Marrakech, Medina
December 30, 2019 There comes a time in a country when you realize that much of what you are seeing…
December 2019
Meknes, Morocco
December 26, 2019 Meknes was first settled in the 9th century by the Miknasa a southern Tunisian Berber tribe. In…
The New Medina – Fes el-Jadid
December 22, 2019 The Fes el-Jadid is the new part of the Fes Medina founded by the Marinids in 1276…
Fes, Morocco
December 19, 2019 Fes (Fez) overwhelms when you are 10 miles out. There are over 1.4 million people living in…
A day trip out of Fes
December 20, 2019 Volubilis Volubilis was founded by the Berber people in the 3rd century BCE and was part of…
The Blue City
December 18, 2019 Chefchaouen This is by far the most tourist town I have seen in Morocco. There are more…
The Labors of Hercules
December 16, 2019 Cave of Hercules The cave is part natural and part man-made. The man-made part was used by…
Tangier: A city with a fascinating history
December 14, 2019 Tangier (French Tanger, Spanish Tánger, Arabic Ṭanjah) has an interesting connection with the United States. Morocco was…
Rabat, Morocco
December 13, 2019 Day 2 in Rabat was spent finding a few more UNESCO World Heritage sites and exploring a…
Rabat, Morocco
December 12, 2019 Rabat is the capital of Morocco and yet it is not really high on the tourism trail.…
My Personal Thoughts on Tunisia
December 10, 2019 There are many types of travelers and many types of travel, Tunisia requires a unique traveler for…
Sousse, Tunisia
December 8, 9 and 10, 2019 Sitting on the Gulf of Hammamet, Sousse looks out on the Mediterranean, albeit, through…
Agricultural Staples of Tunisia
December 6, 2019 One can not drive through the middle of Tunisia without becoming aware of the fact that olive…
El Jem and Sbeitla, Tunisia
December 5, 2019 The Amphitheater of El Jem This Unesco World Heritage-listed amphitheater in El Jem (Thysdrus in ancient times)…
Farming in the Deserts of Southern Tunisia
December 4, 2019 The south of Tunisia is characterized by an arid climate where rainfall does not exceed 2 to…
The South of Tunisia
December 3, 2019 The far south of Tunisia is sparsely populated and spreads out as a dessert landscape dotted here…
Historic Sites of Northern Tunisia Part 2
December 1, 2019 The Medina in Tunis The Tourbet el Bey is a Tunisian royal mausoleum in the southwest of…
Historic Sites of Northern Tunisia Part 1
November 29, 2019 Dougga (or Thugga) was a Punic, Numidian and then Roman settlement outside of Tunis by about 2…
The Bardo Museum of Tunis
November 27, 2019 The Bardo National Museum is said to be one of the most important museums in the Mediterranean…