The man on the motorcycle didn't stop, or even slowdown. Ellen and I both saw him coming, but we were helpless. I instinctively turned the wheel hard left, into the opposite lane. It was impossible to avoid impact. He crashed into the right side of our car. Because I had cranked the wheel so hard to the left, the impact was deflected. The motorcyclist flew off the bike, head slamming into the passenger side window. When our car came to a stop at the edge of a...

From the town of Tetouan just south of Ceuta, we caught a local bus for Fez, a mostly picturesque 5-½ hour ride. We were the only non-Moroccans throughout the whole trip.The imperial city of Fez (two others are Marrakech and Meknes). The Fez medina, where we chose to stay is like being at another place at another time. We hired a guide for a 1/2 day and were taken to places in the depths of the medina where no foreigners were seen. We visited tanneries, mosques,...