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Sahara Adventures: Our 3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fes

Sahara Adventures: Our 3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fes

Since we began planning for our trip to Morocco, we’ve been dreaming of spending the night in the Sahara Desert. There are a ton of tour operators offering different options for a Sahara camping experience, and we ultimately decided the very popular 3 day/2 night tour from Marrakech to Fes would be the best fit for our schedule. After hours of research and dozens of email inquiries to operators, we booked our adventure with Marrakech Desert Trips. They were one…

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10 Day Morocco Itinerary

10 Day Morocco Itinerary

We spent 10 days in Morocco over New Years and what a way it was to ring in 2019. On this trip, we visited Marrakech, the Sahara, Fes, Chefchaouen, and Rabat. It was a jam-packed vacation that allowed us to see a sampling of what Morocco has to offer, from cities to mountains to the desert. Here’s a breakdown of our itinerary and highlights from each stop.  2 nights: Marrakech We flew directly from Washington DC to Casablanca and, upon…

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One Week in South Africa

One Week in South Africa

We couldn’t believe it when we crossed into South Africa, our last stop before heading home! Ah! We had about a week to explore a bit of the west coast of the country. We ended the trip in style with lots of wine, beautiful hiking, and, of course, animal activities! Wine Country Our first stop in South Africa was at a a family-run winery/camp ground called Highlanders. The owner Sparky (who hilariously has a dog named Ben) organized a wine tasting…

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Two Weeks of Wild Adventures in Namibia!

Two Weeks of Wild Adventures in Namibia!

We’re back in the USA! We landed in D.C. on April 21 and have been enjoying the past two weeks with friends and family. While it’s been awhile since we were in Namibia, we wanted to share our stories and photos, both so that you can see them and so we can remember them! Thanks for following along, even when we get a bit out of sync with real time!  The two weeks we spent in Namibia were the most…

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Hanging Out In Botswana’s Parks!

Hanging Out In Botswana’s Parks!

We had 5 days in Botswana and spent most of it exploring the fabulous parks and great outdoors. Chobe National Park Our first stop in Botswana was Chobe National Park! We spent the early afternoon on a game drive, checking out tons of elephants, giraffes, hippos, and even some lions! In the evening, we went on a sunset cruise to see some more wildlife. Again, we spotted buffalo, elephants and hippos and had an amazing sunset! Okavango Delta The highlight of…

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Visiting Victoria Falls

Visiting Victoria Falls

We spent four nights in Victoria Falls, a great little town named after it’s claim to fame. Vic Falls, as it’s affectionately called, is one of the three largest waterfalls in the world and is an absolutely incredible sight to see. The town is also home to a host of adventure activities and we had a great few days posted up here exploring this part of the world. On our first day, we took a long walk around the town…

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Our First Week on the Truck: Arriving in Zambia, Entering Zimbabwe, Cruising Lake Kariba, and Animal Encounters Galore

Our First Week on the Truck: Arriving in Zambia, Entering Zimbabwe, Cruising Lake Kariba, and Animal Encounters Galore

We’ve had a jam packed first week of traveling in Africa! Arrival in Zambia We landed in Lusaka, Zambia on March 13th after 4 flights and 42 hours of door-to-door travel from Melbourne. This was without a doubt our longest stretch of travel so far! We stayed at the campsite where our safari would begin and had two nights there before hitting the road. The first night we were understandably exhausted. We grabbed some burgers in the on-site bar and…

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Overlanding in Africa!

Overlanding in Africa!

We’ve arrived in Africa! We’re traveling overland (i.e. just driving, no flights) through 5 countries from Lusaka, Zambia to Cape Town, South Africa in a big yellow truck with a company called Absolute Africa. We are with a group of 17 other people ranging in age from age 18 to 62. We have one student on a gap year, one retiree, and a few with interesting job situations that allow a sabbatical or remote work but for the most part…

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