ARGAN OIL IS DELICIOUS AND HEALTHY-- AND ONLY AVAILABLE IN SOUTHERN MOROCCO

Not all of my friends are big travel freaks like me and Roland. I remember when my sister came to visit me in Amsterdam when I was living th...

EATING IN MARRAKESH

Samir from The View From Fez blog has a great list of places to eat and sleep in Marrakech (as well as just about everything else anyone wo...

RIADS, THE NEW OLD THING IN MARRAKESH ACCOMMODATION

A riad is an urban house situated in the medina or kasbah. It isn't a random loosely defined lodging but one whose plans and arrangement...

IS MOROCCO A SAFE PLACE TO VISIT?

When I announced to my friends that I was going to Morocco for a few weeks in December and January, almost all of them were wary. Everyone k...

TANGIER-- GATEWAY TO MOROCCO

I'm finally finished unpacking and guess what I found! 3 pages of notes that I took when I decided to start this blog while I was in Tan...

NEVER BE AFRAID TO TRAVEL ALONE (UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE AFRAID ABOUT)

I've probably thought about this more than most. Starting back when I was 13-- and attempting to hitchhike down to Miami Beach to visit ...

OLD CITY FES AIN'T SO SCARY NO MORE

Traditionally the main entrance to Fes-el-Bali (Fes' old walled medina) is through the beautiful Bab Bou Jeloud. Two things were "m...

EATING IN FES

Once I get settled into this blog I'm sure it'll set its own rhythm. It won't be all chronological or anything like that. But ye...