The roads weren’t exactly highways:

Compare to the baggage carts in Bangladesh:

When we got up to our hotel, the Kasbah du Toubkal (the filming site for parts of Kundun) we were just astounded by the natural beauty of the place. The days we were there were filled with hiking, eating delicious food, and meeting all kinds of interesting guests, including the hotel’s co-owner.

I’m glad we didn’t have to drive the Atos on this road:

A Berber village:

Chris, John, and Robbie on the trail:

After our hikes we would have lunch, rest up, and then meet on top of Jill and John’s rooftop balcony for a happy hour before dinner.

While Jill and John enjoyed their room in the tower, the five of us got a much better deal, we slept outside under the stars.

On every hike we’ve gone on for the past twenty-two years, John has always been telling us about the snack shop that’s going to be there at the top of the mountain for us. Of course, after years of hiking in the Appalachians, he’s never come through on that promise.
Well, it might have been the biggest shock of our lives when we got to the top of the pass on one of our hikes and found this:

Can John ever deliver on this promise again? Well, he did the next day as well, when three little kids were selling cokes at the top of the pass. But 2 in a row is probably as lucky as he’s going to get.

The Kasbah:

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