Morocco is an incredible place to visit. From modern cities like Casablanca and Tangier to the ancient capitals of Marrakech and Fes, to the stunning scenery of the High Atlas Mountains and Sahara Desert, the country has so much to do and see. But as with any place, there are some things about Morocco that…
Morocco is having a golden age as far as tourism goes. It seems everyone is either going to the North African country or trying to. And rightly so. While there are some issues that we will talk about in the “Other Useful Information” section below, the country is incredible. It is vibrant - sometimes overwhelmingly…
It would be an exaggeration to say that without Morocco there would be no Judaism, as well as a stretch to say that without Jews there would be no Morocco. But both would look completely different than they do today were it not for a partnership that saw two peoples working together to reach heights…
Sunset in Essaouira, Morocco is not to be missed. Here on the country’s Atlantic coast, the orange glow lights up the ocean and the small island outcroppings standing between the city and the vastness of eternity. Pinks hit the clouds, and the very stone of the walls of the city seems to light up. A…
Morocco is an overwhelming place. Walking through one of the Medinas in Fes or Marrakech, or even a smaller city, can feel intimidating at best, and downright sensory overload at worst. It is amazing, but sometimes, one just needs a break. So waking up here at Riad Atlas Panorama in the village of Imlil is…
Morocco is a destination that screams out exotic in basically all it has. The souks and Medinas of the cities, the image of a camel crossing the Sahara, and the minarets of the mosques… all are so different from what we as westerners are used to, and that lends an aura of excitement to a…
I can’t even imagine the relief Sahara caravan drivers must have felt upon reaching this place, or another like it. After months crossing the planet’s largest “real” desert (there are larger in the Arctic and Antarctica based on the definition of desert as limited rainfall, but really, do you count those?), to arrive at one…
I’ve stared at this screen for three days now, debating what to write about Fes, Morocco. How does one distill even a single day in this city down into an article? What’s the angle? The city is overwhelming, with more than a thousand years of history as an imperial capital, as a place of learning,…
For all of my explorations of the Roman Empire, and the dizzying number of Roman sites I’ve visited, somehow I never cease to be surprised at just how far Rome extended its territory, and just how much has survived the nearly two millennia since its fall. And yet, here I am, just outside of Meknes,…
“I love it when a place is so unexpected,” I tell Saad. “This city is unlike anything I’ve ever seen.” The second part of my statement to Saad Jaidi, a young law student from Chefchaouen, Morocco who gives tours of his city on weekends to help make some money, is true. Chefchaouen is, indeed, unlike…