After 10 days of traveling in Morocco, I can definitely say that Marrakech is my least favorite city. Within an hour of arriving, a man on a motorbike nearly clipped my bag off my shoulder. By day two, three separate people had tried to "guide" us toward a shop we had...
Morocco has been quietly hosting some of the biggest productions in cinema history for over 60 years. If you love film and you're heading to Ouarzazate, this guide covers everything — what was filmed here, what sets are still standing, and exactly what to expect when...
Bruges is one of those cities that makes budget travelers nervous before they arrive. All those canal-side restaurants, horse-drawn carriages, and UNESCO-listed streets — it looks expensive. But when I visited, I was genuinely surprised at how much variety there is in...
When my local guide from Ouarzazate offered a package deal that included transport to Aït Ben Haddou, lunch, and a return trip, I didn't know I was about to step into one of Morocco's most extraordinary places. Standing at the base of this fortified mud-brick village,...
If someone told me the highlight of my Morocco trip wouldn't be Marrakech but a dusty desert town called Ouarzazate, I would've laughed. But after spending two days exploring this gateway to the Sahara, I realized I'd stumbled onto something most tourists miss. After...
When I stepped off the train at Casa Port station from Rabat, I wasn't prepared for what Casablanca would feel like. Unlike the medinas and riads I'd explored elsewhere in Morocco, Casablanca greeted me with wide boulevards, Art Deco facades, and wrought-iron...
What transforms an ordinary trip into an unforgettable, life-changing experience? It's that moment when you stand beneath the dancing Northern Lights, feeling infinitely small yet deeply connected to the universe. It's the rush of adrenaline as you leap from a plane...
My first train experience abroad was in Amsterdam in 2018. I bought a ticket at Schiphol, rode into Amsterdam Centraal, and walked confidently toward the exit—until the barriers wouldn't let me through. Turns out, the Netherlands uses a tap-in, tap-out system. A kind...
When someone mentions Morocco, Fes immediately comes to mind. As a child growing up in Armenia, I was captivated by the Brazilian telenovela O Clone, which beautifully showcased Moroccan culture and made me fall in love with this world before I ever set foot in it....