Merzouga, Morocco

... we made the trek again (at 5 am!) to catch the sunrise. Our time spent in the desert was hosted by Morocco's desert nomads - the Berbers. They are the indigenous people of northern Africa whose traditional way of life was as nomadic herders. Who ...

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We caught a night bus to Rissani on the expensive bus company (CTM) although the bus driver only sporadically put on the aircon so it was like an oven inside and none of the chairs reclined (for our 10 hour journey). From there we were picked up in a ...

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... but the colors and styles seem to vary somewhat by towns and some are more extreme than others. We arrived at the Merzouga Dunes around 4:30pm on Saturday. Welcome to the Sahara!! We had tea and got our stuff organized for the night. We ...

... spring water, fossils for sale and a local musical group. Gnaou musicians are descended from the west africans brought as slaves to Morocco along the Arab slave routes. Gnaou music is fantastic - chanting, drumming and of course, we all have to get up ...