Bad Knees Travel

  This was a day our eyes got used to seeing the desert, the thick buff colored walls.  Few plants, scraggly and struggling. And beauty measured in space, tile, and faces. I am going to start this with our lunch stop as it touched me in ways that I didn’t understand until much later. AFER Association Community Lunch Enjoy a G Adventures-supported traditional lunch that benefits rural Moroccan women and children with disabilities. The association provides vital services including literacy and vocational training, health services, disability assistance, and the operation of a local ambulance. AFER’s training center hosts culinary programs recognized by the state, and each year it graduates 30 students, many of whom go on to work in the project. Through this work, AFER creates sustainable employment, fosters community cohesion, and showcases Moroccan culture to travelers. During your visit, enjoy a traditional home cooked Moroccan meal, featuring classic dishes such as vegetab...

   My daughters were promised a trip for their 40th birthday.  This is Chava's trip. After we came up with a rough sketch of where and when, we settled on a Tour of Morrocco with GAdventures .  We had a limited time for travel, and organizing the logistics of such an unknown place was a bit daunting. But the non booked trip was still daunting. Chava did most of the layout of the trip because having us work at cross purpose seemed to be unwise. My usual disclaimers apologizing my lack of skill formatting in Blogger, and that the photos are my own and can be seen in better detail without my narrative by clicking on any of them to get the slide show.  Our epic journey began with a flight to Marrakesh. The tour starts in Casablanca. So we had to deal with the first day on our own  and getting a train to Casablanca. And Chava choose brilliantly. This is not just booking a hotel. This was finding a porthole into a different reality. Once we had settled on the ...