One of the jewels of North Africa, Morocco offers something for any kind of traveller. From yoga retreats and luxurious hammam spas catering to the western market, to history and culture trails, to trekking in the desert and high atlas mountains with Berbers or surfing in the hippy hangout of Taghazout.
Marrakech offers winter warmth while coastal Morocco gets surprisingly chilly, one of the best times to visit Morocco is in spring. Go beyond the hotspots and support some of the women-led sustainable Argan Oil co-operatives or get to know more about Moroccan culture by staying in a homestay.
They say that every city has a signature sound. If that’s the case then for Marrakech, for me, its sound is simply the muezzin. I don’t mean like any other middle eastern city though. I mean the surrounding buzz of dozens of mosques packed into the maze-like medina, competing with one another with their call … Read more
