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Monday, March 11, 2019

Hike to Mala and Velka Amerika (Czech Republic)

I saw an event for a hike to Mala and Velka Amerika. I have seen a lot of my friends' pictures of the place, but I had never been there myself. I had no idea that it was quite close to Karlstejn. We took the train that cost me 39czk one way (because I have a Litacka card). The train direction is to Beroun. Then we walked through the town which seemed like a ghost town because no one was there. As soon as we got to the castle area I understood why it seemed like a ghost town. The castle is closed on Mondays. We took the trail next to the castle entrance which were red and white stripes. Then we had to get to the yellow trail. We first got to Mala Amerika and it was quite nice. The next area didn't have water in it and a bunch of trucks were doing some work at the bottom of the quarry. The next quarry had some water, but not that much because it hasn't rained that much. Then FINALLY we got to Velka Amerika. The view was very nice. However, there were some dangerous parts because I saw little remembrance areas for people who have died in the area. Then we walked back and took the train back to Praha. It was quite windy, but a nice enjoyable day. 2 days later at 3am I got a text from one of the hikers saying that they didn't want their picture on the internet, so that is why there are 2 pictures with blobs of grey. From over 9000 people on my blog, this is just the second time in which this has happened.

in the train

on our way to Karlstejn castle

Karlstejn

completely empty!!!

trail from the side of the castle

completely frozen water

Mala Amerika

Karlstejn in the distance

luckily i was able to stop a runner nearby and confirm this was the way to go

more trail

a shocking surprise

through a field

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part of a memorial

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the group

finally made it here!

will definitely come back here again!

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Trash Hero Praha (Czech Republic)

My friend invited me to an event she had been to in the past, a trash clean up. I've been wanting to volunteer more this year, so I thought I should join. We went to an area near Radlicka metro station. We didn't cover that big of an area, but in the end we picked up 853 kg of trash, 853kg!!!!! I found 20kg of trash, a toilet (yes an actual porcelain toilet!), and 2 tires. I can't believe that people will just throw their trash anywhere. I think its great that Trash Hero Praha brought it upon themselves to help clean up trash. I will probably join other events in the future. We should respect where we live and try to make the world a cleaner place. (If I didn't take your photo at the event, I'm sorry and I will take it next time!!)

listening to the directions

walking to the pick up location

my friend on her phone instead of picking up trash, haha

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lots of trash collected

picking up trash

so much trash!

nice shirt!

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so much trash found in a small area

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i got a sticker

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the group

all the trash!

so many tires!

nice graffiti

very cool

Last Day in Morocco

It was my last day in Morocco and of course I needed to be in Marrakech for my flight. I was looking at my phone and trying to figure out what time I needed to leave my friend's house. Luckily my friend noticed that the time on my phone was wrong. The whole time I was in Morocco I was thinking it was one hour behind. I have no idea why my phone was like that. At least I found out in time. I went to a local print shop to print my airline ticket and then I had to head to the airport. It cost 4 MOD to get to the airport with a local bus. If I wanted to take the tourist bus it would cost 30MOD. I figured I should take the local. It was interesting on the local bus because it was absolutely crowded and whenever a person wanted to get off the bus, they needed to hit the door for the bus driver to stop. On my way to the airport it was so weird seeing tourists again because I had just been with locals the whole time. When I got to the airport it was a real culture shock to see the modern building and the normal toilets again. I didn't get to see the Sahara desert of the famous colorful streets in Morocco, but I truly had a magical trip. It was really amazing to experience Morocco through the eyes of a local. I am so grateful for all the hospitality and great people I met.

شكرا جزيلا

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Dressed up as Amazigh (Ait Ourir, Morocco)

When I got back to Ait Ourir I was on the hunt for argan oil. It was the main "souvenir" I wanted to bring back with me. We went back to the "mountain goat's" house because the women of the household wanted to dress me up like an Amazigh (Berber) woman. This trip has been such a go with the flow trip so I thought why not. The ladies had fun putting the clothes on me and it looked quite nice. After dress up was done I found my argan oil!! I had a wonderful time in the Atlas Mountains and Ait Ourir, but it was time to get back to Marrakech. Thanks for the wonderful memories and hospitality!!!