You take a street-facing seat at the Gran Café de Paris with a view of the French Embassy, and join the men’s club of regulars…
The Sahara consumes part of Morocco, and while snow does fall in the Atlas and Rif mountains, the people of Morocco are water conscious. Perhaps…
The Plaza el Hauta is a theater in the round. In actuality, it is more wedge shaped than circular, like a thick, rustic portion of…
From your vantage point on the rooftop terrace of your pension in Fez-el-Bali, you hear the evening call to prayer echo out across the medina….
Mention Casablanca is on your itinerary and, inevitably, well-meaning people will try to convince you to change your plans, citing as evidence everything from high…
In the crush of fishing boats tied up at the Casablanca dock, my vision goes through an ethereal transformation. It is not a seaside mist…
We met up with Celene and Lydia, third-year college students (from Bennington College and College of Charleston, respectively) in Meknes, Morocco where they are studying…
“How are your omens today?” inquires Celene (a Bennington College student studying abroad in Meknes) via email, indicating hers are sketchy and suggesting we meet…
The plaza at Jemaa El Fna is never really empty: some of the juicers of oranges probably pass their entire lives there, and even early…
Finches. Horses. Donkeys. Cats. Storks. Chickens. Sheep. Lambs. Beasts have their place in the bustle of Marrakech. Clopping, padding, and flitting through the streets. If…
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