Around the World in Review, Leg 03: Morocco, Tunisia, Central Europe, and Scandinavia
Category: Morocco
Falling In and Out of Love in Morocco
Before we left on this around-the-world adventure, I would've said Morocco was my favorite country. Of all the places I'd visited, I loved everything about its culture, landscape, and people. This trip was different.
Postcards to Wanda: Morocco
We crossed the land border from the Spanish exclave of Melilla to the less-visited eastern side of Morocco and found a very different part of the country.
Snakes and Shawarma in Marrakech, Morocco
After a magical introduction to Morocco, we took the overnight train from Tangier to Marrakech. It’s a very inexpensive way to travel and covers two bases at once: transportation and accommodation. Our compartment ranged from oven hot to refrigerator cold …
Mafi Mushkila in Tangier, Morocco
Mike's Arabic was rusty after 25 years, but as we bounced over hills and careened around the curves of the coastal road on our first visit to Morocco, he taught me some phrases I would need while we were in …
Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar by Ferry
Angela and I consciously, overtly constructed our early relationship around travel. We recognized the wanderlust in each other and knew we wanted to see the world together. So we planned and saved, taking short domestic trips and biding our time …
Snack-Stealing Apes on New Year’s Eve in Gibraltar
To be just over 2.5 square miles (6.7 km²) in size, Gibraltar is an especially well-known piece of land. Towering over the Mediterranean at the southern tip of Europe, the Rock of Gibraltar helps, of course, but Gibraltar's geographic location …
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International Travel: Facing the Fear
When Mike and I were engaged, I told him I wanted an exotic adventure to look forward to for our fifth wedding anniversary. I'd traveled quite a bit, but it was all what I considered to be "domestic" travel — lots …
Morocco Adventure: A Camel Ride in the Sahara to Camp under the Stars
During my volunteer trip to Rabat, my new friend Paige and I had the opportunity to take a weekend excursion to Merzouga. It's a small town in the eastern part of Morocco, just 31 miles (50 km) from the border …
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Moroccan Adventure: Kings and Cafés in Casablanca
During my volunteer trip to Rabat, I had the opportunity to take a weekend excursion to Casablanca, the largest city in Morocco. It lies along the Atlantic Ocean on the country's western coast and is home to one of the …
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