Imlil, Morocco, is such a pleasant escape into the Atlas Mountains. Most people traveling to Imlil will be coming from Marrakesh and hence will discover the cooler and more tranquil environment found, in comparison. In Imlil, the heat is gone and so are the touts that often bother travelers in […]
Marrakech to Merzouga Travel Itinerary & Tips to Reach the Sahara Desert
When taking a trip to Morocco, it’s nearly a requirement to make the journey to see the vast sand dunes of the Sahara Desert. It’s such an awesome experience! But those beautiful Sahara Desert dunes are quite the distance from Morocco’s popular travel hubs such as Marrakech and Fez. The […]
Our Top 20 Worst Travel Experiences: A Year in Review
The end of 2014 also marked the end of our first full year of travel. So we recently posted about our absolute favorite experiences from this past year roaming around the world. But life on the road isn’t all gumdrops and unicorns. We certainly incurred our share of misfortunes too. […]
Our Top 20 Favorite Travel Experiences from 2014!
One Very Full Year in Travel, The 20 Best Experiences: 2014 came to a close right at the same time that our first full year of travel has been completed, so we figured it’s a perfect time to recall and share our favorite travel experiences from this past year. In 2014 […]
Beers Around Morocco
Beer in Morocco In keeping up with our tradition of reviewing the beers around the countries we’ve visited, I am reluctantly posting this review of beer around Morocco. I say “reluctantly” because Morocco has been the worst of the 25 countries we’ve visited so far this year, but this is […]
The Barbary Apes of Azrou Morocco
Introducing Azrou Of course, you’ve heard of Casablanca. And perhaps you’ve even visited Marrakech or Fez. But Azrou, Morocco? What the heck is there? We stopped in for a few days to find out. Only about an hour away from busy Fez and Meknes is the calm and tranquil village of […]
Sandstorm and Sandboarding: Our Camel Trek into the Sahara Desert (Erg Chebbi)
We had arrived midday to a riad in the village of Merzouga on the edge of a stretch of the Sahara known as Erg Chebbi. It was too hot for the camels to head out any earlier so our host, Omar, fixed us up some lunch and allowed us to […]