How to Travel with Dogs to Morocco—When a Country is NOT Dog Friendly

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How to Travel with Dogs to Morocco—When a Country is NOT Dog Friendly

How to travel with dogs to Morocco including tips for traveling with dogs to a country that is NOT dog-friendly. This was our first stop on our sailing journey where the culture was not dog-friendly. But exploring Morocco, Africa with our two beagles was still an incredible adventure as we visited Rabat, Casablanca, and Tangier. It was kind of like walking armadillos since Moroccans consider dogs to be wild animals and not domestic pets.

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How to Live Full-Time on a Sailboat - Adjusting to Life at Sea

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How to Live Full-Time on a Sailboat - Adjusting to Life at Sea

Seefalke still tosses me around the cabin at times. I still blurt four-letter words daily, but I no longer become distracted by the bruises. I still battle seasickness with every passage, but it’s just another part of my new normal of living life sideways. Most days are mundane and uneventful. Some are filled with engine trouble at sea or filthy maintenance chores. Other days are downright scary, difficult, and uncomfortable. But it’s worth it. 

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The Most Awesome Sailing Destinations in the World

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The Most Awesome Sailing Destinations in the World

While sailing the world for a year, I was lucky enough to explore some of the most awesome sailing destinations on the planet! I created a page with links to all my favorites so that you can come along on the adventure, see all the spectacular photos, watch the videos, and read about the incredible journeys and challenges that it took to get there.

Of course, you don’t have to be traveling on a sailboat to see some of these remarkable places, but some are so remote you can only get there by sea. This page will continuously be updated, so please feel free to visit often! Just click the images to read about the amazing sailing destinations that look interesting to you!

CLICK HERE TO BEGIN EXPLORING MY FAVORITE SAILING DESTINATIONS!

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How to Get Your Sea Legs - Sailing Adventure Blog

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How to Get Your Sea Legs - Sailing Adventure Blog

How to Get Your Sea Legs is the official logbook of Michelle Segrest chronicling her travels sailing the world in a 43-foot sailboat for a year. It reveals all the good, the bad, and the ugly details about the planning stages, stories about living on a sailboat, sailing with dogs, the reality of working while sailing, impressions of her many interesting destinations along the way, nitty-gritty details about each sailing passage, and the entire experience from the first mate's point of view.

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