Morocco is an easy country to revisit and we thoroughly enjoyed seeing how much some of our favorite spots had changed since our last visit. Tangier helped kick off our Moroccan adventure and we marveled at the difference from 22 years ago – the incessant touts harassing tourists in the labyrinth medina are long gone…Continue reading Morocco
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Albania – Tirana, Korçë, Gjirokastër, Sarandë, Dhërmi, Berat, Shkodër & Krujë
Albania is a country that our travel friends had been raving about and we were both keen to see if it would live up to the hype. We hopped on a cheap Wizz Air flight from Barcelona to Tirana and were met at the airport by Genti, the amazing owner of Rental Cars Tirana. He…Continue reading Albania – Tirana, Korçë, Gjirokastër, Sarandë, Dhërmi, Berat, Shkodër & Krujë
Egypt – Dahab, Sharm el-Sheikh, Alexandria & Cairo
Egypt was the final country of our Madventure Arabian overland tour. We took the Aqaba to Nuweiba ferry and it was obvious that the 2 year hiatus in international travel due to covid had taken its toll here because the immigration and customs officials appeared to be bewildered with what to do with us. It…Continue reading Egypt – Dahab, Sharm el-Sheikh, Alexandria & Cairo
Jordan – Petra & Wadi Rum
Jordan was the penultimate country on our Arabia Overland tour. We entered from Saudi Arabia and even though we had negative PCR results taken within 24 hours, Jordan forced us to pay for yet another PCR test at the border! Once that was out of the way, we were stamped into country where we met…Continue reading Jordan – Petra & Wadi Rum
Tunisia – Tunis, Dougga, Bardo Museum, Sidi Bou Said, Tozeur & the Sahara, Matmata, Chenini, Tataouine, Sfax, El Jem, Sousse, Mahdia, Monastir & Kairouan
Tunisia. What an amazing country! We spent 2 weeks doing a whirlwind trip around this petite North African nation and had an absolute blast. After arriving and exploring Tunis, we visited Dougga, an ancient Roman city which is a UNESCO world heritage site and deservedly so. Next up was the Bardo Museum, one of North…Continue reading Tunisia – Tunis, Dougga, Bardo Museum, Sidi Bou Said, Tozeur & the Sahara, Matmata, Chenini, Tataouine, Sfax, El Jem, Sousse, Mahdia, Monastir & Kairouan