Open sesame

It's About Time I FES up!

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September 17th 2011
Wow! Time flies when you're looking for your lost baggage and an ATM that will finally give you some dirhams. It all worked out. I made it safe and sound and eventually got my bag (believe it or not) the next morning. And it wasn't even the Moroccan end that caused the delay but those crazy Italians!!! The group I'm travelling with is small; we are four people. Me and 3 other A ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Fès-Boulemane » Fes

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more