We began our journey from Marrakech, Morocco to Erg Chigaga in the Sahara Desert by driving through the Atlas Mountains and stopping off to tour a few notable sites and kasbahs. Kasbah Telouet was stunning with a pretty interesting history. This article sums it up nicely for anyone who is interested: https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/04/marrakech-fascinating-history Ait Benhaddou might look familiar to some film fans - dozens of movies have been filmed there including The Mummy, Gladiator, Babel, and dozens more. We wrapped up Day 1 of our Sahara Desert tour in a comfortable riad where we enjoyed a home cooked dinner. We used Top Desert for our tour and had a great time 😊 https://www.topdesert.com/ ----------------------------- ****This was recorded before the coronavirus outbreak. We are currently self isolating in Guatemala**** ------------------------------ ✈️OUR GEAR https://www.emmaandofer.com/gear 💰Airbnb Discount Get $40 off + $15 towards an experience https://www.airbnb.com/c/emmam5273?currency=USD ♥️Follow Us ♥️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/emmaandofer/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emmaandofer/ Travel Blog - https://www.emmaandofer.com/

We have made a donation to a local fundraiser here in Antigua. They are helping the local community put food on the table. If you have anything to spare, please consider donating. Even a small donation could feed a family for an entire week ♥️ https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-children-and-families-eat?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet We just wanted to post a quick update before continuing our previously filmed Morocco series since the world has changed so much these past few weeks. We'll be waiting this out abroad in Guatemala. Since we travel full time, there isn't really a "home" for us to self isolate. So we took every measure we could to self isolate responsibly and avoid travel for the foreseeable future. The coronavirus has changed the world these past few months and we're sure it will change the future of travel forever. But for now, we're hunkering down like everyone else and just trying to keep ourselves healthy and protect the health of those around us. Please excuse some of the "rawness" in the video - we wanted to get this out quickly since conditions change by the day and the internet connection is quite slow (this took 6 hours to upload 😅). There will be a mandatory curfew in effect starting tomorrow at 4pm, but if anyone is curious what the streets in Antigua, Guatemala look like in the midst of this pandemic we might release another update video. It is quiet enough here where we could maintain a safe distance from others and abide by all health recommendations. Please stay happy, healthy, and safe out there. -------------- ✈️OUR GEAR https://www.emmaandofer.com/gear 💰Airbnb Discount Get $40 off + $15 towards an experience https://www.airbnb.com/c/emmam5273?currency=USD ♥️Follow Us ♥️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/emmaandofer/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emmaandofer/ Travel Blog - https://www.emmaandofer.com/

We embarked on an ambitious travel day to save us a few hundred dollars. Starting in Paphos we make our way via bus to Larnaca. After burning some time there we head to the airport to try and catch a few hours sleep (why waste money on a hotel room?!) and board our first flight from Larnaca to Athens. Wow it was turbulent! We haven't felt turbulence that strong and for that long ever before. I guess it makes sense since we were flying through a thunderstorm. After that we had a much more pleasant flight to Marrakech Morocco. All in all it was a long travel day but a good one. ✈️OUR GEAR https://www.emmaandofer.com/gear 💰Airbnb Discount Get $40 off + $15 towards an experience https://www.airbnb.com/c/emmam5273?currency=USD ♥️Follow Us ♥️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/emmaandofer/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emmaandofer/ Travel Blog - https://www.emmaandofer.com/

After exploring the archaeological park in Paphos, we head over to the Tomb of the Kings - a UNESCO world heritage site in Cyprus where the rich were buried. This is one of the top rated sites in Paphos and it was certainly beautiful. We learned a little about the history and a little about the origins of the Met in NYC. ✈️OUR GEAR https://www.emmaandofer.com/gear 💰Airbnb Discount Get $40 off + $15 towards an experience https://www.airbnb.com/c/emmam5273?currency=USD ♥️Follow Us ♥️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/emmaandofer/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emmaandofer/ Travel Blog - https://www.emmaandofer.com/

