http://amirschricker.org Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:37:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Several residents and I took the plunge and went skydiving today. Aboard a tiny Cessna airplane that only fit four, it took us about ten minutes to climb to 10000 feet. Not too strange except that one side of the plane was completely open to the outside. Just as I ... http://amirschricker.org/blog/2010/06/30/skydiving/ It's not that they returned, rather I did. For the first time in seven months I wasn't on call during a Derby Dolls game, so you know I could be found in LA. Roller coaster of a night, however. On the one hand, the San Diego Swarm won in an ... http://amirschricker.org/blog/2010/05/16/return-of-the-derby-dolls/ There 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 ... http://amirschricker.org/blog/2010/03/19/my-favorite-travel-tools/ I 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 ... http://amirschricker.org/blog/2010/03/18/pepto-bismol/ Despite 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", ... http://amirschricker.org/blog/2010/03/18/post-morocco-thoughts/ Back 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.    http://amirschricker.org/blog/2010/03/17/end-of-morocco/ Excitement, 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 ... http://amirschricker.org/blog/2010/03/17/trip-log-sahara-desert-2/ Time 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, ... http://amirschricker.org/blog/2010/03/15/trip-log-sahara-desert/ Fes 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, ... http://amirschricker.org/blog/2010/03/11/trip-log-marrakesh/ What 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 ... http://amirschricker.org/blog/2010/03/10/trip-log-fes-2/