by Kate Gentry | Apr 17, 2026
Note: I used AI to enliven this blog Jordan was next on our itinerary. We were set to leave Tunisia and fly to Jordan—to see Wadi Rum and Petra, two places fellow travelers spoke about with awe. We were genuinely excited. And then that region of the world ignited....
by Kate Gentry | Mar 29, 2026
Note: I used AI to enliven this blog We spent eight days in Tunisia, a country perched on the northern edge of Africa, so close to Sicily that the Mediterranean almost seems to pull the two together. Libya lies to the east, Algeria to the west. Tunisians tend to feel...
by Kate Gentry | Mar 18, 2026
Note: I used AI to enliven this blog We’ve been in Africa for about five months, and by now we’ve gotten the drill down for arriving in a new place. The routine goes something like this: Does the Wi-Fi work? It says it’s connected… but will it actually work? And will...
by Kate Gentry | Feb 27, 2026
Note: I used AI to enliven this blog We stayed in North Africa — but shifted west — flying from Egypt into Casablanca, perched on the Atlantic edge of Morocco. Morocco has so many different landscapes in a relatively small country. And did you know that the djellaba...
by Kate Gentry | Feb 3, 2026
Note: I used AI to enliven this blog From Kenya, we flew straight into Egypt—trading equatorial heat for North African winter and instantly relearning how to layer. Heat instead of air conditioning. Scarves back in rotation. Adaptation mode: fully engaged. I’d been to...
