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At the desert hotel/tent site in Erg Chebbi , Merzouga desert, tourists are offered a sunrise camel ride for 200 dirhams which seemed like a great way to spend a morning in the desert. At 7:30am, the dromedary camel and its keep were ready and waiting. It was cold, about 4C, so holding on to the metal rod on top of the camel's saddle seemed hard, especially since I was not wearing any gloves. Soon I was comfortable enough to ride the camel without holding on to anything and i

Anywhere in Morocco, when you sit down for a meal, the first thing they bring to your table is some Hobs bread, a plate of olives, and some mint tea. The traditional Moroccan dish is cooked in a Tagine and therefore the dishes are named based on what is in the Tagine, e.g. Seafood Tagine. The Tagines are made of clay and have a cover. The food ingredients are place in the based and cooked in an oven. The restaurant I saw in Casablanca had a lot of Tagines placed neatly in the

The British overseas territory of Gibraltar is a massive rock in the southern part of the Iberian peninsula. From the northern city of Tangier in Morocco, one can go directly to Gibraltar twice a month with a direct ferry. The company FRS also has a service from Tangier to Tarifa, which is in Spain. This service is offered multiple times a day and consists of a 45 minute ferry ride. From Tarifa in Spain, one has to take a bus to Algeciras, which is included in the round-trip

Next to the north Atlantic, right off the water is the modern and spectacular mosque Hassan II , built in late 1990s and is the largest functioning mosque in Africa. The striking feature of the mosque, its minaret, is 210 meters high and the second tallest in the world. The detailed carving and filigree on the minaret is astounding. Adjoining the mosque is a museum which looks quite elegant. When I visited during the late afternoon, I barely time to visit the mosque and was p