Category Archives: North Africa

Discovering new food when traveling is always a joy. I heard it said once that you must taste a culture to fully understand it, and I found that to be true on a recent trip to Tunisia with Overseas Adventure Travel.  I found the terrain and geography to be as interesting and varied as theContinue reading “Enjoying the Condiments of Tunisia”

When I went to Tunisia with Overseas Adventure Travel, one of the prominent sites I immediately wanted to see was the Medina in Tunis. Having been to Morocco twice and being completely enchanted with the snake charmers in the Marrakech Medina, not to mention the ancient authenticity of the souks in the Fez Madina, IContinue reading “Exploring the Medina in Tunis”

Tunisia, like so many other countries, can be many things to many people. For this traveler, it came as a unique surprise, a varied geography I was delighted to experience and astonished to see, all at once. There may be other parts of the world which combine the Mediterranean, the Sahara, salt pans in theContinue reading “Visiting Tunisia’s Gem: El Jem”

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” —Pablo Picasso Art and culture in any country sprouts up from the earth of the society, emerges with a greenery like leaves of grass, and eventually blossoms into full maturity. This is what I have observed after multiple trips to the African continent, most recentlyContinue reading “Appreciating Art and Culture in Tunisia”

“Something about the vastness and beauty of nature makes the self feel small and insignificant, and anything that shrinks the self creates an opportunity for spiritual experience.” Anonymous I often feel this way when visiting parts of the world ripe with vastness, such as national parks and monuments in the United States, especially in Northern ArizonaContinue reading “Exploring the Vastness of the Tunisian Sahara”

Author Edith Warton wrote, “To visit Morocco is still like turning the pages of some illuminated Persian manuscript all embroidered with bright shapes and subtle lines.”  Morocco is indeed a tapestry of woven sites, colors, exotic aromas, north African sounds, and a history as rich as their food is wonderful. Curious travelers will look atContinue reading “Visiting the Tanneries in Fez, Morocco”

One of the hallmarks of taking a trip with Overseas Adventure Travel is meeting the people. We learn so much from these cultural interactions and often our lives can be forever changed from these encounters. I will never forget the woman I met in Vietnam who looked at me and simply said, “I want yourContinue reading “Learning About Women’s Healthcare in Morocco”

There are so many stray cats in North Africa, it reminded me of my travels to Turkey where we saw so many in Ephesus what were considered famous historically. So that got me thinking about he cats I saw in Morocco on the Overseas Adventure Travel Trip, Morocco’s Sahara Odyssey.  I wasn’t sure if theseContinue reading “Learning About the Cats in Northern Africa”

There are special moments on every trip. Times that you never forget, and which you cannot always capture in any cameras.  They are moments to just enjoy and savor, like the people I saw in Southern India counting buckets of money. The Overseas AdventureTravel trip Morocco Sahara Odyssey is one of those trips that was filled with these moments. TheContinue reading “Exploring Special Moments in Morocco’s Sahara”

The blue city of Chefchaouen in Spanish Morocco is about six hours outside of Casablanca by bus, and a glorious and colorful city to experience.  When I took this pre-trip with OverseasAdventure Travel on their Morocco Sahara Odyssey trip, we saw many colorful sights along the way. I never thought I’d be taken by the sight of casaba melons, butContinue reading “The Blue City of Chefchaouen, Morocco and the Ancient City of Tetouan”

When I went to Fez, Morocco with OverseasAdventure Travel, we were in parts 9th century, parts 14th century, in a glorious country that had the modernity of Tangier and Casablanca and the antiquity of Fez. We had left the 21st century behind in the capitol city of Rabat where the base trip began for Morocco’s Sahara Odyssey.  Even ourContinue reading “Exploring Fez, Morocco: Time Travel in a Rich and Textured City”

Morocco has more cultures to explore then the average tourist is aware of. In fact, I traveled there solo a few years ago and noticed bits of it. But it wasn’t until I took Morocco Sahara Odyssey with Overseas Adventure Travel, that I was able to truly experience the country and learn about all the cultural influences. AndContinue reading “Explore the Cultural Crossroads of Morocco”