Airport Court

Just like the night before we arrived in Chefchaouen in the evening. No cars are able to drive in the narrow site streets, so Rida dropped us off for the night and one of the riad owners walked us through the winding blue streets and steep stairs to our accommodations. We had our best tagine meal of the trip at the riad cooked by the husband/wife owners. We sat on the rooftop terrace while we waited for our dinner which took a while to prepare but was well worth the wait! We

The remainder of our guided tour had us in the car quite a bit as we visited - essentially- the rest of the country. After leaving the desert, we drove through the Ziz Valley full of palm groves and greenery for the first time of our trip. We also stopped briefly to see Barbary Macaques living in the cedar forests outside Ifrane. Ifrane is also called the “Switzerland of Morocco.” Located in the Middle Atlas Mountains, it is famous for being one of the cleanest cities in the

The busiest day of our trip started bright and early with breakfast and goodbyes at the family-owned hotel where we spent an incredibly comfortable night, despite the modest accommodations. A quick stop to view the Todra Gorge was followed by a winding walk through dusty streets to a small carpet weaving store. The owner was so friendly and introduced us to the hand-made carpet weaving process from sheering the sheep, lambs and camel to processing the wool to collecting the m

Day 1 in Morocco was an immersion in culture, food, sight and sound! We arrived late in Marrakech after our flight from Paris. It was straight to the nearby hotel for us as we had plans to be up early and start our five-day full-country tour. Though, we typically choose to explore independently, we all agreed that the convenience (and unbeatable price) of a private tour was the best was to experience this incredible place. Morocco has been on my travel wish-list for many, man

Thomas Jefferson said “ a walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty and in the point of life.” For us a 10-hour Parisian layover was also a lesson in fighting jet lag! We (Josh, our 4-year-old daughter, M, my brother and I) arrived in Paris via the CDG shuttle around 11:00 am. This gave us approximately five hours to introduce both M and my brother to one of my most favorite cities in the world. Nothing quite prepared me as a girl-mom for showing my girly-girl

We spent a lot of time during this trip talking about cultural differences with M. Some she picked up on her own, like noticing how much...

The final days of our trip were spent doing random things in Tokyo proper and having our first family Disney experience. We ended up...

Today was planned as a relaxing travel day. The plan was to hangout in the morning and then leave Kyoto for Tokyo (our last stop of the...

Who would have guessed that deer would have such a prominent role in our Japan trip? After getting several recommendations from the...

We arrived in Kyoto by way of the Hello Kitty bullet train. The train was decorated in pink, Hello Kitty designs inside and out. It even...