Morocco: Chefchaouen Guide, Chefchaouen, Morocco

My original travel journals were split across August Phoenix Hats and a few other websites. February 2021 marked the 12th anniversary of the beginning of my travels. To keep myself sane during the pandemic lockdown, I started reissuing my journals as Director鈥檚 Cuts, with the complete text and additional photos.

My travels have taken me through Italy, Turkey and Spain. In 2017 I hit the top of my bucket list with a belated birthday gift to myself 鈥� a guided trip to Morocco. Today we visit a blue city high up in the mountains, and I buy more clothes!

After roaming around the Kasbah of the Oadaias and inspecting nearly every inch of the fortress in Rabat, we climb into the car and head towards the Blue City of Chefchaouen.

We drive by groves of trees that have had their bark stripped to about 8 feet up. They are cork oaks, freshly harvested. Cork can be harvested a dozen times during a tree鈥檚 lifetime; after a tree reaches 25 years old, it can be harvested by hand every 9-12 years. The harvest does not harm the tree, and because trees regenerate their bark, cork is considered a renewable resource. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Morocco: Chefchaouen Guide
Guide Location: Morocco » Chefchaouen
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Heather Daveno
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