Le Beachclub Sidi Ifni

... first time in my life, saw a falling star. Ibrahim caught a fish. Hader was not as successul. I gave Hader my head flashlight as a gift and he was very happy. I was generous with him the following days as well. However, as he begun asking me for more and more gifts I became less interested in his company so I stopped meeting with him. Ibrahim, who is one of the gentlest most traquil ...

... Beautiful small rocks in all colors and patterns, mingled with whimsical shells and other gifts from the sea, playing with the wave endings at my feet. To my right there are mountains and cliffs and to my left is the gorgeous sea. Breathing together with all of this wonder is delightful. On my walk I met a rather scary looking local searching the beach for something that was not seashells or rocks. He explained to me that he was looking for bulbs ("potatoes", he ...

... onto miles of unexploited beaches. Around the Spanish town extends the Moroccan-built town, with its arbitrary city design charm, delicately combining ornate Moroccan architecture alongside decaying Spanish buildings. There are several hotels here, and the one I am staying at is especially charming. Everyone is so very friendly and warm and the rooms open onto a lovely communal terrace which is perfect for relaxing, reading, meditating, and practicing yoga. Today I taught a mini yoga ...

... Ifni instead, a beach town in Southern Morocco that used to be part of Spain untill 1969. This time I shared the front seat with a very energetic and very old man, dressed in a traditional bright blue jelaba and a black head scarf. I was wondering why I found it enjoyable to cozy up with this grandpa, who at times used the upper lip of my pelvis as an arm rest, placed his palm on my ...

... disso como combustivel para ficar ainda mais certo da sua decisão de apanhar a piroga para a Espanha. Conversa puxa conversa, « o que têm para vender ? Porque não montam o vosso barraco no mercado ai a frente ? Todo o mundo o faz ».« Epa por duas vezes os policias vieram me correr e levaram-me para a esquadra, ja estou farto, mas se tiveres alguém certo para comprar motores de geleira, vamos la imediatamente ». "Conheço", "então baza".

... you've got to navigate through Kankakee first. Kankakee is one of those places I always wanted to visit, for no real reason except the name. It's kinda like Kalamazoo. Not much there, but it's got a cool name. And you can tell all your friends you've been to Kalamazoo. Same goes with Kankakee. The place obviously has some history to it, which would be fun to learn, but modern Kankakee is mostly McDonald's ...

... already booked an overnight "Premier Class" train from Jo'Burg to Cape Town on April 22nd, I cannot arrive later than noontime on April 22nd at Jo'Burg. Fortunately, it was relatively easy to reschedule with Emirates and I moved my flight leaving Frankfurt from 20/4 to 21/4. Thus, I can arrive Jo'Burg at 11:30 am on 22/4 and go immediately to Jo'Burg train station to catch my train. Of ...

... in Chicago, a city usually is cold and windy before May (Well, it is still windy today, just not as cold). After working out more detail of my travel plan to Africa, I decided to put away my computer and took a walk outside. It is interesting that after putting so many pictures of Caribbean islands on this blog, I haven't even put any picture of Chicago yet. So I would put some Chicago pictures today... Enjoy!

Finally we are in the Top 10! I made this list last month, after I finally traveled to my 90th country at the end of 2006. However, some recent events happening in some of my Top 10 destinations have been quite disturbing and I am not sure if I should recommend these to all of you. However, I decided not to make any change for my ranking because they do reflect my moods toward these destinations at the beginning of 2007. So ...

... is not in bottom 10 LOL... And last, but not the least, - New York City, USA: No, NYC is not even in my Top 50. A former No 1 for several years now it is officially and solidly stays at the No. 51 spot. Don't want to bother you my "tragic affairs" between me and NYC again and again. But that is just what my life has come to (after three disappointing years as a New Yorker) at this point. So, after another negative round of ranting, now we are off to the No. 10 to No. 6....