North Africa Travel Stories Travel Articles

Battling Knee-High Insurgency – Morocco

Chris Hamilton's eight weeks of stop, drop and rol

Ten Things to Know When Taking the Ferry to Tangier – Tangier, Morocco, Africa

A tongue-in-cheek look by Keith Hatton on 10 tips

I Don’t Think There’s Supposed To Be Sand In There – Merzouga, Morocco

I Don’t Think There’s Supposed To Be Sand In There… Merzouga, Morocco Saturday night, 7:30, Fes bus station Karim carefully checks his hair and smoothes his moustache before casually making his way over toward the two marks just inside the entrance. His mind pieces together the clues quickly. They appear slightly confused, but they’ve been [...]

Official News From Morocco – Morocco

Official News From Morocco Morocco As our trip draws to a close, I’ll take this opportunity to pass along some miscellaneous tidbits we’ve learned, observed, and been the cause of along the way: The amount of liquid Laynni consumes is entirely dictated by the proximity and attractiveness of the nearest bathroom facilities. Needless to say, [...]

Japanese Strategies for Climbing the Great Pyramids

Through the wisdom of Japanese backpackers, David

The Road Through Morocco – Morocco

Things alway

Egypt: Tales of the Unexpected, Part I

'Saddam Hussein changed my life,' the camp manager

Egypt: Tales of the Unexpected, Part II – Cairo, Egypt, Africa

Aoife Hegarty saw no possible harm coming from a l

Round The World by Bike: Amman to Cairo: (14 January 2002)

After meeting up with two friends over Christmas, Al has rediscovered laughter. He's found the strength he needs to get all the way to Cape Town.

Round The World by Bike: Egypt: Cairo to Aswan (1 February 2002)

8434.4km on a rattling bike cobbled back together with string and a teaspoon. Five months and three days of slog, sweat and lots of tears all come to naught as the police order Al to take a ride on a