Morocco Part 1: Casablanca to the Sahara February 17-18, 2014 Dateline: Casablanca Latitude at Casablanca, 33.32 degrees North, Longitude 7.35 degrees West We had booked our tour with Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) which specializes in small groups and extensive…
Morocco Part 2: The Sahara to Marrakech February 25, 2014 Dateline: Teneghir Latitude at Teneghir 31.30 Degrees North, Longitude 5.31 Degrees West We took a brief walk in the desert this morning, which was cool and crisp at this…
Tunisia Part 1: Tunis to Tozeur Saturday, February 10, 2007 Dateline: Tunis, Tunisia, Latitude at Tunis 36.56 N, Longitude 10.17 E Back in the autumn of 2006, I was perusing the usual collection of unsolicited mail (a.k.a. junk mail),…
Tunisia Part 2: Tozeur February 13, 2007 Dateline: Tozeur, Southern Tunisia Latitude at Tozeur: 33.54 N, Longitude 08.07 Today we leave early for our trip south to the Sahara. Our guides made special arrangements for a surprise stop at the…
Tunisia Part 3: Tozeur to Douz February 16, 2007 Dateline: Douz, Southern Tunisia Latitude 33.46 N, Longitude 11.00 E This morning we left Tozeur for Douz (pronounced “Do’s”, as in do’s and don’ts), but we stopped en route to…
Tunisia Part 4: Djerba to Sousse February 18, 2007 Dateline: Djerba, Tunisia Latitude at Djerba: 36.45 N, Longitude, 10.21 E The island of Djerba is very ethnically diverse. There is a large Jewish population resulting from the Diaspora of Babylon…