Welcome to Marrakesh – Expectations Versus Reality

Folks, the time has come for me to recount my time in Marrakesh last year to you as part of my ongoing retelling of the adventure of ‘Dhaka to Dakar’. I’d like to start with a post of thoughts about the city and what happened to myself and Graham who was travelling with me at …

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Churches, Markets and a Palace of the Medici’s – Full On FLORENCE!

G’day folks. Time to continue with the story of my time in Firenze, (aka Florence), Italy 2023. If you read my previous post I took you through the first two days of my time in this amazing Tuscan city, and so today I continue on and write up with days three and four! Day Three …

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Flights of Florence Fancy – Exploring the Centre of the Renaissance in Italy

G’day folks. Well, today I embark on a big challenge for you, bringing you a summary of my time in the capital of the Renaissance and one of my favourite places I visited last year on my Dhaka to Dakar journey – and that’s Florence. I had five nights and realistically four days in Florence, …

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