We arrived at Zagora just before sunset and our dromedaries (one hump camels) had been waiting for us and were ready to go. Despite the bumpy ride on dromedaries for one hour, we could still enjoy the beautiful view of the rocky desert during the sunset and watch the rise of full moon right before arriving at our camp. The full moon caused the night sky in the middle of nowhere so bright, which made us easy to find our tent or toilet. On the other side, the stars were barely seen. So, the experiment for astrophotography had to be canceled.

After dinner, we enjoyed the evening together with our fellow travelers, danced around the campfire, and had a good chat with new people before returning to our colorful Berber tent, which was surprisingly quite cozy.

The next morning, we only had a brief time to play at the desert. It was quite fun, although people said that Zagora desert does not offer a real Moroccan desert like Erg Chebbi or Erg Chebaba (well, maybe next time?). After finishing our breakfast, we hopped on our dromedaries and luckily it was not another one hour ride back, because our minibus picked us up at another place.

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Another reason why we picked Marrakech as our destination is because of the opportunity to take a quick trip to nearby places, like Essaouira or Sahara. Since our stay in Morocco was only one week, we could only manage two days road trip to Zagora (a Morocco's gate to Sahara desert), about 720 km away from Marrakech.

We were packed with other passionate travelers in a mini van and hit the road early in the morning. We passed through the gorgeous High Atlas mountains, visited Ait Ben Haddou, reached Zagora just before the sunset, and arrived at the desert camp to spend the night there.

At some point, it's a good idea to escape from the busy street in Marrakech and enjoy the slowly changed panoramic view from mountains to desert. It's also fun to observe the locals as we passed small towns or villages, especially in the golden hour.

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To celebrate our anniversary, we decided to go for a short trip to somewhere not so far away that still can be reached by a car. After a nice experience in Rheingau a few weeks ago, we wanted to have another walking day somewhere else. A colleague suggested us to visit Tirol, which is a region in Alpen. This area is actually more popular for skiing in winter, but in summer it's beautiful as well, and many people visit this area for hiking and walking too.

We really love the view from up there, especially the color combination of blue and green. Hearing the cowbell and breathing the super fresh mountain air made us feel so lucky to be alive. The only thing we worried about was the unpredictable weather (we even couldn't rely on weather report!). Luckily, it didn't rain at all on our way to the top of the hills.

The view was so amazing and it made our 8 hours walk really worth it. As first timers, we thought the route we chose would be easy. However, we ended up choosing the wrong one, which was actually for people with more hiking experiences. Good thing that we made it to the top without falling from the cliff. Another good thing was: we didn't forget to bring our tripod for selfie moments.

We were soooo happy seeing sooooo many cows around and also soooo amazed to see them lining in queue to get into their barn every 5 pm sharp! Even many (or should we say.. most..) people in our country (Indonesia) can't do such a queue! Too bad we were too far away to take any picture of it. Next time maybe ;)

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Summer... Sunshine... Blue sky... Vineyards... Rhine River...

A perfect day for a very long walk. We got bored hitting the gym, and decided to have a walk in Rheingau, which is not so far from Frankfurt. After a short research, we decided to take Rieslingpfad as our route to walk. It was fun and have a little bit of adventure feeling in it, especially since we have to look around for the sign, which are painted in the wall and sometimes were hidden by the bush.

We walked about 5 hours, starting from a small town called Assmannhausen and ended our journey in Lorch (detail can be found here). Well, actually we spent more time taking pictures than walking ;) Good thing that we brought lunchbox and enough water during the long walk, because there're no kiosk or restaurant around.

This kind of sport activity is far better doing some boring training at the gym. The fresh air, the beautiful view, and it's free too... You really can't expect more! Just don't forget to apply sunblock to avoid any sunburn and bring a good map or GPS.

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