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Lombardy

The nature of Colico and a simple restaurant

[Mar. 2026] For lunch that day, we had a reservation at Trattoria Posallo, a restaurant on the outskirts of Colico, a town at the northern end of Lake Como in northern Italy. As usual, my…

Marrakesh

Morocco, Marrakesh

These are our photos taken in Marrakesh, Morocco mainly at the end of 2025.

Marrakesh

And so the journey comes to an end

Our year-end trip to Morocco has finally come to an end. By the time we returned to Marrakesh from our excursion to Essaouira, it was already getting dark, and we were caught in traffic that…

Essaouira

Morocco, Essaouira

These are our photos taken in and around Essaouira in Morocco on the New Years Day, 2026.

Essaouira

Excellent restaurants and walking tours of the medina

[Jan. 2026] After strolling around the harbour in Essaouira, a town on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, we looked for a restaurant called Restaurant Du Coeur in town. Restaurant Du Coeur is a seafood restaurant….

Essaouira

An astonishing number of boats

[Jan. 2026] We arrived in Essaouira, a port town on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. We parted ways with our driver, Youssuf, just before reaching the port, and went for a stroll. On this New…

Essaouira

Argan oil and goats

[Jan. 2026] In Marrakesh, Morocco, where the calendar is different, we celebrated the New Year without any festivities. Like the locals, we calmly checked out of our riad. We loaded our luggage into the car…

Marrakesh

A modest New Year’s Eve

[Dec. 2025] We returned to Marrakesh, Morocco. It happened to be New Year’s Eve. Since Morocco has a different calendar, there were no local events, but we wanted to do something memorable. On a whim,…