Cairo, Egypt

  “Jesus, Sharif!” I yell from the backseat to my driver, pointing frantically to the pedestrian stepping blindly into the street.   “Relax, Mr. David,” Sharif stoically responds, to the mass of confusion that is unfolding in our path, “everything is under control.” I have my doubts as the jet-black Mercedes … Read more

Marrakech, Morocco

Morocco’s Mixed Bag   When American expat writer Paul Bowles wrote that travelers to Morocco “expect mystery and they find it,” he must have been thinking of Marrakech and the High Atlas Mountains that stand sentinel over it.  Morocco is only seven miles across the Straight of Gibraltar from Europe … Read more