Author: Carl

Apr. 15, 2023 As in previous posts, I will begin with facts about the country before turning to the city. England is the major constituent of the United Kingdom, occupying more than half of...

Apr. 10, 2023 Portugal, officially Portuguese Republic, Portuguese República Portuguesa, is a country lying along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. The Portuguese flag: Once continental Europe’s greatest power, Portugal...

Apr. 09, 2023 For information about the country of Spain, please see my post on Malaga. This post will focus on the city of Cádiz. We set out on a drive through the beautiful...

Apr. 08, 2023 Before discussing the city of Malaga, I will write about the country first, as I have done in previous posts. Having studied the language, culture, history and geography of Spain for...

Apr. 7, 2023 For information about Morocco, please see my post on Agadir. This post will focus on Tangier. Tangier, French Tanger, Spanish Tánger, Arabic Ṭanjah, is a port and principal city of northern...

Apr. 06, 2023 For information about Morocco, please see my post on Agadir. This post will focus on Casablanca. Casablanca, Arabic Al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, or Dar al-Beïda, is the principal port of Morocco, on the...

Apr. 4, 2023 Morocco is a mountainous country in western North Africa that lies directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. Morocco borders Algeria to the east and southeast, Western Sahara to the...

Apr. 02, 2023 If you have been wondering why you haven’t seen any recent updates, lack of internet access has been driving me fits, forcing me to be almost two weeks behind in my...

Mar. 30, 2023 Once again, we were unable to visit a port we were really looking forward to. We had gathered to debark at Dakar when the captain announced that passengers and crew were...

Mar. 29, 2023 The Gambia is a country in western Africa situated on the Atlantic coast and surrounded by the neighboring country of Senegal. It occupies a long narrow strip of land that surrounds...