Morocco

On a Moorish tour, be sure to straddle the Gibraltar

Seemingly infinite columns at the Mezquita | Photo by Lauren Girardin I’ve seen the light. No, not the intense noontime light filtering through the rattan roofing covering...

September 22, 2008 with 0 Comments

Strolling the streets of Fes

Outside Fes’ Medina | Art by Todd Berman As soon as the sun sets, everyone in Fes takes to the streets for a walk along the wide roads through Ville Nouvelle, or New Town....

September 12, 2008 with 0 Comments

Berber jams and mariachi serenades

Kids in the Jewish Quarter of Fes | Photo by Lauren Girardin The grand taxi that takes us from the Sahara to Fes is not grand by definition, neither in largeness or in luxury....

August 25, 2008 with 2 Comments

In sync with sand

Sahara sunset | Photo by Lauren Girardin Sometimes your love for a place comes on as hard and fast as food-poisoning. Other times, a place is forgettably bland, bringing on...

August 25, 2008 with 3 Comments

Morocco travel tips

Where we ate: Over our more than two weeks in Morocco we ate at more places than we can list here. Since most were mediocre, here’s just the ones that seem worth mentioning,...

August 24, 2008 with 1 Comment

Riding the camel train

Humping through the Sahara, Morocco | Art by Todd Berman Riding a camel through the parched Sahara dunes is like riding a mechanical bull that has a banana seat, though a bull...

August 18, 2008 with 1 Comment

Cold fusion in the hot Sahara desert

This way to the Sahara| Photo by Lauren Girardin It’s 7 a.m in Marrakesh and Todd and I have just been sold from one tour agency to another, like so many camels.

August 16, 2008 with 1 Comment

You’ll never die of scurvy in Marrakesh

Djemaa el Fna at night | Photo by Lauren Girardin In between awkward, head-jerky naps on the monarchy-run CTM bus from Essaouira to Marrakesh, Todd tells me what has him the most...

August 15, 2008 with 5 Comments

Rejuvenating in a riad

Todd and tajine in the Riad Sidi Magdoul, Essaouira | Photo by Lauren Girardin It’s 95 degrees Fahrenheit and stunningly sunny as I wind through every little alley and souk...

August 14, 2008 with 2 Comments

Dining (mis)adventures in Morocco

Escargot aux espice in Casablanca | Photo by Lauren Girardin I like snails. I like them steaming hot on a cart in Casablanca. Stick a toothpick in their cute little head and yank...

August 12, 2008 with 6 Comments