So, last Sunday I took a trip to Belgium, with a side-trip to that liberal haven of northern europe: Amsterdam! I can’t even begin to describe how much I loved that city. It was so beautifully European, with the picturesque buildings and canals, the lovely people, and the wonderful culture. Yet it was also young, [...]
Archive for September, 2009
I Amsterdam
Posted in Travel on September 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Waffles, Chocolate, and Beer…Oh My!
Posted in Travel on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, so first real travel tip of this blog: Cafe Clock in Fez Medina. It’s super cool, really. http://www.cafeclock.com/home.html That, and make sure before leaving a country, you have: A grasp of time, and a gadget that will tell you the date/time accurately. This comment will be explained later. —————————————————————————————————————- ‘Ello my lovies.. So, this [...]
Fez Redux
Posted in Travel on September 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A fellow student was hosting a birthday in Fez this weekend, it was a large gathering of international students, with everyone migrating to the city for the same few days. I went with Rachid, a Moroccan student here at AUI;and Shing, a hong-kongian Chicagoite. Basically our time was spent exploring the medina a little further [...]
Pilgrimage to the Sea
Posted in Travel on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As an islander, I am used to the constant presence of the ocean. It’s always there, creating a breeze, making white noise, just being a force that I’m used to. I’ve never lived very far away from a large body of water, so being in a landlocked town has been mildly wearing for the past [...]
