Morocco

Yes, it's a real COBRA. And yes, it was very close to my face...  I sat down cross legged, put on the hat, let them put a snake around my neck and swayed from side [...]

Moroccan tiles are famous world wide, and the artisanship of tile making has carried on for hundreds of years. The Moroccan government wanted to preserve this timeless Moroccan tradition so it hired artists to decorate [...]

Ah, we tried NOT to breathe deeply at the infamous tanneries of Fez. One of the smellier tradional crafts of Morocco, the processing involves a wide variety of pungent aromas. Namely pigeon poo, cow urine, [...]

Nothing is wasted in Morocco. The butcher will cheerily sell you camel hooves for soup, the vendor at the open market will dish up a steaming bowl of escargot (snails), or you can feast on [...]

A labor of love and a work of art, the Hassan II mosque was completed in 1986, built partially over the Atlantic Ocean. Worshippers can see the water through the glass panels on the floor.It's [...]

Moroccan food is ordered in a fixed price menu, and do they ever load you up with the food... First the "mezes" or appetizer plates, they bring about 8 different little vegetarian dishes such as [...]

Where? Morocco is in northwest Africa, really close to Spain, which is just across the straight of Gibraltar, on the Atlantic ocean. Language? They speak Arabic and French. Almost all signs are in both languages. [...]