0245. Year 2008 in a Nutshell (Mor 093--new)
"You've got to be kidding me! I was absolutely sure that you were from
I consider that a very big compliment.
We headed out accross the rolling emerald hills to a picturesque little town far from any of the main roads. El Gara feels very disconnected--a world all to itself... I wandered through its back streets greeted by its friendly residents... I played some music in its forested park, proud to be the first American to ever visit this town.
"Hey! are you American?" I hear a guy behind me say in an almost American accent. I look at him a bit surprised. "I live in
OK, maybe the first native born American to visit El Gara...
...And that, I guess, is the end of the 2008 leg of my Parkbenching Saga...
I still feel that I’m right in the middle of my Every Town in
Year in Review
2008 was a very adventurous year. Despite that fact that I only visited one country for the first time (Portugal) and almost all my travels were in 2 countries (United States and Morocco) and I stayed within a few hundred miles of my homebase… it was perhaps the most adventurous year ever…
Why? Well, I made the Big Move to
And what about my Every Town on Earth Tour?
Well, unlike 2007 when I went on a lightning tour of 6 countries in 1 month, in 2008 I’ve covered a lot less territory•but a lot more thoroughly… I’ve travelled across
Sure it may not sound quite as flashy as saying “I travelled all around
However, I’ll admit that I’m really itching to get out to tour some other countries… Hopefully I’ll be able to sneak out of
