Morocco

Ah, Morocco! A beautiful landscape with equally beautiful people. An exotic getaway that can make the poorest of people feel rich. Everyone dreams of visiting this dreamland and many of us can…

When we first thought of spending New Year’s Eve in Morocco’s Sahara Desert, the idea evoked romantic notions of a luxurious tent, starry skies, warm breezes and candlelight. Who wouldn’t want to…

A coach full to the last seat proceeds among the majestic sand stretch of the Western Sahara. The contrast between the outdoor temperature – hardened by a scorching sun – and the…

Chefchaouen, the beautiful Blue City of Morocco, lies surrounded by the Rif mountains. It’s a rose with some thorns. A wonderful experience indeed, but you better get yourself prepared for that. The…

While spending Ramadan in Morocco I noticed how this demanding muslim ritual involves sharing as much as it involves fasting. In origin it was a pagan tradition of pre-islamic arab societies. After…

The first time I attended a goa trance festival I was in Switzerland. During the party I saw something you rarely see on a rave: the people kindly smiled to anyone and…

It’s a quarter past five in the afternoon and the train isn’t here yet. From the loudspeakers of Casa Voyageurs train station there come updates about the delay first in Arabic and…

When travelling on the tramway in Morocco I always got the felling of entering a different world. Inaugurated one year ago, it is the public service’s pride. At least in the two…

They say that Morocco has four capitals: Rabat is the administrative centre, Marrakech the cultural one, Fes has the spiritual leadership and Casablanca is the financial capital. Of all four, the latter…