On Friday, I wrote about how this site would change after July to reflect the new direction in my life. I decided over the weekend that it was best to change the site now rather than later. I’m calling this “Running to Stand Still” for a reason. For those who know the U2 song, “Running…
Ah, Marrakech…a city filled with absolute wonders. We started off our tour in the Prime Minister’s old residence. We found a variety of fruit trees from bananas to grapefruits to lemon trees. The architecture is just phenomenal. I even found a bookcase that I plan on having built when I move to Morocco (you’ll see…
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After Josef dropped me off back in Erfoud, Driss drove us to Todra Gorges. The beautiful valleys in the High Atlas Mountains delivered the backdrop to the most beautiful oasis you’ll ever see. The oasis stretches for miles upon miles alongside the great Atlas Mountains. We caught a mountain climber trying to scale the 600 feet…
I want to thank everyone for sending me emails and tweets about yesterday’s post. I didn’t write it for ME…I wrote it for someone else. He knows who he is. I just thought he’d like to know how things have changed and progressed and how he could find some tips for his wife. I have been…
1. 20 Days of Buried Baubles! My favorite lust jewelry site is Bauble Bar. It’s always nice getting a box from them every week with my brand new bauble that I scored for $10 during their Buried Bauble Fridays. Each week along with my brand new bauble, they would always include a personalized thank you note…
I’m not going to say WHO, but I will say WHAT…I noticed yesterday a few hits to my site pertaining to someone I know whose wife has the same cancer as me. It’s not in the news…I checked. But I do find it interesting that this NHL guy remembered I had done a post on…
After the Rangers game on Saturday, I ended up on a train that was jam packed with people. There was a group of kids and their chaperones that had gone into the city for the day. One of the chaperones was a Muslim woman. She and the other woman kept going on and on about how…
One of the most important words I learned last month was the Arabic word “Shukran.” It means “Thank you.” It was probably the most important word I learned beyond Inshallah (God willing…used every time you speak about the future) and Alhamdulillah (Thanks to God). It’s funny that those three words were the most important words…
Me: Why is the water this color blue? Driss: It is a reflection of the sky. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We left Fes and headed to our next destination…Erfoud. On our way, we had to travel through the Mid-Atlas Mountains. We stopped in a village at the top of a mountain that reminded me very much of a place…
1. Pasta With Butternut Squash & Pecans. I’ve never made a Martha Stewart recipe before until this week. I was searching for a recipe to make with butternut squash and came across this one at MarthaStewart.com. All I can say…why didn’t I ever make a Martha Stewart recipe before? This was so delicious. I keep…
It’s been awhile since the world was abuzz with The Matrix. I had popped in Matrix Reloaded (part 2) because I hadn’t seen it in quite some time (maybe a few years). I liked this version because my favorite Italian actress, Monica Bellucci, also guest stars. Towards the end of the film, Trinity says something that…
This is actually something for the ladies today, because guys could care less about this stuff. There are times that I have ideas, ideas, ideas on what I’d like to do with my office, but not until today did it all come together…and way under budget. Thanks to Urban Outfitters for helping me piece it…
Ah, Fes…the most interesting and most cultural part of my trek across Morocco. Fes is the city where Driss is from. In many tour guide books, it says that tourists should NOT tour the Arabic medina. It is forbidden. They are only allowed to visit the French and New Medinas, but not the Arabic medinas….
There were a few people that wanted the information on a special oil used to help cure migraines. Here is the website: Aux 100,000 Epices. The site is in French, so here’s how to find the anti-migraine medicine… Under CATEGORIES (on the left), Click on HUILES ESSENTIELLES. In the top row, third from the left,…
1. Drugs in the NHL? Why is this so surprising? OR Was it just faux pas to discuss it? It’s funny, I was telling someone recently while we were sitting at a restaurant in Prague…I was pondering talking about drugs in the NHL…and what I know. Certain players would be suing me for telling the…
Here are this week’s Top 5 Loves. 1. Kovalchuk’s Got a Brand New Bag. I’ve had serious mad love for my new Fendi messenger bag that I picked up a few months ago. I’ve been carrying it around (only in NYC area, not internationally) since early September. So imagine my surprise when I found out…
{Going to forewarn you that I’m talking about everything that’s on my mind today…so pay attention…lots of different stuff, including that thing called sports.} I spent most of Day 55 going through 100s of photos from Paris, Rabat, Meknes and Volublis. The next Moroccan post that I go back to is the one that everyone…
I love Paris. The only thing I don’t like about it is all of the smoking. All of the smoking alone would prevent me from ever moving to Paris. Out of the four stops in Paris last month, I was only able to get out and photograph the city two times. The main places were…
Of my favorite places we saw on Day 31, the 5th century Roman ruins in Volubilis tops the day. In the pictures, what you see is what is left of this once great city of Volubilis, one of the many cities controlled by the Romans. From mosaics of Roman legends including Hercules, Medusa and Venus, you…
