Tag: morocco
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learning to release expectations
The first time I visited Merzouga was entirely spontaneous. Not having booked accommodation in Fes in advance and finding that we needed a place to rest our head for the night, my friends and I agreed to travel out of the city toward a camp in the desert. It was, in many ways, the most…
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escaping the resort
I never liked the idea of resorts. I find charm and authenticity to be more appealing than opulence, and resorts have a tendency to reduce a spectacular place to one that can suit the highest number of people in the most general of ways. That’s not to take away from their value in the world.…
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the hammam after the breakup
The break up was brutal. We argued in Porto and left the relationship on unstable ground. I wept, tears stained his shirt, as we hugged goodbye while the taxi waited to take me to the airport. I was going to Morocco to meet my mother for the holiday. The flight was an hour and a…
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big desert magic
Travel allows you to leave behind the version of yourself that is burdened by the minutiae of daily life. Under the penalty of missed opportunities, you embrace discomfort in ways you wouldn’t have considered in the cozy shelter of normal life. You take bold chances and dance under moonlight and allow yourself to be vulnerable,…
nathalie shushan 