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LEUVEN, BELGIUM: Leuven is vibrant Flemish city in Belgium. It’s also a diverse university town with world’s oldest Catholic university that is still active. This is a great place to spend a day looking at old architectures, eat in fine restaurants, and enjoy modern street… Continue Reading “A historic university town – Leuven, Belgium”
MARRAKECH, MOROCCO: Marrakech is one of the major destinations not only in Morocco but in whole Africa for its location and unique landscape. Situated near the foothills of snow-capped Atlas Mountains and very close to Sahara desert, Marrakech is a city with magic in every… Continue Reading “Enchanting Marrakech”
OUARZAZATE, MOROCCO:Ouarzazate is about 200 km south of Marrakech. Although 200 km sounds nothing for day trip but it took us about 4 hours each way on a private taxi. But the hectic journey through the rugged Atlas mountain range was worth every bit… Continue Reading “In a land of Moroccan Barberes – Ouarzazate, Morocco”
GIZA, MEMPHIS, & SAQQARA: Giza is THE site where most of the tourists (if not all) come to while visiting Cairo. This is the iconic image of Egypt and one of the most famous symbols of all ancient wonders. The pyramids and the sphinx… Continue Reading “A whole day in the desert of Giza, Memphis, and Saqqara”
So, we are in Marrakech right now. We took a day trip to the Atlas mountain range on our 3rd day here. The day trip was actually to see some Berbere villages and their Kasbahs (their traditional houses). Our main spot was Ait Ben Haddou and… Continue Reading “in Marrakech, Morocco”