Archive for the 'Travel' Category
My Favorite Travel Tools
March 19th, 2010There are several products I find myself using each time I travel. The following are some of those items, without which my trips would be much more difficult, uncomfortable, or just impossible.
Backpack — My North Face Terra 40 is my best friend. It travels everywhere I do. It is a very versatile mid-volume pack that has […]
Pepto Bismol
March 18th, 2010I visted a travel doctor before my Morocco trip, who in addition to the usual advice, offered this excellent suggestion. She said to prevent diarrhea and other GI symptoms while travelling to other countries, take a Pepto Bismol dose four (4) times per day: once before each meal and once at bedtime. (In medical-speak, that’s Pepto […]
Post-Morocco Thoughts
March 18th, 2010Despite a slightly rocky start, it was a great trip. Here are a few random final thoughts:
I had an extremely hard time not speaking Spanish there. Because of my job, that’s the only other language I speak on a regular basis, and so I kept telling locals “por favor”, “de nada”, and “buenos dias” instead of […]
End of Morocco
March 17th, 2010Back in Casablanca which means it’s time to fly home. Not much happened since last time except that my camera finally broke, thanks to that Sahara sandstorm. At least it broke at the end of my trip.
Thanks to everyone who read along! Shukran and au revoir.
Trip Log: Sahara Desert 2
March 17th, 2010Excitement, readers, excitement!
The third and final day of our Sahara trip was upon us. On the road back home we pulled over to look at some very old water wells, which were essentially large mounds of dirt with a deep hole in their center. Some of us climbed on top of the well to look down […]
Trip Log: Sahara Desert
March 15th, 2010Time to get my sand on. I decided to take a trip to the Sahara Desert, some of which is contained within Morocco. It was a great two-day trip complete with a long camel trek into the heart of the desert, huge sand dunes, amazing views of the night sky, and sleeping in the tent […]
Trip Log: Marrakesh
March 11th, 2010Fes Out. Marrakesh in…but only after a ten hour train ride. Bigger, more polluted, more touristy…but more lively. I went across town to the Ville Nouvelle (the new city) to look around and no sooner had I stepped foot outside than did a guy on a motorbike zip ahead of me, pull over, and proceed to […]
Trip Log: Fes 2
March 10th, 2010What did you do last night? I got naked with a bunch of guys in a steamy room…Moroccan style. I’m talking, of course, about a hamman, the traditional Middle Eastern communal bathhouse, which is often the only way locals are able to bathe.
I decided to get down with the local Fassis (Fes citizens) and so […]
Trip Log: Fes
March 8th, 2010It’s time again for travelling. The current adventure brings me to Morocco, where for two weeks I plan to explore the intersection of Arabic, French, and African culture. My trip begins in Fes, and we’ll see where it goes from there.
The trip got off to an exciting start during my first flight when a flight attendant […]
My New Travel Pack
February 23rd, 2010It’s travel time again, which these days means time to buy a new bag. I will be traveling to Morocco next week and decided that in addition to my large North Face backpack, I’d need a smaller day pack to walk around with. I found this cool little bag from REI. It’s cool because it […]
Grand Canyon Trip
December 2nd, 2009I just returned from a great roadtrip to the Grand Canyon. This was my first time there, and the Grand Canyon definitely lived up to its reputation. Here are some highlights of the trip.
Phoenix:
Eating the Big Unit at the Alice Cooperstown restaurant. The Big Unit is a monster two-foot sausage with all the fixins that […]
A Very Southern 4th of July
August 6th, 2009Back in the South. The best part of the South, other than the food, is the fact that fireworks are legal. Kenny and I put together the greatest fireworks show that money can buy, called “Battle For America”.
Can’t wait till next year!
Comfort Food
April 18th, 2009Time to visit the dirty South. What started out as a trip to make a few fellowship interviews soon turned into a competition to see how much food we could eat (or, how much a stomach can be assaulted without permanent injury).
Thursday night landed me at the Cracker Barrel. I was torn between all the […]
Belize Photos
December 19th, 2008Back from Belize. It was a great trip with lots of snorkeling, diving, lobster eating, and Belikin beers. And, unfortunately, sand bugs.
Anyway, check out my Belize photos.
Aruba
December 3rd, 2007It’s vacation time! I have two weeks off from hell (the hospital) and I spent the first week in the Caribbean with a friend from medical school. Aruba was a nice place, but not nearly as nice and tropical as I thought it would be. I saw everything the island had, and so I probably won’t […]