Tag: Morocco
How to cross the Melilla Border: Tourist Requirements Amid Tightened Security
The Melilla border, one of the EU’s two land crossings with Africa, blends strict Schengen rules with Morocco’s own visa and customs policies. Tourists must carry valid passports, possible Schengen visas, proof of accommodation, funds, return tickets, and since 2025, health insurance. Morocco enforces its own strict entry rules and bans goods from Melilla. Only…
The best cities for badasses
We have made a selection with some very interesting places that seem to be only for tough people. The best cities for badasses.
THE LIBRARIES OF THE DESERT ROUTE
THE LIBRARIES OF THE DESERT This travel series narrates all our experiences along the Libraries of the Desert Route, which was in a trip from Marrakech to Gambia across Sahara Desert to sub-Saharan black Africa about the existence of hidden private ancient book collections. The Moroccan desert, also known as the Sahara Desert, is a…
Sidi Ifni travel guide – Spanish flavour in Morocco
This is a Sidi Ifni travel guide, an old Spanish territory in the current Morocco, one of the last colonial dreams along the African Atlantic Coast. The libraries of the desert route. Part IV It took the whole day to me to arrive to Sidi Ifni from Ouarzazate. There are no direct buses neither trains…
Ksars, Oasis and a bike route in Draa-Tafilalet region, Morocco
This is an article about a bike route in Draa-Tafilalet region in the South of Morocco. The libraries of the desert route. Part III Summer in Morocco can be hard or very hard. And I had an idea that made things worse. A bike. I had read about the attractions of the city of Ouarzazate…
Survivors of a Kasbah, Ouarzazate, Morocco
This is an article about the lifestyle of the old Kasbah of Ouarzazate in Morocco. The libraries of the desert route. Part II I had spent the day, backpack in tow, through Marrakech. It had not been a bad day at all, Marrakech is always a good plan. But I was tired and there is…
Marrakech. La puerta del norte al desierto
Fue en un viaje de Marrakech a Gambia a través del desierto del Sahara hasta el África negra subsahariana. Como bibliotecario, sabía de la existencia de colecciones privadas de libros antiguos ocultos en casas familiares en medio del Sahel mauritano. Esos libros habían pasado de generación en generación desde época medieval a lo largo del…
Marrakech. The northern gate to the desert
This is an article about sightseeing in one single day in Marrakech. The libraries of the desert route. Part I It was in a trip from Marrakech to Gambia across Sahara Desert till sub-Saharan black Africa. As a librarian I knew about the existence of hidden private ancient book collections in family houses in the…