Sahara Desert Photos Morocco

These are photos taken of the desert in Morocco. Most of them were taken from my train window. I love riding trains because you get to see so much of the countryside, that normally would be inaccessible. These are pictures of tribal communities in the Sahara desert in Morocco, sheep herders in Morocco, and sheep in the desert.

Photo of a herd of sheep, Sahara Desert, Morocco.

Photo of a desert community, Morocco.

Photo of sheep herders, Sahara desert, Morocco.

Photo of houses in the Sahara desert, Morocco.

Photo of a sheep in the desert, Morocco.

Photo of a flock of sheep in the desert, Morocco.

Photo of the desert and mountains in Morocco.

Photo of a house in Morocco.

Desert village in Morocco.

Desert mountains in Morocco.

Morocco Photos

These are photographs from my trip to Morocco in 2007-2008. I was there for about two weeks in total. I visited Casablanca, Rabat, and Marrakesh.

Painted doors, Marakesh, Morocco.

Photo of a donkey cart, Rabat, Morocco.

Photo of Moroccan countryside in the desert.

Photo of Dental implants at a dentist's office in Morocco. The medical field in other countries always amazes me. Here were dental implants and dentures that you could buy on the street in Marrakesh,

The countryside in Morocco with the Atlas mountains in the background.

Colored glass lamps, Morocco. These were hanging in a store in the bazaar in Marrakesh, and just too beautiful not to look at.

Photo of a clean guest house in Marrakesh, Morocco. I stayed at this guest house for a few nights. It was owned and operated by a very friendly family who kept the place incredibly clean.

Chickens in a cage at the market in Morocco.

Photo of the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Casablanca, Morocco.

Photo of roof tops over Marrakesh, Morocco. This photo was taken from the roof of my guest house, and you can see the snow-capped atlas mountains in the distance.

Photos of Anduze, France

These are more photos from the countryside around Anduze, France.

In France, there are still superstitions about witches living in the countryside and the mountains. This is a photo of a house in the Cevannes mountains that I thought looked like a witch's house.

Photo of the French countryside.

Photo of the Gateway to the Cevannes, France

Photo of an old bridge, Anduze, France.

French house nestled along the river side.

Pictures of France

This are more of my photos from France. From the little village of Anduze in the south of France, I walked all around the countryside. There are miles and miles of vineyards growing grapes for wine. I also found many old castles, nestled along the hillsides. I would sometimes drive into Nimes, which is the closest city. This tiny city is home to beautiful French architecture dating back hundreds of years. They also have a lot of Roman ruins from the time of the Roman Empire.

Grape vineyards for making wine in France.

Train tracks at the Train station in Nimes, France.

The stain glass above the doors of the church has the design of the Rose of the Knights Templar. The Knights Templar were very active in the South of France, and most of the churches here have some sort of associated designs in their architecture.

Small village streets in Anduze, France

Photo of Anduze, France taken from the surrounding Mountains. Anduze is known as the gateway to the Cevennes, where this mountains range begins in the south of France.

Carousel in France.

Christmas in France. It was beautiful to be in France during Christmas. All of the tiny streets were decorated for Christmas, and markets were set up, with artisans selling home made crafts. For Christmas Eve, the town of Anduze had a big celebrations in the town square, where Santa visited the children, and everyone drank warm spiced wine and apple cider.

An old castle in the mountains in France. One day while I was hiking I found this dilapidated castle nestled in the vineyards.

French castle.

Picture of the Castle in France from far away.

Ali Shan Taiwan Photos

I took a holiday weekend to Ali Shan in Taiwan. It was very touristy, lots of stuff to buy in shops. There is a lot of fruit and other Taiwanese snacks to try. There is also the Forest railroad and lots of places to hike.

Photo of Taiwanese fruit called mountain tomatoes.

Forest in Ali Shan Taiwan.

Dead Cypress tree in Ali Shan. These trees are thousands of years old...wow!

Photo of a boy cooking Sausage in Taiwan.

Bamboo Forest in Ali Shan, Taiwan.

Tourist trolley for Ali Shan sunrise tour.

Staircase on trail through mountains in Ali Shan. This is for sustainable tourism. The tourists walk on the stairs instead of on the pathway to lessen soil erosion.

Sunrise at Ali Shan peaking over the mountains. I didn't think it was very impressive, but I guess it is a big thing to wake up at 4 am and go to see the sunrise here in Taiwan.

River in Ali Shan

1000 year old eggs. These are a delicacy here. They are eggs which are formented in horse pee, covered in hay and buried. They turn black afterwards and have a very strong taste.

Quitirrissi Indigenous Community, Costa Rica

Global College took a field trip to Quitirrissi, Costa Rica. This is a community of Huetar indigenous people. We visited a shaman, an organic farm, and women in the indigenous community.
(A photo of a costa rican saddle)

(photo of an indigenous farmer man in Costa Rica)

(Organic Chickens in Costa Rica)

(Global College Teacher, Emilio. He teaches Indigenous People of Latin America)

(The indigenous organic farmer)

Photo of the Traditional indigenous House of Costa Rica

(Road in the Indigenous Huetar community of Quitirrissi, Costa Rica)

(Photo of the mountains in Quitirrissi, COsta RIca)

(an organic farm in Quitirrissi, Costa RIca)

(Global College students on a Field trip in Quitirrissi, Costa Rica)