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The RomaPass – Cost-Savings Analysis

by Karen In Paris, we purchased the Paris Museum Pass to visit an unlimited number of museums within 6 days, and thought it was our best purchase there. We heard that Rome had something similar, called the RomaPass, and decided to get one. Unfortunately, its rules and usage is not as clear as the Paris pass. Whereas the Paris Museum Pass allows you to visit any (listed) museum for an unlimited…

Quick facts about Morocco

– the capital city is Rabat – Rabat, Casablanca, and Marrakech are the three largest cities – French is very widely spoken here, since it is taught in schools (Morocco used to be a French protectorate). Some people can speak and understand basic English. – Morocco has a closed currency, so you can’t bring dirhams out of the country (you are required to exchange your leftovers dirhams, and you…

Where we stayed

One question we get a lot from people planning their own trips to Europe, is “Where did you stay?”

Travelers on a budget will frequently use youth hostels, or couchsurf.  While you can find awesome deals at these places, they do come with many pitfalls, and we’ve decided that paying a little extra for some peace, quiet, and comfort was more to our liking. (Most likely, we’ve grown out of our…

Surf's Up!

by Karen

On our way to the Bavarian National Museum (which is pretty neat, with lots of art from…

Christmas Markets

by Karen

Christmas markets are very popular in Europe, traditionally run since the middle ages.…

Hofbräuhaus & Beer

by Karen

Hofbräu (HB) is one of six local breweries remaining in Munich today. They had the…

An unexpected shrine in Munich

by Karen

While aimlessly walking around Munich’s deserted streets at 6pm (it’s Christmas Eve), we…

Gelato in Rome

by Karen So after eating gelato every single day for the past 14 days at various places across the…

VIGAMUS - Rome's retro video game museum

by Karen

After spending a whole week walking amongst ruins, it was time for a change of pace. We’d…

Transportation in Morocco

by Karen

We used a wide variety of transportation in Morocco, from buses, planes, trams, vans,…

Cats of Ephesus

by Karen

I’m starting to sense that there are large numbers of stray cats all along the…

Cats of Morocco

by Karen

There are a lot of stray cats in Morocco. A LOT. Imagine going to New York City and…

Camels! In the Sahara!

by Karen

We were dropped off at our hotel in Merzouga at the edge of the Sahara Desert. Then we…

Ourika Valley, High Atlas Mountains

by Karen Ourika Valley is nestled within the heart of the High Atlas Mountains, about 45 mins…

Paris - Eternal Symmetry

by Mark

Taking the exact same photos like everyone else does not leave me very satisfied. So I…

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