Zhong Chiu Jie Kwai Leh! Excuse my ping-ying. Today is Moon Festival, and because many of us are far away from home, the Asian community decided to gather for a dinner! We have people from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. We also have people who have in-laws who are Chinese or just simply love…
Moroccan Food!
Moroccan food is really delicious. I ate Tagine at almost every meal along with couscous and mint tea. Tagine is the stew that is made with either lamb, pigeon, chicken, beef or just vegetables and is stewed with vegetables or dried fruits such as prunes and dates. It is stewed in the Tagine pot, the…
Rabat, Morocco
At 5:15am on the last day, 3 of my friends and I walked from the ship to the Gare Port Casa nearby. We waited for around 10 minutes before the train station actually opened its doors. A one way ticket to Rabat, 1 hour away by train, was 35 Dhr for a 2nd class seat,…
Fes: a True Representation of Morocco and the Arab World
After Meknes and Volubilis we arrived in New Town Fes, where we checked into our hotel and rested for the night. The next day we would venture out to an incredible city, the Old Town Fes or the Medina of Fes. I woke up early that morning to the sounds of the call to Morning…
Meknes and Volubilis
Meknes/ Volubilis On September 4th, 2011, my 2nd day in Morocco, I went to Meknes and Volubilis on a semester at sea trip to both Volubilis and Fes. Meknes was not originally on the itinerary but it was a nice addition. And it did make me happy because the original trip I signed up for…
Casablanca
Salam (it actually isnt hello, but really “May peace be with you”) Everyone! Well we have sailed away from Morocco and also sailed away from a refueling stop in Las Palmas, Canary Islands! I must say I really enjoyed my time in Morocco. It was my first step into the Arab world that we so…
Assalam Alay Kum Morocco!!
Assalam Alay Kum (Hello in Arabic) Everyone! We just docked safely at the Port of Casablanca!! Our first port of the semester!! I am so excited to explore this country. But first we are currently waiting for a diplomat to give us a briefing of Morocco. I believe he is the economic person at the…
First Update from the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean!
Hi All, Sorry for the delay in this post I only just got around to figuring out how to email my posts to the blog without logging on to wordpress. 120 minutes of free internet can be used up faster than one imagines. So my apologies for this lengthy update. It is currently 9:34pm, Monday…
Montreal and the M/V Exlporer
Bonjour Everyone! This is my first post related to the program I am about to embark on: Semester at Sea, http://www.semesteratsea.org, where I will be sailing on a ship for 111 days around the world visiting the following countries: Morocco, Ghana, South African, Mauritius, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Hawaii, Costa Rica, Panama Canal,…
Map Cafe: Bringing a Whole New Definition to “Cafe”
Hola! Peruvian food: is quite delicious, and has a bit of oriental flare to it. They use a lot of natural herbs and spices to flavor the food and a lot of it is corn and potato based, after all Peru did domesticate these two staple foods. Peruvian drinks: two unique drinks I tried were:…
The Lost City of the Incas: Machu Picchu
Hola! Machu Picchu celebrated its 100 year anniversary since its discovery by Hiram Bingham, a Yale professor who took all of the credit for discovering the lost city when in fact he did receive help from a few families living next to the ruins. I was lucky enough to visit the citadel just a little…
Journey Into the Land of the Inca with Orient Express (now Belmond)
Hi There! Last week, July29th- August 6th, I went on an unforgettable journey into the land of the Incas, Peru. The trip was organized by Orient Express, http://www.orient-express.com. And I must say it was a very well organized trip. It was also very relaxing for my mom which is good given the fact that we were in…
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