Traveling through Morocco

As Americans if we were pressed to describe what we thought Morocco looked like we'd probably have to assume a lot of desert and brown buildings with wild markets and cobras in baskets. While all of those things exist inside Morocco we were struck with how lush and green much of it was. The countryside is littered with olive groves, alfalfa fields, palm date tree forests and much more. To support much of this, I read Morocco has the world's largest desalination plant to supply drinking water, while natural sources are diverted to crops. Morocco also offers skiing in the Atlas mountains

While we did make a tour out to the Sahara, it's really a small part of what Morocco is all about.Read more