Sand, sun and wind. This beautiful combination for the adventure traveler is what awaited me as the van neared the campground where our desert tour into the Moroccan Sahara would begin. This was my second overnight desert tour (the first an extraordinary experience I enjoyed in the Tunisian desert a number of years ago )and […]
Continue readingDon’t get me wrong: when I left this traditional Moroccan hammam I felt relaxed, clean and splendid, yet I also felt somewhat beat up. Let me explain. It was my first time in Marrakech, and as an experience-it-all traveler there was no way I was going to leave Morocco without visiting a hammam in Marrakech’s […]
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Driving along East Central Morocco is an experience all by itself, not because the roads are particularly difficult or getting anywhere is complicated, but because of the contrasts flowing rivers bring to an otherwise sandy and barren landscape. About 200 km away from Marrakech is the city of Ouarzazate, perched along the valley formed by […]
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So close yet so far from western cultures Morocco is a country that has inspired traveler fantasies for decades, alluring frugal backpackers, surfers and families alike to a new culture and different experience altogether. While its capital city (Rabat) and financial capital (Casablanca) have a modern feel and drive most of the country’s economy it […]
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