Morocco, Marrakech!

We flew off from London, very excited about going to Morocco.  We never knew what to expect but it was very pretty from above!  Once arriving, Zaira loved very much, she enjoyed the culture and so on but I was a different story.  I did not like it very much, the dirt, smells and people were very rude and I never felt very safe at all.  Being woman who look white and non muslim, I felt quite intimiated and out of place...

I struggled with the heat and wasnt prepaired for the 50 +... we went out of Marrakech for some days to the mountains which were very pretty but the dirt and food i just couldnt eat so we decided to cut the trip short and fly back to London! but here are some happy shots of morroco!

Tunisia

This trip to Skanes, Tunisia was very different as I was not with my beloved wife.  It felt very different and doing tours again with myself felt strange but I did meet some lovely people and seen some amazing sights!!
Starting off with a lovely hotel which had everyhting for a rainy day!! but I never spent much time in the hotel when there is a whole country to see! I started off with a 2 day trip around the main sights of Tunisia.  This included seeing El Jem, another Roman Colliseum.  Crossing 2 salt lakes which included the largest one in the whole of Africa!

Of course the best part of the trip was crossing the Sahara Desert with a camel ride, it was beautiful.  I dressed as a white arab and made it through the heat!  I went with the 4x4 jeep through the sand dunes and again made it through alive!  I seen a beautiful Oasis and stayed in a wonderful hotel.

The third tour I tried out took me to northern Tunisia, i seen some revelution trouble but no harm came to me.   I went to which seemed the rich part of Tunisia, where their was Roman baths, goverment buildings and a wonderful wee town which looked like Santorini, Greece!

In all, I had a wonderful time in Tunisia and it just gets me excited for the next trip to Marrakech, Marocco :)

Goodbye to Rio de Janeiro...

After spending 2 years in Rio de Janeiro, it was time to come back to old Scotland...its very sad but I had a wonderful experience there.  I met my beloved wife who I love with all my heart.  I learned some Portuguese and how crazy Brazilians are.  Most importantly though I learned that life in the uk, may not be that bad for some people, for most people compared to poorer nations.  We complain about the little things when over there they have to fight to survive, steal and beg for just simple things such as food and clean water, which we take for granted.  I see an evil world but such a beautiful world at the same time...its people which curse it and better still theres people who dont want to help and just complain about themselves because they havent seen worse out there...

I recommend anyone feeling sorry for themselves to go to a poor country and really see how hard life is...so I have a new appreciation for life and living here.