Our flight from Casablanca landed about 50 km from Istanbul in the Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. It’s not nearly as convenient as Ataturk Airport but it services a lot of discount airlines such as Air Arabia. While not a huge airport, it does have a lot of domestic and international flights coming in and going…
Author: CD
Budget Airlines in Turkey and Morocco – Air Arabia
cheap flights to Turkey and Morocco
From the Gare de Fes to Mohammad V International Airport by Train
The new train station in Fes is beautiful. It’s so different from the dark and dingy little place I arrived at the first night I was in Morocco what seems like twenty years ago. Hard to believe it hasn’t even been two years yet. time goes slowly in the 12th century. Inside the station, we…
Istanbul, Turkey Vagabonds
Istanbul is a wonderful city to travel to. It’s so nice for me to be in an international city that is clean, modern, and intellectually progressive. As a world travel destination, Istanbul rocks! As the first international destination for my wife, it’s nice that it’s both Islamic and Modern and Secular. In short, we love…
Vagobond – Lonely Planet – Travel Blogs
Some have you may have noticed the small badges on the right hand sidebar that say Lonely Planet and Travel Blogs. A few of you have asked me what they are. Here is your answer.
Guest Blog: Huntington Beach Fun
My friend James Zosobo is the guest blogger this week as he takes us to Huntington Beach and tells us how to have a great beach day. If you would like to share a guest blog about life, travel, or fulfillment, drop me an email at vago@vagobond.com. When it gets hot the beach is the…
Interesting Travellers Everywhere I Look
As I get ready for this trip, I realize just how much the world has changed since the days when traveling was for the most part, a solitary affair. I’m meeting interesting people that are on interesting missions that are being broadcast, blogged, or shared with the world through the internet just about everywhere I…
World's oldest stash of weed found with blue eyed bastard
Thanks to Sky for pointing out this very cool story. On a blue eyed note, it appears that all people with blue eyes have a common ancestor. That must have been one randy bastard. By Jennifer Viegas Nearly two pounds of still-green plant material found in a 2,700-year-old grave in the Gobi Desert has just…
Magic Mushrooms are good for you, More than the 4th in July, Wes Clark vs. John McCain, and don't be these stupid drunks on the holiday!
I was just totally surprised and stoked to see this story from the AP. The obvious reason is that if you follow this blog, you have probably noticed that I am in favor of limited use of psychedelics. The less obvious reason is that when I started to read this story, I found that my…
Confessions of a Salvia Eater
I just read this at Salon.com and figured it might be interesting to everyone. It will be a total bummer if Salvia is made illegal. As for myself, I’ve yet to meet the Salvia Goddess, but I’m open to it. Enjoy. LINK