Sahara Soul Travel

07/22/2012

What a lovely day in Ourika Valley, visiting the tomb of revered Jewish saint Rabbi Shlomo, followed by mint tea Berber style. Salam and Shalom!

From the mountains to the back alleys, Marrakesh is filled with rich Jewish history.

07/22/2012

Here's to midnight dining.... Ramadan mubarak everyone!

05/26/2012

Lovely, sleepy Tafraoute. One of our favorite off-the-beaten-path places in Morocco. Best visited during fig season (late August-September) when you can gorge until you are a sweet sticky purple mess!

Escape the hubbub of Morocco's big cities for the oasis of Tafraoute, where Tahir Shah finds ancient traditions, genuinely friendly people and a restaurant that shows how good home cooking can be

05/12/2012

Fancy a new bag for summer? The souks of Morocco are a shopper's delight.

In a souk in Morocco, Raphael Kadushin found a souvenir with a great story: a coin purse used by Marrakech water porters.

05/10/2012

Congratulations Paula Wolfert, whose latest book “The Food of Morocco” just won the International Book category of the 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards. She really brings the taste of Morocco home!

To me, good food is memory. One time or another, I've had a fling with each of the recipes in my books.

05/09/2012

Check out this lineup for the Festival of World Sacred Music June 8-16 in Fez… Joan Baez and Björk, not to mention numerous world musicians. Something for gently aging pop fans and hippies and everyone in between.

The 18th Fes Festival , from 8-16 June 2012, explores the vast repertoire of the songs and rhythms of the cultures of the world.

04/14/2012

One of our favorite places to "Rome" around in Morocco is the lovely Roman ruins of Volubilis... so nice to pop over from Fez and meander among the marble mosaics.

Once a colony of the mighty Roman empire, Morocco boasts a handful of beautiful ruins from that distant era.

03/23/2012

With all these Olympic-hopeful cyclists on the road, there is no room for the camels!

Cyclists from 20 countries are riding from Tangier to Casablanca as a warm-up for the London Olympics.

03/23/2012

Fore! Who needs Bay Hill when you can watch the Hassan II tournament in sunny Agadir? Catch the golf action now through Sunday, live daily on the Golf Channel.

03/12/2012

Pink ladies and roses! What a lovely welcome last week at Marrakech airport. Too bad every day can't be International Women's Day.

Each and every woman disembarking the plane was handed a pink rose and told, “Happy International Women’s Day, Madame."

03/12/2012

Spice up your life! Pick up some precious Moroccan saffron at the spice souks in Fez, Marrakech or Essaouira.

The small town of Taliouine in southern Morocco is home to the country’s largest saffron fields. In many countries saffron is revered as a mystical spice with religious connotations.

02/08/2012

The best part about shopping in Gueliz... the prices are marked! We guess you could still negotiate if you still have the souk in your system.

Old Marrakech may have its souks and snake charmers, but for serious shopping, head to the city’s modern district.