Delicious Sherry in Jerez
We stayed in Gibraltar just one night and in the morning took a taxi to the Gibraltar Airport in order to pick up our car rental. There are no direct…
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Jetsaway
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Climbing the Rock
Gibraltar was founded in 1160 by a Berber Dynasty from Morocco, but was part of the Visigoth Kingdom as early as 418. Around 710 the Berbers conquered the area around…
Crossing the Med
On her sixth attempt, Mercedes Gleitze was the first known person to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar on April 6, 1928. It took her 12 hours and 50 minutes…
One Night in Chefchaouen
About three hours by car north of Fes you will find a small town perched on the side of a mountain called Chefchaoeun. Chef-show-when. It is nicknamed the “Blue City”…
Mystical, Magical Fes
Located to the northwest of the Atlas Mountains, Fes is surrounded by hills and the old city is centered around the Fes River (Wahdi Fes) which flows from west to…
A Whole New World
ONCF (Office National des Chemins de Fer or National Railways Office) is Morocco’s national railway operator. Their network inside Morocco is surprisingly extensive and ONCF operates Africa’s only high-speed train.…
Stunning Olinto
The House of Ruspoli is historically one of the great aristocratic families of Rome, but is originally from Florence. The family origins go back to the 8th century in France…
Mountain Village of Imlil
The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in North Africa that separates the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. They stretch around 1,600 miles through Morocco,…
Riad L’Hôtel Marrakech
A riad is a type of building with a garden courtyard that is rectangular in shape and with a fountain in the center. Riads are generally found in the Maghreb…
Ghost of Yves St. Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent was born in Oran, Algeria, in 1936. When he rediscovered North Africa thirty years later, he rediscovered the region’s particular light and the color it revealed. Morocco…