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Tangerine Spirits – Tangier, Morocco
Tangerine Spirits
Tangier, Morocco
Tangier is a city with a reputation. Her allure is strong and will leave an imprint on the modern traveler – as it did on those eponymous miniature oranges that once passed through its ports. But she is a city living under the umbrage of a sordid past, h
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Morocco Rocks the House – Morocco
Morocco Rocks the House
Morocco
Well, I don’t know about y’all and all this nonsense I hear about being fearful of travelling to Africa. My travel mate and I had a blast in Morocco.
For me, the adventure started in February 2005 and ended in March 2005. I got a really good deal on a
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Marrakech Mayhem – Marrakesh, Morocco
Marrakech Mayhem
Marrakesh, Morocco
Monkeys, snake charmers, henna painters, and fresh orange juice: it should be on the Welcome to Marrakech sign. Marrakech is overwhelming, chaotic, nerve-wracking, and fabulous.
Marrakesh Another recommendation for women is to wear clothing that does not draw
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How Do You Say, ‘I love you, Camel’ in Arabic? – Merzouga, Morocco
How Do You Say, “I love you, Camel,” in Arabic?
Merzouga, Morocco
After several days in Marrakesh I decided I needed a relaxing break, so I booked a 3 day trip to the desert with a local tour group geared towards backpackers. What was not relaxing was the total of 28 hours we spent
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Escape to Casablanca – Casablanca, Morocco
Escape to Casablanca
Casablanca, Morocco
The desert near Merzouga proved to be a life-altering experience, but not a relaxing one. I was in need of some serious relaxation, so I headed to the hippie town made famous by Jimmy Hendrix and Cat Stevens–who maybe liked it so much he converted
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The Beatnik Path – Portugal and Morocco
The Beatnik Path
Portugal and Morocco
I lay on my back in the Casablanca train station, palms down on the damp concrete. The sky was clear, full of stars, and the moon hung low like a late addition to a child’s painting. My eyes watered as the sleeper train from Marrakech spat slowly into
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Holed up with the Police in Ouarzazate – Morocco
Holed up with the Police in Ouarzazate
Morocco, Africa
The gun holstered to his belt poked me in the ribs every time he shifted weight. Not that he could help it. Packed four across into the back of a share taxi, we flew along the mountain curves on our way to Marrakech. Two where piled in the
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An American in Morocco – Africa
Arriving in Morocco, I am greeted with strange smells and somewhat familiar sounds, but no luggage! The murmur of cars and horns connects me with New York City; the grunts and chants of Arabic with Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon. Everything else, though, is completely new, except for my clothes. I wil
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Sand in every Orifice: The Sahara – Morocco, Africa
The Sahara
We had been driving for four hours. We turned off the bumpy road. You could see for miles – totally flat. There were no roads, just a few tire tracks, lots of signs sticking in the sand advertising various accommodations that were nowhere to be seen. I was anxious; I was ente
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Ponderings on a Bus – Morocco, Africa
Motion sick thoughtsI’m feeling a bit reflective. I haven’t felt that way for a while. Maybe it’s been in my head and I just haven’t let it out. I’m on a bus in Morocco traveling between Chefchaouan and Tangier – a four-hour bus ride from hell. It’s hot, extremely hot; the air conditionin
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Morocco, Part 1 – Africa
After a harrowing departure from Mali, I arrived at the Casablanca airport, delighted to find ATMs that worked and people relatively happy to give information (the French influence notwithstanding). I made it downstairs to the train station to buy my ticket to Marrakech, and from there, to Berb
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Morocco, Part 2 – Africa
My time in Morocco is a continuing tapestry of colors, sounds and images, a wonderous wave that has me caught up and tossed me about from place to place.
Essaouira
I left Essaouira for Boumalne du Dades, impossible to reach by public transport in one day, so I hopped a bus back to Marrakech
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Moroccan Moments – Africa
The streets of Tangier were oddly quiet that morning. Empty tables and chairs lined the normally packed street side cafes. Eager street merchants looking for a sale didn’t appear until late morning and taxis were hard to find.
We had witnessed many contrasts during our trip to Morocco, this
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The Walk – Morocco, Africa
After six of the roughest months of my life, I decided that on my 40th birthday, I would "take a walk" to clear my head and celebrate life. I wanted to go some place ALONE, where everything would smell, look, sound, and feel different. I found it in Morocco.
On "the day"
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Goats in Trees – Morocco, Africa
Goats in trees
While traveling through Morocco, I was going through an "anti-guidebook" stage. I didn't feel like investing in another $20.00 heavy travel book. Since I didn’t have a book about Morocco, I was learning things as I was experiencing them, as well as learning abo
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Chefchaouen, Morocco
Chefchaouen can easily be visited while touring Southern Spain. For first time visitors to Morocco it is probably one of the easiest and most pleasant places to discover the delights of this north African country. It was founded in the 15th Century and populated by Jewish and Muslim refugees fr
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Summit of Ighil M’goun – Morocco, Africa
The road from Azilal to Ait Bougmez has only been tarmacked for two years. Mustapha fears for the future of the valley in which he was born. In modern Morocco surfaced roads often herald the beginning of the end for traditional villages. Many of the communities in the Toubkal region (the mou
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Million Star Accommodation – Erg Chebbi, Morocco, Africa
Fur is tickling my calves and the wobbling movements are making me slightly sea sick. It feels like I just stepped on board a small boat, but instead of water, all I can see are the impressive velvet dunes of Erg Chebbi spreading before me like a gigantic blanket. An erg (meaning sand sea or d
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The Essence of Leather in Marrakech, Morocco
“Special price for you, ladies!” the vendor shouts as a group of tourists pass his stall: a collection of lamps, teapots and carpets. He seems to have a sixth sense for guessing where people are from, although their looks help: the tall Dutch family that wears zip off pants, the unshaven
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Best BootsnAll Travel Photos: July 2010
I’ve worked at BootsnAll for more than four years now, and one of the things that’s been a part of my job almost since the beginning has been scheduling the daily travel photos we post. Although I get to take all kinds of little mental vacations throughout my day as I read and write
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