Marhaba Marokko

My journey starts and ends in Fes, with Yassine and his family. Yassine offers cooking classes almost around the clock, so the house is always filled with international guests,...

My first and only hostel experience in Morocco is very special because I am the only guest... The hostel was recommended to me by Richard and Veronika, with whom I did the...

My CS host Simo from Rabat works in Tangier at an NGO that advocates for children with cancer across Africa. During the week, he stays at the office and invites me to also stay...

In Rabat, I stay at Simo's flat, where Luise from England and Mara from the Netherlands live. While Simo is at a concert, his friend Isaam and I cook tagine. Later, we meet Simo...

In Safi, I found a female Couchsurfer. Assia is really nice, personality wise she is like the Moroccan version of me :) and it's interesting to learn more about life as a...

Essaouira... Sunshine, sea and wind. This place had such a magical effect on me that I ended up staying here for 5 nights instead of the planned 2 nights. There is the idyllic...

The Medina of Marrakesh - many vendors, lots of impressions, and the monkeys, snakes, and horses that are unfortunately exploited for tourist purposes. :( The loud and colorful...

After the desert tour, I'm looking forward to a relaxing day. There's really nothing to do in this village except for Mustafa's snack bar, where I eat Berber omelette. I also...

On the bus, I meet Richard and Veronika, a couple from the Czech Republic who are also going on the desert tour with Houssan. The bus ride is freezing cold, no heating, and...

After another pancake breakfast, my bus goes to Fes. When I arrive there, I first buy my bus ticket to Merzouga for the next day and then go to Yassine. He had offered me to...

After a few days of sunshine, it is rainy today...and cold! After a porridge breakfast like Chef Rhani's - which is very similar to how I prepare it - I plan my further travel...

After a delicious pancake breakfast, we start our hike to the Akchour Waterfalls. It takes a while for more people to come for the shared taxi, so we have time for an...

As I walk to the bus station at 7 am, the streets of the Medina are still deserted. The bus departs at sunrise, it will be a sunny day without clouds. After an almost...

On the way to the sights of the old town, I meet Maja, a Finn, with whom I visit the Medersa Attarine, a former Koranic school with a beautiful courtyard. Then we continue to...

When my alarm goes off, it is still pretty dark. I go to the rooftop terrace for my morning yoga ritual and notice that it is already bright but everything is covered in fog....

My solo trip to Morocco actually begins on the evening before my departure in Freiburg with Sylvain. After a mulled wine at the Christmas market (I won't really experience the...