by Daisy Rosales | Apr 1, 2016 | Africa, Morocco
I often do a “10 best snapshots” post after we travel (see Japan and Ecuador), because our passion as travelers is to find frames that capture everything we loved about our trip. But Morocco is different. I’ve had countless people ask me whether...
by Daisy Rosales | Mar 22, 2016 | Africa, Morocco
Marrakech is a party, and everyone is invited. It’s not as old as Fes, but it certainly tells its own stories of art, celebration, tradition and finesse. Marrakech was our last stop in Morocco, so we were already familiar with some of the local scenes. Still, it...
by Daisy Rosales | Feb 29, 2016 | Africa, Morocco
Our journey through Morocco continued from Fes to the Sahara desert– nearly 4 million square miles in size and the largest hot desert in the world. In other words, there is a lot of sand. It’s pretty amazing to me how, when there is a large quantity of one...
by Daisy Rosales | Feb 11, 2016 | Africa, Morocco
I could wax poetic in a long exposé about this fascinating city with institutions dating back to the 9th century. I could, but I won’t– because I want more people to see this. So, despite my love-hate relationship with the list-form blog post, here it is....
by Daisy Rosales | Feb 4, 2016 | Africa, Morocco
Traveling through completely unfamiliar territory is inevitably like drinking from a fire hydrant. There are depths of culture to plumb, ancient stories to sift through, and pockets of communities that are nuanced and complex. I continued to return to a single...
by Daisy Rosales | Dec 18, 2015 | Europe, International, Morocco, Spain
We’re en route to Spain today and will be spending the next two weeks enjoying Andalusia, Barcelona, and then Morocco! I am so excited to travel internationally again, not least because my posts on Japan (particularly the ones on Kyoto) have had such positive...