SAF-- London's Raw Food Culture Comes Alive... In A Big Way

About a year and a half ago Sarah Bentley did a hopeful feature for TimeOut London about the British capital's nascent raw food scene ....

London Can Be A Great Place To Wash The Third World Out Of Your Hair

A few years ago I rented a spectacular villa in Bali and one of my friends came over for a few days and stayed-- and then checked into the ...

Morocco's King Mohammed VI, Our Next Door Neighbor

Last week our next door neighbor in Marrakech moved back into his place. He has homes all over Morocco and goes from one set of digs to anot...

What The Hell Did They Do To Essaouira?

Roland and I were in shock yesterday when we walked into Essaouira. It has turned into a badly developed tourist hellhole almost on a level ...

Live Blogging Marrakesh, Morocco-- Riads... And Miswak Toothpaste

Several people have e-mailed asking me what a riad is. It actually describes the type of building. A riad to my understanding is a building...

The Great Storm Of 2010 Wipes Out European Air Travel- 3 Whole Inches Of Snow

Roland just arrived at the riad, 3 days late. He's got some great stories about what he went through once the flight landed . But what s...

Another Side Of Riad Livin' In Marrakesh

Adrienne's riad I'm a big proponent of breaking free from hotel travel and, where possible, renting a villa or an apartment when vi...

What To Wear When Traveling

For me it's always about comfort and function. I prepared for my trip to Morocco this month but going to a K Mart and buying two new pai...

Marrakesh, Day 7 or 8... Losing Track Of Time

The other day I mentioned how new travel vistas had been opening for me because of Lisa's feminine influence . This trip hasn't had ...

Marrakesh, Day 6

Where does the time go? Sorry about the inattentiveness. Let me see if I can catchup a little. First off, for everyone who has been e-mailin...

Marrakesh, Day 2

It's nearly 11 AM now, the middle of our second day in Marrakech. Fatima came at 9 and made breakfast and we're just relaxing before...

Live Blogging Marrakesh, Morocco-- Preparations

December 8, 2010 My old rule of thumb was that the trip starts once the airplane doors shut. But this one started back in May when we booked...

What Are The Hip And Happening Countries To Visit In 2011?

Damascus-- the place to be in 2011 "The jig is almost up-- Albania won’t be off the beaten track for much longer." That's the ...

Where's The Action? Not In Europe-- The 30 Most Dynamic Cities in the World

Today the Atlantic had a fascinating feature on the 30 Most Dynamic Cities in the World . And they mean the post-recession world. And awfu...