http://www.manilatomorocco.com The personal adventures of Gabby and Mench Dizon Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:54:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For those who are wondering - yes, we are still planning to push through with the book! We've spoken recently to Roel, R.O.X.'s marketing head and affirmed that we will be pushing through with the Manila to Morocco book project, launching sometime towards the end of the year. We'll also be ... http://www.manilatomorocco.com/2009/04/27/manila-to-morocco-updates-and-a-travel-map-rox/ I'm already close to the end of my 1st trimester and i'm happy to report that it has been an easy ride so far. I have not experienced any morning sickness, no food aversions nor unreasonable cravings, not much pain except for occasional headaches and slight contractions (sometimes i even ... http://www.manilatomorocco.com/2009/01/15/worry-free-pregnancy/ Last November 18, we learned that I'm five weeks pregnant with a little Gablet. We were so happy when we found out and immediately announced to family and friends. We got the usual congratulatory greetings but also a lot of "then you have to stop running, Mench" kind of messages. ... http://www.manilatomorocco.com/2008/11/28/running-while-pregnant/ Below are some funny lines we heard as we were wandering around Morocco: "Abu Sayyaf, good man, good man!" - by Mohammed the Taxi Driver after he learned where we were from. "It’s made of leather, not plastic." – by an annoyed ... http://www.manilatomorocco.com/2008/10/28/quotable-quotes-in-morocco/ For the past days, we have been fulfilling the dream honeymoon that was but an idea early part this year. It started as a random idea that served as the motif of our wedding and has now transformed into the adventure that is Manila to Morocco. We are still in ... http://www.manilatomorocco.com/2008/10/28/random-musings/ We got up early and took a grand taxi to the Menara airport, Marrakesh’s international airport. It was fairly modern and impressive-looking – although distinctly Moroccan, unlike the generic airports you come across around the world. We boarded the RyanAir flight that we booked 6 months before – finally, all ... http://www.manilatomorocco.com/2008/10/28/day-24-homeward-bound/ As we were nearing the end of our wonderful journey, we decided to take the last day in Marrakesh in stride. We started off with nearby Koutobia, the majestic minaret towering over the medina. This minaret was very much similar to the Giralda Tower we saw in Sevilla. Since we also ... http://www.manilatomorocco.com/2008/10/28/day-23-final-hurrah-in-marrakesh/ We had trouble sleeping because of the cold night, sparse accommodations (of course, we were in a Berber tent in the middle of the desert)! But we eventually woke up at 6am for a great treat – sunrise over the desert. We got out of the tent and walked along the ... http://www.manilatomorocco.com/2008/10/28/day-22-saharan-sunrise/ We woke up early for our 7am meetup at Imagine Le Voyage’s office near our hotel. As it turns out, we would be traveling with 3 other couples – an Australian couple living in London, an Australian and German married couple also living in London, and a Polish couple residing ... http://www.manilatomorocco.com/2008/10/28/day-21-the-trek-to-sahara/ Since there was not much to do in Casablanca, we opted to take the earliest train at 6:50am. It was raining when we stepped out of the hotel and we just had a few minutes before the train’s departure so it was a bit of a frenzy again for us. ... http://www.manilatomorocco.com/2008/10/28/day-20-amazing-marrakesh/