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

To travel to Essaouira is to travel back in time. On Morocco's Atlantic coast, this is far removed from Marrakech's rakish La Mamounia or Royal Mansour. Essaouira means "little picture" in Arabic and ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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.

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 ...

The first thing you’ll notice when you land into the port city of Essaouira on Morocco’s Atlantic coast is the wind. The alizee, or taros in Berber, lashes dramatically around the city’s Unesco-listed ...