Africa
The People Who Made Room for Me
I went to Pakistan for the mountains and to Jordan for Petra. I didn’t plan those trips around hospitality, though it became…
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Morocco
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Africa
From Morocco to Senegal Without Getting on a Plane
I crossed from Morocco into Mauritania and eventually into Senegal without taking a flight. The whole trip took about six weeks. On…
Africa
Tagine Is a Pot Before It Is a Recipe
Ask what a tagine is in Morocco and the answer can point to dinner or the clay pot cooking it. Usually, it…
Africa
The Water That Wasn’t There
The bus from Agadir to Dakhla took twenty-one hours. I sat near the front, watching the landscape through the windshield and talking…
Africa
Getting Lost in Fes
Fes does not unfold politely. It arrives as alleys, voices, scooters, donkeys, cedar, leather, bread and the persistent suspicion that you have…
Africa
I Used to Think Freedom Meant Leaving
For a long time, I confused freedom with distance. The farther I could get from home, the freer I felt. A one-way…
Africa
A Few Blue Days in Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen was the sort of place that made it difficult to walk in a straight line. I would turn down one blue…
Africa
I Kept Going Back to the Same Café in Merzouga
I reached Merzouga after a long drive south through Morocco. I spent a few days near the edge of the Sahara, walking…
Africa
Back in Africa, Paying Attention Again
A week into my fourth trip to Africa, I was sitting in Chefchaouen trying to work out why being back felt so…