1. Rock the Kasbah baby! Marrakech is a jaw dropping destination, as anyone who's been there can tell you. I always hear about the mosques, the souks, the tanneries, and the old town. What no one tells you is that the Kasbah is largely the old town. In Marrakech, the Kasbah is a World UNESCO Heritage site which you enter through the Bab Agnaou. Basically, that's a gate. Don't forget, the city center of almost any city in Morocco is a fort. They used to live in walled villages for any number of reasons for their safety. The Kasbah is ancient, it's walled, it has shopping, mosques, fort elements, and many other ancient places to visit. Only worshippers can enter the mosques, but there is so much to see and learn. It should be the centerpiece of any visit to Marakkech.
https://visitmarrakech.com/en/listing/la-kasbah/
https://archiqoo.com/locations/kasbah_of_marrakesh.php
https://muchmorocco.com/kasbah-marrakech/
2. Get a Cronut! Welcome to SOHO Manhattan, home of Dominique Ansel Bakery and the tenth anniversary of the world famous Cronut! SOHO is a progressive young community also well known for the torch and crown brewery which we also visited on the same day. There's Sicilian restaurants all over, narrow streets full of life all around and an unbelievable vibe in general. Long since SOHO has been a favorite of mine, but in the ten years since its creation, I'd never had a Cronut. The Cronut is a cross between a croissant and a donut. It's injected with flavor and topped with frosting. I waited for 40 minutes outside in line just to get two of these sugary wonders and it was worth it. You can only buy two per person, because they are so much in demand, but there's also a wealth of sugary bakery treats to choose from if you want more sweets than two Cronuts. Is it something I recommend? Not just for the Cronut, but come and enjoy all of SOHO and all it has to offer!
https://capturetheatlas.com/things-to-do-in-soho-nyc/
https://newyorksimply.com/soho-happy-hour-nyc/
https://www.opentable.com/cuisine/best-sicilian-restaurants-soho-ny
https://www.torchandcrown.com/
https://www.dominiqueanselny.com/
3. Go to the beach in NYC! I'm not joking. You don't want to go to some city beach? You don't swim in harbor waters? Me either! Rockaway, Brighton, Ocean, and Coney Island are five great beaches right on the Atlantic Coast. Far away from the harbors and rivers of NYC, they are all time honored traditions for visitors and New Yorkers alike. Coney Island carries the biggest history with more to do than you can imagine. Home of Nathan's a baseball team, and the world famous Cyclone Roller Coaster; it's history at it's finest and a whole lot of fun. Brighton Beach has long been called Little Russia or Little Odessa by the Sea. This is a complex community full of Russian and other Asian people who now call New York Home. The shopping is amazing, the food is amazing and you can have a great Russian lunch right along the boardwalk. It's a great place to spend the day. Rockaway is the hard to reach beach that juts out into the ocean past the others. There's a shuttle from Manhattan so you can go and spend the day at the beach. If you really want a little quiet, Ocean Beach sits in between Brighton and Coney Island. If you really want to enjoy the beach, it's the quietest spot, but I recommend them all for a great visit!
https://www.girlwiththepassport.com/best-beaches-in-brooklyn/
https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/rockaway-beach-and-boardwalk/facilities/beaches
https://www.nyctourism.com/new-york/brooklyn/brighton-beach
https://www.nyctourism.com/attractions-tours/coney-island
4. Visit Bedrock Gardens in Lee, New Hampshire. That's right, I said it. Visit a sculpture garden. I recently visited this place and it was amazing. I couldn't stop finding things to look at. It's acres of beautiful things to look at and ponder. There were even sculptures underwater and hanging from the trees. I'd never seen anything like it. It was one discovery after another. It was one of the most creative places I've ever seen. So, if you're in either the Portsmouth area or the Lakes Region, this is a great stop!
https://www.bedrockgardens.org/
https://www.facebook.com/bedrockgardens/
https://www.visitnh.gov/agriculture/5816/bedrock-gardens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg2ZfcoF-5M
5. Rochester, New Hampshire. This is a little burg, on the way to so many other places. Not far from Dover and the race fans' hotel spot. On the way to Laconia and the lakes. Just north of Portsmouth and the city. This little burg is cute. It's old, as in it has a hotel that's fascinating and predates almost everything in the state. No one talks about Rochester. It's a place where people live and work and spend their time in a lot of other places. I stayed in the Governor's Inn recently. It was fascinating. There's the main hotel. There's the adjacent building to the hotel. There's two restaurants. There's a performance area. There's a garden. It's all old and beautiful. It was a wonderful stay. Rochester is home to the Granite State Fair, NH's biggest fair. And, there's one other thing you should check out this tiny little town for. Every summer there's a Bigfoot hunt. Not joking. You'll find the colorful Bigfoot cutouts all over town. It's a lot of fun. You can partake in the scavenger hunt by visiting City Hall and getting started. It's a quiet little town with a lot to offer that no one ever hears about. Trust me. Stay in this town and run around the area. You'll have a truly good time.
https://www.facebook.com/RochesterNH/
https://www.granitestatefair.com/
http://www.rochestermainstreet.org/bigfoot.html
https://www.rochesternh.org/things-to-do/
So, there's my five for this week. I swear they're all a lot of fun. You'll marvel at the wilds of New Hampshire. You'll probably gain a little weight in SOHO and learn a lot. I hope that you get a chance to experience even a few of the spots that I talk about in this blog so you can go out and wander and enjoy!
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