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…
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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,…
On the way to Marrakech
When we booked this trip we bought our tickets into Casablanca. As the trip started to firm up we had settled on starting it in Marrakech. That meant either moving…
Join Us as We Discover Morocco
This trip has been in the planning stage since last January 2025. It all started with a beefy American Express Membership Rewards 30% transfer bonus to Air France Flying Blue…