Category: Africa travel

Once upon a time, you could visit the great bucket list wonders of the world—officially designated or otherwise—and practically have the place to yourself. That’s how I experienced Petra, …

Perhaps your travels of late involve neighborhood walks. There is much that can be learned with such walks. Right now, for a number reasons my walks take place very …

Paul Salopek began his current journey in Ethiopia. At this writing, travel changes and border closings find him paused in Myanmar. It has taken him seven years to get …

After nearly six years of travel, I still remember my luxury desert safari in Merzouga, Morocco as one of my favorite activities. Located 10 hours away from Marrakech near …

Dreaming, planning, anticipating, remembering, reflecting: all of those are part of travel. They are all part of creating and sharing stories too. We are all storytellers here. We have …

Music is a great way to connect, with friends, with strangers, with places you love and places you dream of. Music is a great way to connect with the …

I don’t honestly know what time it was when I was walking through the streets of Marrakech. I wasn’t drunk. It was because of the Daylight Saving Time. Daylight …

What is a micro trip? The editors of Lonely Planet have taken the idea of short trips in a rather interesting direction in the book called Micro Trips. They’ve …

Food: it’s an essential part of travel. Maybe you seek out special meals, look for a farmer’s market, or happen on a quick snack at a roadside stand. Whatever …

There shouldn’t be any question about if you will visit Marrakech. The only question should be where you will sleep in Marrakech when you do visit. Marrakech is the …

Ah, Morocco. The land of Indiana Jones, Lawrence of Arabia and the Dothraki. For years, I dreamed of visiting the spice markets of Fez, but I didn’t know much …

Rivers, lakes, oceans, beaches: waterways were among people’s earliest highways and means of travel. People lived near water for sustenance, for travel, for trade, and for joy, too. Sea …