A Day in the Life of Kate: Adventures of a Housewife in Morocco
Meet Kate. Kate is English and currently living in rural Morocco with her husband, Ben. After accepting a challenging job role in North Africa only weeks after they’d first met, Ben invited Kate to join him on the adventure. It took her all of 24 hours to think about it, hand her notice in at [...]
Women to Watch: Canadian Travel TV Crew MISSADVENTURES
Give us the lowdown: your names, where you’re from and what you do. MISSADVENTURES is made up of four Canadian girls from Toronto: Ellie Geronikolos, Steph Chong, Hannah McLean, and Kathleen (Kat) Espiritu. We’re all 25 years old, except Hannah — she’s 24, the baby of the group. We graduated from Ryerson University: Steph and [...]
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Outcry in Morocco after alleged rapist marries his victim-could a change in the law be imminent?
When I heard about the plight of 16 year old Moroccan, Amina al-Filali, I felt angry, disgusted and ashamed to be associated with this country. There is outrage among many of her fellow countrywomen too, as they mourn a tragic victim of their homeland’s prejudiced penal code. 16 year old Amina claimed that she’d been [...]
Adjusting my ‘friendly-o-meter’
I like to think of myself as being a pretty friendly person — that is to say that I’m approachable, chatty and generally pleasant to friends and strangers alike. While this is in no way a bad thing (in fact, I see it only as a good thing), it has, upon occasion, got me into [...]
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Top destinations for a winter cruise
It’s always tempting to escape the cold, dark nights of winter for warmer climes. And for a chance to enjoy all the mod cons you could ask for and travel to numerous locations, as well as bask in beautiful weather, cruise holidays may be perfect for you during the colder months. If I am ever [...]
Strangers in a Strange Land
It seems to be a universally acknowledged truth that young women traveling alone are always, in some way, in need of assistance. Of course this is based solely on my experience, so maybe I’ve just run into a number of friendly fellow travelers, but I’d be willing to bet that young women are likely to [...]
The Travel Bug You Can’t Catch
The common housefly brings a whole new meaning to the term “travel bug”. When people speak affectionately about having “caught the travel bug”, they’re not speaking about snaring insects, but about the desire to travel and explore the world that spreads like a virus within their soul, and that nothing, save an expedition to an [...]
Let Me Take You To…Marrakech
Marrakech; a bustling and vibrant city with so much to see and do that it can appear overwhelming, particularly if the sun is beating down on you and you’re hot and tired. Fortunately, you can choose to rest your weary (and more than likely blistered feet) for an hour or two by taking a horse [...]
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Begging for the Truth
A young boy with a noticeable skin condition sells boxes of tissues to drivers as they pull up at the traffic lights. He wears a large cap with the peak pulled tightly down, and the way in which he holds his head and lowers his eyes suggests that he is in some way ashamed of [...]
Fearing the Unknown – Studying Abroad in North African (Islamic) Countries
I remember the exact moment I told my parents I wanted to study abroad for a semester in Morocco. My mom gave me her raised-eyebrows-concerned-face and said, with no small amount of hesitation, “If that’s what you really want to do …” My dad, on the other hand, demanded to know what could be so [...]
