A safari is inarguably one of the most exciting and rewarding travel opportunities anyone could have—so long as you choose the right place for you. With so many different places to safari across the world, here’s how you choose the destination that is right for you. Consider your budget First things first—before you book… [Read More]
5 Dream Trips to Take if You Win the Lottery
Someone, somewhere is about to have the thrill of their life when they take a look at their winning lottery ticket later today and realize they’re now a billionaire. New York has lottery fever, to say the least. Everywhere I go, people are going in on tickets together, day dreaming about what they’d buy,… [Read More]
The Fight for the Congo’s Virunga National Park
It’s a story that has been told countless times; one of corruption and murder, heartbreak and struggle between forces of good and evil. From a distance the characters of this drama are romanticized; if the world is indeed a stage then we have the brazen war correspondent, the swollen bellied impoverished locals, the greedy corporation and… [Read More]
A Quick Guide to Visiting Morocco
I’m sitting in my New York apartment and I can feel a palpable shift in the weather as August gives way to autumn and the need for air conditioning becomes increasingly obsolete. It’s hard to imagine that just a handful of days ago I was standing outside the medina in Marrakech, feeing as though… [Read More]
What it’s Like Spending a Night in the Sahara Desert
The Sahara is like a dream; the warm sand slipping through my fingers, the gentle ripple of the sand dunes like slow moving red waves as the wind shapes and molds them; the low grunt of a camel languidly chewing in the distance and the slow rising golden sun illuminating the desert. Spending time… [Read More]
What You Need to Know When Deciding Between Solo Travel and Group Travel
I’m somewhere between Fes and the Sahara as my Topdeck tour of Morocco continues on; taking our group of 16 people from Marrakech to the Sahara Desert and back. The scenery passing by my window is of sun-scorched fields with an occasional cactus passing by; it’s incredible how fickle the landscape is in this country, how… [Read More]
Tips for Traveling in Morocco
Many of you have asked me about safety in Morocco and whether I have felt comfortable–particularly as a woman–venturing around this North African country. They are fair questions and admittedly questions I too was asking before I boarded my Royal Air Maroc flight. To address your questions; I’ve created this video and post!
A Look at the Misperceptions of Islam
The mosque I am standing in is delicate and intricate, beautiful and austere; it seems to contradict every negative opinion and emotion that shrouds Islam and Muslim culture. It is one of the world’s largest mosques, Hassan II, nestled on the Moroccan coast of Casablanca it is made out of marble, gold and materials… [Read More]
Day One: First Impressions of Marrakech
The birds chirping and the sounds of crickets are the only noises I hear, interrupted only by a lone passing car at this early morning hour. I am sitting with a breakfast of coffee and olives–an unusual mix that I am learning to love as it is apparently the norm here in Morocco. Although it… [Read More]
