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Easter in Seville, Spain
April 9, 2023 It was Easter Sunday when we visited Seville. Many of the houses had dried palms in their windows for Palm Sunday the...
hollymathwriter
May 28, 20233 min read
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Malaga and Granada, Spain: Alhambra and Picasso Museum
April 8, 2023 Brent and I went on separate excursions today. He visited Alhambra, an ancient citadel that was originally built as a...
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May 22, 20233 min read
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Tangier and Tetouan, Morocco
April 7, 2023 We had a lovely view of Tangier from our room as we docked in the morning. Today we would be exploring Tangier, as well as...
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May 19, 20233 min read
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Marrakech to Casablanca
April 6, 2023 The last day in Marrakech began with a visit to Cactus Thiemann, the largest cactus garden in Africa. Next was a delicious...
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May 17, 20231 min read
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Marrakech
April 5, 2023 The second day of the overland was spent touring Marrakech. His first stop was to see the Koutoubia Mosque. Its minaret can...
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May 16, 20232 min read
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Agadir to Marrakesh
April 4, 2013 Brent began his overland adventure with a trip to the Casbah that I had visited. No one draped a snake on him, so he was...
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May 14, 20231 min read
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Agadir, Morocco
April 4, 2023 On our first day in Morocco, we visited the city of Agadir. Because of high winds which delayed our departure from the...
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May 9, 20234 min read
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Lanzarote and the Mountains of Fire
April 3, 2023 Today we visited Las Montañas del Fuego (The Mountains of Fire) in Timanfaya National Park. The park's spectacular...
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May 7, 20233 min read
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Tenerife, Canary Islands - Mt. Teide
April 2, 2023 Today in Tenerife, we went to visit Mt. Teide. Mt. Teide is the highest mountain in the Canary Islands, as well as all of...
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May 5, 20232 min read
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Banjul, Gambia - A Boat Ride to Kunta Kinte and Juffureh Islands
March 29, 2023 Today we took a boat trip to visit a sad time in history when people used to see other people as slaves. Kunta Kinte...
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May 2, 20233 min read
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Abidjan, Ivory Coast - A Walk Through Banco National Park
March 26, 2023 Today we went for a walk in the Banco National Park within the city of Abidjan, the capital of the Ivory Coast. It is a...
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Apr 30, 20233 min read
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Takoradi, Ghana - Cocoa Farming Village
March 25, 2023 Today we journeyed to a small village who farm cacao that is shipped around the world to become delicious chocolate. We...
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Apr 26, 20233 min read
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Luanda, Angola
March 21, 2023 We began our tour of Luanda with a visit to the San Miguel Fort. This was the first fort built in Angola. Although it was...
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Apr 25, 20232 min read
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Return from Sossusvlei
March 18, 2023 Today we flew over the Namib Desert once again on our way back to the ship in Walvis Bay. We bid farewell to Little Kulala...
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Apr 20, 20232 min read
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Sossusvlei - Sesriem Canyon and Desert Walk
March 17, 2023 Today we went down into the Sesriem Canyon which was formed millions of years ago by the Tsauchab River and was a vital...
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Apr 19, 20233 min read
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The Dunes of Sossusvlei and Dead Vlei
March 16, 2023 The Sossusvlei dunes and Dead Vlei were the highlights of the morning drive today - at least for those of us who chose not...
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Apr 14, 20235 min read
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Soaring over the Sossusvlei Sand Sea
March 15, 2023 We were up early for our 3:30 a.m. trip to the Cape Town airport. We flew to Windhoek, Namibia where we boarded a small...
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Apr 10, 20235 min read
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The Winelands of South Africa
March 14, 2023 After waking up to the stunning view from our room, we strolled through the sweet smelling rose garden of Montvliet,...
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Apr 6, 20232 min read
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Heading to the Winelands
March 13, 2023 After saying farewell to Amakhala, we began our journey to the Winelands of South Africa, in particular the town of...
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Apr 6, 20231 min read
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Amakhala Morning Safari
March 13, 2023 We found the cheetahs today! The three males were the most recent cheetahs added to the park. Lions had killed earlier...
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Apr 5, 20233 min read
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