Category Archive: Morocco

Pic of the Day: March 28

Pic of the Day: March 28

The premium bus lines in Morocco aren’t quite up to Argentina’s luxury standards, but decent nevertheless.  The enjoyment of the luscious springtime landscapes is somewhat …

 

Pic of the Day: March 27

Pic of the Day: March 27

The missus is processing Morocco’s legendary Argan Oil the old-fashioned way. Argans are endangered trees native to Morocco.  In olden times, goats would climb (yes, climb) …

 

Pic of the Day: March 26

Pic of the Day: March 26

The harbor at Morocco’s windsurfing capital, Essaouira, isn’t just for show.  It’s got a real, working fleet of fishing boats.  Morocco’s is the world’s leading …

 

Pic of the Day: March 25

Pic of the Day: March 25

Finding an abandoned 50’s gas station is not that weird in Ouarzazate.  As Morocco’s movie capital, there are three studios in town, and plenty of …

 

Pic of the Day: March 24

Pic of the Day: March 24

The idea of sleeping under the stars in the Sahara had been a romantic dream of mine.  Here’s what the reality looks like the morning …

 

Pic of the Day: March 23

Pic of the Day: March 23

There are still real nomads, and real caravans, in the Sahara desert.  They may not take the legendary 52-day route to Timbuktu, but they still …

 

Pic of the Day: March 22

Pic of the Day: March 22

Our trusty camels, Hammedi and , enjoying well-deserved break time in the midst of a two-hour ride from the village of M’Hamid to our desert …

 

Pic of the Day: March 21

Pic of the Day: March 21

Ait Ben Haddou is one of the finest specimens on the legendary ‘route of a thousand kasbahs’.  These fortified towns grew rich and powerful on …

 

Pic of the Day: March 20

Pic of the Day: March 20

Attention food and beverage anthropologists:  this is not the correct technique for Moroccan mint tea pouring, also known as ‘Berber whisky’.  You’re supposed to pour …

 

Pic of the Day: March 19

Pic of the Day: March 19

Marrakech’s main square, Djemaa el Fna, is famous for the chaos of its snake charmers, magicians, singers, orange juice squeezers and, after dark, dozens of …