for one month, under the spell of our nifty GPS gadget sitting…
Photo Essay: Kasbah des Oudaïas And Le Tour Hassan, Rabat, Morocco
Crumpled and torn. Already battered, yet we were using it for the first time. Our toddler Luna prolly had too much fun playing with it. The map that Jahlil, our Couchsurfing host, doodled may not be Lonely Planet worthy but it served its purpose well. Which was to guide us through Rabat’s labyrinth-like walled medina…
Colonia Santa María la Ribera, Mexico City: Morisco Kiosk And Museo del Instituto de Geología de la UNAM
Almost every bench had a kissing couple, I felt like we were in the set of some Mexican telenovela. The backdrop consisted of trees gently swaying, soft sun rays dancing, and a multihued gazebo sitting pretty in the middle of the block. It was a peaceful early afternoon stroll in Colonia Santa María la Ribera’s…