Know Before You Go: Tipping in Morocco I have a love – hate relationship with tipping, especially in developing countries. In the case of Morocco, the west is responsible for bringing the custom to the country. While I agree that tipping can be positive in that...
Know Before you Go: Using Moroccan Dirham So you’ve gotten your customized Morocco tour arranged. Flights are purchased. The dog is booked at the kennel. You’ve started packing. One final thought occurs to you… What about spending money in Morocco?...
15 Reasons to Visit Morocco There are numerous reasons to visit Morocco. I’ve made a short list here to be used for vacation planning in Morocco. I invite others to add additional thoughts in the comments. 1. Moroccan People I refer to Morocco as the largest...
10 Rules for Climbing Moroccan Kasbahs Kasbahs are amazing ancient, crumbling buildings that were built for defense in North Africa. Another word for kasbah is fortress. Kasbahs were built with high walls, usually without windows. Ruins are dotted throughout...
Ethical Tourism: What is it? And Why Should You Care about it? This article was written in 2016 after Maria-Teresa Allaire traveled with us. Since that time she has chosen to reformat and rename her blog, but sent the article to us so that we wouldn’t lose what she...
10 Reasons to Travel with Open Doors Morocco Why travel with Open Doors Morocco over other organizations? Find out how we go about tourism a little differently than the norm. 1. Our Tours are led by local hosts. Our hosts are far more than guides or drivers. They...
Nancy grew up in the American Midwest and consider Morocco my second home. She is the first to tell you that a trip to Morocco is an amazing life transforming experience. About Nancy & Open Doors Morocco