The hotels we have stayed in so far, were sanitized and could have been anywhere in the world. But last night, after a long day of traveling, we checked into a hotel that embodies Morocco. This Casbah was so awesome and it felt like Lawrence of Arabia would ride up on his camel any minute….

Today we spent almost the full day touring the Fes medina which dates back to the 8th century,  as well as a separate section that dates back to the 14th century.  The older medina, which means walled city, was laid out when the University of Al-Karouine was created in 859….yes, 859. The university is still…

Sorry there has not been any posts the last few days. First it was bad Internet and now it is bad stomachs! We did not have a good night last night or a good day today so we are going to bed now….at 8pm! We are not the only ones however; many of our group…

The day started with a 2 hours drive to Meknes to see the Bab Mansour Gate, the Glorious Gate, an homage to Sultan Moulay Ismail. Across the street is El Hedim Square. Once a small casbah (community), the Sultan had the casbah torn down so that all could stand and admire the Glorious Gate. Used…

Our Gate 1 Tour officially starts today. After a practically inedible breakfast at the hotel,  we headed to Chellah which is a World Heritage site. It is the ruins of a Roman acropolis and a Muslim Necropolis. It is believed to have been settled by the Romans in 40AD but possibly the Phoenicians and/or Carthaginians…

We have added a new continent to our list of visited places: Africa. But we are not on a safari….we are in Morocco! We flew from Denver to JFK to Amsterdam to Casablanca. The airport in Amsterdam was so cool. It looked like an upscale mall with neat seating and light displays. Check out this…