Registry for Janelle Jimenez & Hugh Prysten

Janelle Jimenez & Hugh Prysten

Dear Friends and Family,

Thank you so much for kindly viewing our registry and thinking of us! As you may well know, both Hugh and I have a deep love and passion for travel. We have both lived in three different countries, we met in Japan, backpacked Asia for most of 2008 as an engagement trip, and continue to look at the rest of the world as potential places to visit and live.

We have shared a home for several years and already own many of the gifts traditionally given for weddings. In lieu of asking for more objects to fill our very small city apartment, we have decided to allow our friends and family the option to give us the gift of memories and experiences. Recent research has shown that positive experiences (for example, travel) are more likely to raise happiness levels than material objects. We've agreed with this for years!

For those who know us, you know our lives revolve around travel and adventure. This is our primary hobby and primary reason we do most of the things we do. We have been to about 15 countries together, which is only 10% of the countries of the world! As St. Augustine said, "the world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."

Thank you very much for considering us and helping us see more of this big, beautiful world we live in.

Janelle & Hugh

For more information on our past travels, please read our travel blog: Travel to Live, Live to Travel and view our travel photos.

Destination

2 weeks in Spain and Morocco!

Dates

09/01/10 - 09/13/10

Gifts are welcome!
The value will be used
toward trip expenses.

September 1: Fly from New York City to Barcelona, Spain after work. =D

September 2: Arrive in Barcelona. Fly to Fez, Morocco.

September 3-4: Explore the wonderful old city of Fez, Morocco.

September 5: Take a train from Fez to Marrakesh.

September 8: Fly from Marrakesh to Barcelona, fly from Barcelona to the Island of Majorca.

September 8-10: Enjoy the beautiful Mediterranean Sea from Majorca.

September 10: Fly from Majorca to Barcelona.

September 10-13: Explore Barcelona!

September 13: Return to New York City

September 14: Go back to work! =(

.: Trip Essentials :.

Guidebooks for Spain and Morocco--we like going off the beaten path, but we also like not getting lost!

Cost Each	$20.00
Still Need	0
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A netbook: a small, light-weight laptop made for traveling. Did you know when we backpacked around Asia for 8 months we lugged around a MacBook Pro laptop?! Netbooks are 15% of the cost and half the weight!

Cost Each	$45.00
Still Need	6
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A one way ticket for both of us to fly from Casablanca, Morocco to Barcelona, Spain.

Cost Each	$60.00
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An 8-hour train ride from Fez to Marrakesh. Flying can be so boring, and we love the romance of rail travel!

Cost Each	$45.00
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Flight from Barcelona, Spain to Fez, Morocco to begin our journey in North Africa.

Cost Each	$110.00
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.: Accommodation :.

3 nights at Riad Dar Seffarine, a riad (traditional Moroccan home with a central garden) located in the beautiful city of Fez.

Cost Each	$75.00
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Two nights at Riad Azzar, a small inn with roof-top terrace and pool, in wonderful Marrakesh.

Cost Each	$50.00
Still Need	6
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One night at Dar L'Oussia, located in Essaouira, a town on the Atlantic Ocean. The first time we'll ever see the Atlantic from the East!

Cost Each	$45.00
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Two nights at Hospes Maricel on Majorca Island, Spain!

Cost Each	$100.00
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3 nights at Hotel Pulitzer in Barcelona.

Cost Each	$65.00
Still Need	8
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.: Activities :.

Private guide and driver in Fes, Morocco to show us all the great hidden places of the city, teach us how to barter, and make sure we have our own personal experience and not a group-tour experience!

Cost Each	$50.00
Still Need	0
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Royal Spa Treatment in Marrakesh. A three hour experience starting with a traditional hammam, and then a luxurious couples massage.

Cost Each	$35.00
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A group cooking class in Marrakesh! As you know, we LOVE to cook. Give a couple a fish and they eat for a day, teach a couple how to fish, and they'll cook it for you next time they see you.

Cost Each	$50.00
Still Need	0
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A souvenir from one of Morocco's (in)famous souks! Will we leave with a scarf, leather slippers, or a tea set?!

Cost Each	$25.00
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A scrub down for two in a traditional Moroccan hammam! We'll be scrubbed until we're fresh as babies, then doused with water.

Cost Each	$30.00
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Car rental in Mallorca (Majorca). It's a big island and to get to the best beaches we need our own set of wheels!

Cost Each	$75.00
Still Need	2
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Admission for two to the Picasso museum in Barcelona.

Cost Each	$25.00
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Admission for two to the Familia Sagrada church and Gaudi museum in Barcelona.

Cost Each	$35.00
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Admission to a tour of Camp Nou, home of FC Barcelona, one of Janelle's favorite soccer teams.

Cost Each	$25.00
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FC Barcelona jersey, boys size large, for Janelle. We didn't go all the way to Barca to NOT get a jersey!

Cost Each	$100.00
Still Need	0
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.: Food & Drink :.

Celebratory drinks. Hurray, we're in a foreign country and we just got married! Cheers!

Cost Each	$25.00
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Delicious Moroccan mint tea for every day we are in Morocco.

Cost Each	$20.00
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A delicious tagine, Morocco's most famous dish, for two.

Cost Each	$25.00
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Dinner for two at Maison Arabe, one of the best restaurants in Morocco.

Cost Each	$60.00
Still Need	1
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Street Food in Morocco. Hugh and I love street vendors and have no fear in seeking them out for a quick snack or lunch. Help us discover wonderful new tastes!

Cost Each	$15.00
Still Need	0
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Breakfast in bed and a bottle of cava (wine) for our first morning in Barcelona.

Cost Each	$25.00
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A pitcher of Sangria. One of Janelle's favorite drinks is sangria, and what better place to have a glass than in Spain.

Cost Each	$15.00
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A tapas lunch. Tapas are perfect for the couple who love to eat and sample many little dishes!

Cost Each	$20.00
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A paella dinner. How can we go to Spain without eating the national dish, paella?

Cost Each	$45.00
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Dinner for two at Cinc Sentits, a world renowned Barcelona restaurant with a Michelin star (www.cincsentits.com)

Cost Each	$30.00
Still Need	0
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