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Fes is such an incredible city. It’s got more than 12,000 streets in it’s old medina and is oozing with so much cultural and color. Staying here for at least a few days is a MUST when in Morocco. One thing I love about Fes, is the food souk, where the locals shop. Fresh fruits...

DayTrips – we offer them through out Morocco and soon, the Philippines. In May, Lani & Noah, spent part of the honeymoon in Marrakech and did a Follow Your Heart DayTrip out of Marrakech to the Ourika Valley & Atlas Mountains. Here is Lani’s account of their...

I had knows some of this “moroccan mint tea” before I first visited Morocco. But not enough to truly value it like I do now. Some history: Maghrebi mint tea (or in Berber: Atay), also known as Moroccan, Bedouin, Algerian, Tunisian, or Libyan mint tea, is a green tea...

This week our Traveler Story comes from A.S. on Instagram: I found your Instagram after returning from Turkey this past December…I looked for instagram accounts that feature Turkey because I missed it so much. This is a picture of our 9 year old, taken near Cappadocia. We...

One of the days we went wandering the Sahara Desert, we stopped at Dar Gnaoua. It is located in Ramlia village near Merzouga, an interesting village on the edge of the dunes has the curiosity of its habitants being all descendents from sub-Saharian people that long ago crossed...

Whether its a weekend getaway or a long awaited life-changing adventure, when we travel it makes memories that will forever be as vivid in our minds and hearts as they were the day they happened. Capturing these moments in a photograph makes it easier to share with our loved...

It’s probably one of the most beautiful things I have heard. I first heard it when I was walking in Istanbul. Suddenly the Call to Prayer, or Adhan, came through speakers from all over and it literally stopped me in my steps. I will always remember that. (Click the photo...

If anyone knows me at all, they know I do not excel in the cooking department. 🙂 However, some of my guests love to learn some local cooking techniques and recipes so I decided to try my hand at Moroccan cooking when we were last in Morocco in May. Youssef, our Morocco team,...

One of my past guests, Suki, who has been to Turkey and then Morocco, invited a friend she had not seen for about 20 years, to experience Morocco with her. How cool is that? The first time you see each other is in Morocco?! It was so fun to watch them reconnect as we began our...

We had been told that eating Berber pizza, or medfouna, in the desert was a must our FYH Morocco Team, Youssef, made sure of that. He took us to Cafe Nora Restaurant, which is well-known in the area. The buildings in the area are the same color as the desert, so if you...