Thesolowanderer

Sunset over rooftops in Nouakchott.  Mauritania is the country where my housemate says “If it was not for you, I would have never known that this place exists”. Well, today that is the country I will be sharing about. There will be no follow up blogpost on Mauritania, this will be the only one as I didn’t get to do anything there. Ladies washing the dishes outside the flats. Most families cook outside because their houses are not big enough to have a kitchen. Mauritania is a North Western African country. It is an Islamic state, so here you will have to take extra precaution in how you dress. A hijab is not necessary for the ladies. There are a few things about Mauritania that most never discuss, Slavery, female genital mutilation, discrimination against the darker skinned citizens, child labour and human trafficking are prevalent issues and are not hidden. There is extreme poverty in parts of the country where the darker skinned locals live. A herd of goats...

Roman ruins of Chella. Yesterday I introduced you to Morocco and today, I will give you reasons to visit Morocco. There are plenty of other reasons that you will find to visit Morocco but unfortunately, I didn’t want to stay long enough to discover most of them.  1. Maghrebi Mint tea If you are a tea lover, this is where you need to start with your visit to Morocco.  If you are not a tea lover, this is also where you start your journey in Morocco.(This is probably the only blog post I can hate on coffee drinkers) Tea drinking culture in #Morocco is very important. This was at a restaurant where our waiter was serving us Maghrebi Tea. Tea time in North Africa is around the clock but you will never have a meal and tea tome doesn't happen. Maghrebi Tea is a green tea with mint leaves and sugar. Today on the blog, I give you reasons you should visit Morocco and why is Chefchaouen such a popular destination with Europeans?!? Smoke your way through the Blu...

Morocco is a North African country characterized by mountain regions, desert, and a lengthy coastline from the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Morocco is a monarchy where the royal family has full control over the government. Rabat is the capital city, but Casablanca is the largest city. Chances are your flights will fly into Casablanca as they have the larger airport and that is cheaper than flying into other airports. Like any other North African country, you will learn or you most probably know about the history of the Arabs in Morocco. Most people assume north Africans are Arabs. There are no Arabs in Africa. There are descendants of Arabs, but Moroccans are the Berber or Amazirgh people. Also, talking about the Amazirgh can offend some people the same way you cannot talk about Western Sahara. 93% of Moroccans are religious and the majority are practicing Sunni Muslims. I spent the last few days of Ramadan in Morocco in 2017, the interesting thing ab...