I spent 48 hours exploring Marrakech and Essaouira in Morocco — two of the most famous and fascinating destinations in the ...

Morocco uniquely appeals to almost all types of travelers, from design and style heads to food questers, and from history buffs to hikers and sun chasers. For many, though, the call of Marrakech, the ...

ESSAOUIRA, Morocco – Maybe it was the kebabs smoking on sidewalk grills or the layer of fog that colored the afternoon sky a pale gray, but when I walked through a stone archway into the walled city ...

"Once, everyone was here. There were 13 consulates. The French, the British, the Portuguese, the Dutch, even the Brazilians, half the city was Jewish, there were synagogues as well as mosques and we ...

Marrakech sure is a different place than it was 10 years ago. Of course it's still beautiful, and full of sights and sounds and smells that nourish the senses, but it has become ever more touristy of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. From cities to jungles, I write about culture, travel and adventure. It was two a.m. Western Sahara Time, the third night of my ...

Its fairy-tale battlements the colour of honey, its miles of sandy beaches and a bustling blue-and-white medina straight out of a picture book have made this laid-back little port on Morocco's ...

If I told you that I spent my summer holiday huddled next to an open fire in dire need of a jumper, you might think that I had been to some Scandinavian resort or to the northern reaches of Canada.