by Mike Wood | Feb 25, 2026
Gibraltar, a British territory, is a lovely city of only 40,000 people. To get to it, you walk from La Linea de la Conception, Spain, across the middle of the Gibraltar airport runway. On the other side of the airport is Gibraltar. The rock itself has been a fortress...
by Mike Wood | Feb 19, 2026
Lodging: cash out of pocket was $1,365. If we hadn’t used points, the cost would have been $8,543 Flights: cash out of pocket was $298. If we hadn’t used miles the cost would have been $2.047. Cumulative 5 month totals:...
by Mike Wood | Feb 19, 2026
After our High Atlas Mountains trekking, we had one night back in Marrakech and then we went on a tour of the Moroccon Sahara desert. The first day of our tour was a visit to some small towns and a visit to the Todra Gorge. The gorge had beautiful rock walls and is a...
by Mike Wood | Feb 19, 2026
As part of living in Africa; we’re sampling the food, learning about the culture, learning the language, etc. To that end, Kate had booked us a traditional Moroccon Hamman experience. In theory, this is a combination wash, massage and steam experience. For $36,...
by Mike Wood | Feb 4, 2026
Rockin’ The Casbah. The Kasbah in Rabat, Morocco was built in the 12th century and houses about 3,000 people. It was originally a military fortress. The song doesn’t refer to the Kasbah as a place, but rather as the old order. Rockin’ the Casbah is...
