After meeting my 15 fellow travelers I had a nice dinner of beef tajine, lentil salad and potatoes. My first Moroccan mint tea. So yummy - I love the tiny teapot it came in! Just caught the tail end of the last call-to-prayer and tried to record it. If it works I’ll post it for your enjoyment! Early morning train tomorrow as the adventure really begins.

Day 1 in Morocco. Spent it mostly trying to sleep and rest up from the journey here. About to go to the meeting with my group and meet everyone, get the scoop for the coming days and really kick this thing off. As I’m lying here, I’m listening to the first call-to-prayer that I’ll likely hear several times a day every day. I’ve honestly been looking forward to this moment since I started planning this trip. Movies like The English Patient that featured ...

Finally arrived! I’ve been up about 36 hours and am very ready for sleep. I had tried to arrange for an airport transfer to my hotel and a late 1am check in, but never heard from the hotel despite several messages left! I checked my messages on arrival and had an email from the website I booked through that my hotel booking had been cancelled! What!?!? It all worked out though; got hustled at the airport by the guy who “set me up with a taxi”, then drove fo...