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Things to do in Chefchaouen, Morocco

When I was a kid, my parents used to take me to Chefchaouen regularly. Decades later, whenever I visit Morocco, I make sure to include Chefchaouen in my trip. Located in northeast Morocco in the Rif mountains, Chefchaouen – also known as the blue city –

Travel to Morocco – Episode 822

Hear about travel to Morocco as the Amateur Traveler talks to Azdean Elmoustaquim from the Destination Morocco site and podcast about his native country. Azdean says, “Morocco is a spelled-binding country located in North Africa. It is amazing. It is a very exotic country having the

Travel to Cape Verde – Episode 817

Hear about travel to Cape Verde as the Amateur Traveler talks to Paulina from paulinaontheroad.com about this island nation off the coast of Africa. Paulina says, “There’s actually a bunch of arguments why you must visit Cape Verde. In total, there are 10 islands, and every

Top Places To Visit In Namibia

Tucked between South Africa and Botswana lies the world’s second least densely populated country, Namibia. An average flight trip from the biggest airport in the US to this country would take about 17 hours. A formerly colonized German country, Namibia, got independence in 1990 after 106

Travel to the Coast of Morocco – Episode 793

Hear about travel to the Atlantic coast of Morocco from Casablanca, thru Essaouira, to Agadir as the Amateur Traveler talks to Amanda Ponzio-Mouttaki  from marocmama.com about this country she calls home. Amanda says, “I think that Morocco is one of those destinations that is on people’s

Travel to Togo – Episode 785

Hear about travel to Togo as the Amateur Traveler talks to Philipp Muders from the Journication Travel Blog about this small West African country. Philipp says, “I was traveling, backpacking, actually in Togo more or less exactly two years ago. So end of 2019, before the

Travel to Ghana – Episode 776

Hear about travel to Ghana as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jacky Habib from JackyHabib.com about this African country that she fell in love with. Jacky spends a good portion of the year in Africa as a journalist. She lived in Ghana in 2013 and 2014

Travel to Benin – Episode 758

Hear about travel to the West African country of Benin as the Amateur Traveler talks to Rachel Decoste who traveled there as part of a journey to discover her roots. Rachel says, “I did a DNA test two years ago, I am African Canadian, meaning my

Travel to Western Tanzania – Episode 757

Hear about travel to western Tanzania to Katavi National Park and Mahale Mountains National Park as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jen Curran from globeandtribe.com about these less visited destinations. Jen says, “There’s so many amazing things about Tanzania. The people are great. The culture is

Places to Visit in Mpumalanga – South Africa

Mpumalanga: Home of the Rising Sun in South Africa Mpumalanga is one of South Africa’s top tourist destinations – and for good reason. Arguably, few regions in the world can compare with the extraordinary beauty of the Lowveld and escarpment as it rolls towards the sparkling