THE ROAD BEST TRAVELLED PART 7: Atlantic Vistas — Fes to Casablanca
Posted onI make a little square by putting my thumbs and index fingers together and look out through the window. With this little bit of finger-cropping, I could swear that the view is “somewhere” in rural Canada or the American Midwest. …
THE ROAD BEST TRAVELLED Part 6: Beyond the Desert: Midelt to Fes
Posted onGOOD MORNING! Ready to go??
Okay. We’re getting a nice early start, so I’m scheming… How’m I going to advocate for my hidden agenda? Yes, we’re heading for Fes, and yes, we’re going to go through Azrou and Ifrane… but …
THE ROAD BEST TRAVELLED Part 5: Beyond the Desert: Ziz Valley to Midelt/Fes
Posted onToday, we’re driving one of my very favorite routes: Erfoud to Fes, and I’m on the hunt for pictures. This route is seldom written about. It’s true that the route to the desert from Marrakech through Ouarzazate and up through …
THE ROAD BEST TRAVELLED Part 4: Sightseeing the Route Des Kasbah: Skoura to Tinghir
Posted onIt’s hard to be anything other than a morning person in Morocco. Around 4:15, the first call to prayer drifts gently over rooftops. To me, it sounds like, “Come ONNNN, sleepyhead…” Then the real call to prayer comes around 5:30. …
THE ROAD BEST TRAVELLED Part 3: Ouarzazate – Gateway to the Desert
Posted onThis is deceptively fertile ground for an imagination that wants to go wild. Ouarzazate is another red city bleached to terracotta peach and pink by the relentless sun. It lies at the crossroads of age-old trade routes linking North and …
THE ROAD BEST TRAVELLED Part 2: Marrakech – Merzouga (Erg Chebbi)
Posted onIt is just under 200 km from Marrakech to Ouarzazate, and yet, it’s a solid four-hour trip if you drive with appropriate care. If you don’t – that is, if you speed – you can arrive about 15 minutes soon. …
THE ROAD BEST TRAVELLED Part 1: Marrakech – Merzouga (Erg Chebbi)
Posted onMorocco is one of those countries where the journey is the destination. Yes, you’ll tell stories about the amazing cities, the beaches, the mountains, the desert… but never without also remembering the road.
We’re heading to the Erg Chebbi desert …