Essaouira Photos!

Essaouira Medina 1


Essaouira Medina 2


Essaouira Rooftop


Essaouira Riad View


Cute dog


Street art


View of a typical Street in Medina


Great shop for gifts. bought a few


Essaouira Fort 1


Essaouira Oceanview


Essaouira Fort 2


Found 4 baby kittens in the riad we were staying in. the mother was nowhwere to be found


Health standards vary by region. Something tells me hanging meat out in 100+ degree heat isn't the best.


Went on my first camel ride for an hour. It was a lot of fun, but I was sore for a few days


Chillin before the ride


Old Bridge while on camel ride


Don't ask me what it is, because I don't know.. Just saw it on the beach and thought it looked cool


Each day in Essaouira, we would have lunch at the water at one of a dozen fresh seafood stands where you just pointed to what you wanted and they cooked it for you in minutes.


Just relaxing after a filling lunch


Wall of the Medina


Walking along the water


I only go for all natural ingredients (check the one in the middle)

Marrakech Photos!

Marrakech Riad where we stayed


Breakfast at the Riad


Marrakech Riad 2


My room in Marrakech, not too shabby


Marrakech Riad 3


Marrakech Riad Terrace. it was too hot to have breakfast outside, but it still had a nice view


local marketplace


Djemaa el Fna Square


Isn't the Poisonous Cobra Snake cute?


Spice Market


Jardin Majorelle 1


Jardin Majorelle 2


Jardin Majorelle 3


Colorful Door typical Islamic styled design


Saw this building while walking through Marrakech, thought it was cool


Bin Yousuf Madrassa 1


Bin Yousuf Madrassa 2


Bin Yousuf Madrassa 3


Cool artwork just outside the Madrassah


Loved artwork this intricate in detail


Dinner just outside Marrakech at this phat Thai restaurant with an amazing ambience, second to none.


We visited a leather tanning cooperative. The fumes were too much to handle. It smelled like raw sewage mixed with curry. (enough said)


Leather tanning 2


Leather tanning 3


Trying to blend in with the locals. I didn't want to wear anything that made me look like a tourist. Passed with flying colors, ya think?


Local market, some people spotted me straight away as an American, others thought I was British and one thought i was an Aussie and kept calling me Kiwi.


What trip wouldnt be perfect without a visit to...


Koutoubia Mosque minaret


Local signs in case I got lost.. (like it would help)


Local Beduins

Little Sis pays a visit

I was happy to see my sister, Casey the other week when she paid me a visit and stayed at my apartment. We had a lot of fun, drinking, laughing and a whole lotta walking. She had just got back from travelling all over Greece and Italy. I tried to show her as much of Paris as I could on the limited time we had. We visited Le Marais (the Jewish Quarter), Sacre-Couer, Champs Elysees, Jardins de Luxembourg, le tour Eiffel, and all the big museums, Pompidou, Museé D'orsay, Picasso Museum, the Louvre. The list goes on and on. Here are some pics from the trip. It was really great to see her. It was like old times, fighting like brother and sister and laughing a lot.

On another note, I was lucky to be able to find an internship for the month of July for a French/American company that specializes in post production work for films. The company name is Dubbing Brothers. Should be pretty sweet. All I need to find out is how they take their coffee. I think I may have more responsibilities than that. I think there's a cappucino machine somewhere in the building. I"ll keep you updated how the job progresses.


Eiffel Tower


Eiffel Tower 2


Casey's feet hurt so much she walked home without shoes, but I insisted she wear these before entering my apartment.


Casey wasn't too fond of this painting for some reason. Or maybe she didnt like that i was taking the photo


Le Marais


Sorbet near the Seine


near Champs Elysees


To make her happy, i let her take a photo of me too


Sacre-Coeur


Sacre Couer 2


Eiffel Tower view 2


Eiffel Tower view 3


Museum garden