Destination Feature: Morocco
Reflections
From the Southern tip of Africa, we journey to its most Northwestern corner and find Morocco – the other African nation that appears on many an American and European bucket list. For oft, Morocco in all its exotic texture has long been an intersection of worlds – of the African, on which it sits; of the Islamic, for which it worships and writes; and of the French, from which it was long colonized and still speaks and eats... Continue Reading
A Guide to Fes
Our Favorite Spots in Morocco’s Cultural Treasure Trove
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Eat: Bacha Coffee, Marrakech
Stay: Riad Due, Marrakech
See: Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca
Experience: Oberoi Spa, Marrakech
Resources and Intel
Intel: What is a Riad?
North Africa’s Intimate Hotel Option. Read more.
Intel: The Moroccan Railway
Unexpected European-style Transit in North Africa. Read More.
Intel: ATMs and Cash in Morocco
The Dirham is King (and Euros, too). Read More.
Musings
Listen: Putumayo's North African Groove
For Dreaming of: Jams from Egypt to Morocco
Watch: Royal Mansour: Life Beyond the Lobby
For Dreaming of: Underneath Marrakech’s Finest Hotel
Watch: Babel
For Dreaming of: Moroccan Mountain Cinema
Taste from Afar: Mint Tea
For Dreaming of: A Sweet and Seductive Tummy Warmer
Taste from Afar: The Contemporary African Kitchen
For Dreaming of: Recipes from Morocco’s Leading Chefs
Beauty: Marrakech, Morocco
A striped gentleman walks in the Medina towards the Eloussta Kaât Bennahid Mosque.
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