‘Morocco Botanica’ is featured in Wander Magazine’s The New Nomads issue. The story and photos tell my stories of adventures in colorful, mysterious, ironic, and intriguing Morocco. Click the photo above or this link to open the magazine and turn to page 120. Enjoy!
Morocco Botanica
-Excerpt from Wander Magazine, The New Nomads issue
“I woke along the fields outside of Casablanca with its grazing herds and silvery olive trees. The rising sun lit the swooping valleys and carved crops in shades of nude and burnt tangerine as I made my way south. From this long stretch of highway, farmers and shepherds shielded by their brimmed palm leaf hats were visible, immersed in this agriculturally rich, but barely industrialized Northern African region.
“My journey through Marrakech, the Ourika Valley in the High Atlas, and the Agafay Desert would soon cultivate an admiration for Moroccan culture’s integral relationship with nature.
“Exploring rural nooks, a bit of nomadic culture, and an organic tagine cooking class with Atelier Chef Tarik, I’d soon learn firsthand just how a connection to nature is a deeply valued part of the culture’s customs and identity in the Kingdom of Morocco.”
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