Tag: Atlas mountains

  • Snapshot Morocco: The long road to Marrakech

    Though Marrakech is only 200 kilometers from Ouarzazate, the bus ride takes almost four hours. The route takes us not just through the Atlas Mountains, but also up and down its side. Through the High Atlas One minute we were marveling at tr mountain, next thing we know, our bus is hugging its side. The…

  • Snapshot Morocco: Ouallywood

    Ouarzazate was a pleasant surprise. We were expecting another small, sleepy town, and though it is small and sleepy, it was pretty-fied to look like a bustling metropolis. View from our balcony There were no touts waiting to “welcome” us when we got off the bus, and we were ignored for the most part while…