Of all the gin joints…

https://freetraveljunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Casablanca_Morocco_Ricks_Cafe_ofalltheginjoints.mp4   We went to Rick’s Cafe in Casablanca, Morocco. It didn’t dissappoint. What an iconic place. Great atmosphere, great service and great food....

Racing around the world – Or at least in Casablanca

     One downside to living in Africa has been the lack of running opportunities. Either we’ve been in a wilderness area where we can’t run because we’d get eaten or we’re in an urban area where it’s unsafe to run because of the traffic,...

Pyramid Schemes

Following the cruise to Luxor, we spent another two nights in Luxor. We had a chance to go to the Luxor museum, the Mummification museum and the Karnac light and sound show (meh). No good point options so we had two nights in a crappy hotel (well, mainly just the lack...

We’re not in denial. Wait.. Yes we are in de Nile

The best option to see the sights from Aswan to Luxor is to take a cruise along the Nile. Unfortunately, there were no point options available. So we contacted cruise companies and asked if they had any cancellations that they needed to fill. The (let’s just...

Success on Mt Kenya

Full story is on FB, but the short version is that we loved Mt Kenya. It was everything that Mt Kilimanjaro was not. Beautiful trails, .01% of the trash that Mt Kilimanjaro had and 1% of the people. We were the only ones on the summits and at three of our five camps...