The Trip of a Lifetime “You want me to get in there?” “How old are you?” “You’ve only been flying for how long?” “Is there another way for us to get there? “Can we really fit?” This tiny plane looks like it was borrowed from the Wright Brothers.” The … Read more
A Vibrant Gateway to Africa Patience is a virtue in Dakar, Senegal’s seaside capital and a gateway to the rest of West Africa. But it is most always worth the wait. Dakar’s vibrant music scene (one of Senegal’s major exports) can be taken in on any night of the … Read more
“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
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