We spent our first day in Paphos, Cyprus exploring the Paphos Archaeological Park - a UNESCO world heritage site famed for its incredible preserved mosaics. The mosaics are remains of a ancient houses (like the House of Dionysus and the House of Theseus) and depict different myths that were popular in Ancient Greece & Rome. We also spent some time in the Odeon and Asclepeion. We had never heard of an Asclepeion before but learned it was an ancient healing center similar to a hospital. We really enjoyed exploring the massive archaeological park that is in Paphos and hope we conveyed some of the little nuggets of knowledge we picked up along the way. It's also worth noting that we did try to download the official audioguide from the Cyprus website but found it to be a little lacking. We really hope someone comes out with a great audio guide in the future because we think it would really enhance the experience. If nothing else, the park is beautiful and is the perfect place to enjoy the Paphos weather and coastline. ✈️OUR GEAR https://www.emmaandofer.com/gear 💰Airbnb Discount Get $40 off + $15 towards an experience https://www.airbnb.com/c/emmam5273?currency=USD ♥️Follow Us ♥️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/emmaandofer/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emmaandofer/ Travel Blog - https://www.emmaandofer.com/

We spent the day sampling some incredible Cretan food in Chania on our very own DIY food tour. We started at Pallas for breakfast where we tried some Cretan cheeses, Dakos, and greek coffee. After exploring Chania (and trying to burn off some of those calories) we tried the Greek version of donuts: loukoumades. We tried the traditional version but there were plenty of other tasty varieties to sample. We finished off strong with an incredible dinner in the Old Venetian Harbor. We started off with a very special cretan dish: snails! The snails, called chochlioi boubouristi, are simple and tossed with rosemary and Cretan olive oil but they are TASTY. We also had Sfakianes pites, a type of flat bread stuffed with cretan cheese. We later learned that raki is also used in the recipe. For the main course, we had possibly the tastiest dish we had the entire time we were in Greece (and trust me, we had a lot of incredible food): Kleftiko. This version was stuffed inside phyllo dough and contained the most incredible roast lamb, cheese, and potatoes. We dream about this dish, if you have just one food from this video, we highly recommend this one. And, of course, we washed it all down with raki and orange cake (Portokalopita) and greek ice cream which came complimentary with our meal - something that seemed to happen in several establishments in Chania. It's really the best way to end a meal. If you're looking for the places we ate at during this food tour, I've listed them below: 1) Pallas (ΠΑΛΛΑΣ) 2) Loukoumades (in the Venetian Harbor near the fountain) 3) Taverna Kavouras (Κάβουρας) ✈️OUR GEAR https://www.emmaandofer.com/gear 💰Airbnb Discount Get $40 off + $15 towards an experience https://www.airbnb.com/c/emmam5273?currency=USD ♥️Follow Us ♥️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/emmaandofer/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emmaandofer/ Travel Blog - https://www.emmaandofer.com/

We spent the day checking out three of Crete's beaches. We stayed in Chania so we focused on the eastern side of Crete. Our first stop was Elafonissi Beach on the south east of Crete. It's probably the most famous beach we visited (and the furthest) complete with pink sand! We also found an octopus and we're still not really sure if we saved it... or if it was dead to begin with. He seemed to start moving around more and "breath" but we don't know anything about 🐙. Hopefully we did the right thing! Next we went to Falassarna Beach which is less known but was actually pretty perfect. We also thought there was even more pink sand at Falassarna Beach. Lastly we went to our beloved Nea Chora Beach right in Chania. It's so easy to get to and perfectly pleasant. No pink sand but you still get some beautiful views of mountains and there are PLENTY of restaurants and things to do nearby. And the sea life was pretty abundant here too! There was one last beach that we REALLY wanted to visit but the logistics were just too difficult - Balos Beach. It doesn't have any roads leading up to it so we would either need to hire a 4x4 vehicle or take the ferry - but it appeared that most of the ferries stop running after Nov 1st and don't start back up until next season. I guess there's always next time.. ✈️OUR GEAR https://www.emmaandofer.com/gear 💰Airbnb Discount Get $40 off + $15 towards an experience https://www.airbnb.com/c/emmam5273?currency=USD ♥️Follow Us ♥️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/emmaandofer/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emmaandofer/ Travel Blog - https://www.emmaandofer.com/

We took a 12.5 hour overnight ferry (Knossos Palace) from Athens/Piraeus to Crete on Minoan Lines and booked a cabin for our ferry journey. We give you a tour inside the ferry and the cabin. Overall we really enjoyed this ferry and we definitely do the journey again. It was such an easy way to travel between Athens/Piraeus and Crete. Our ferry was the Knossos Palace. You can check out reviews and more info about Minoan Lines here https://rebrand.ly/lines-piraeus-6b8ef ✈️OUR GEAR https://www.emmaandofer.com/gear 💰Airbnb Discount Get $40 off + $15 towards an experience https://www.airbnb.com/c/emmam5273?currency=USD ♥️Follow Us ♥️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/emmaandofer/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emmaandofer/ Travel Blog - https://www.emmaandofer.com/