We Almost Got This Wrong. Here Is the Complete 90-Day Morocco Pre-Arrival Checklist That Fixed It
The Morocco Pre-Arrival Checklist: Everything a Nomad Family Needs to Do in the 90 Days before Landing What the First Trip Taught Us about Preparation On our first long stay in Morocco I did three things in the wrong order. I booked the flights before I had the rental confirmed. As if that was not […]
Everyone Goes to Marrakech. Almost Nobody Actually Bases There Well. Here Is How We Did It
Living in Marrakech Long-Term: The Nomad Family’s Setup Guide beyond the Medina Hype (1 to 3 Month Base) The Honest Case for Basing in Marrakech It is 7:45 on a Tuesday morning in Gueliz. My son is at the school gate with his backpack. My daughter is complaining about the cold air, which at 18 […]
I Lost Over $200 in ATM Fees on Our First Morocco Stay. Here Is the Exact Setup That Fixed It
Banking in Morocco as a Non-Resident: CIH, Attijariwafa, Wise and What Actually Works for Nomad Families Let’s talk about The ATM Fee Problem Nobody Mentions in Morocco Every Morocco budget post will tell you that a family of four can live on 1,800 to 2,200 euros a month. What most of them leave out is […]
We Tested All Three Marrakech Neighborhoods. Only One Actually Works for a Nomad Family
Best Neighborhoods for Nomad Families in Marrakech: Gueliz vs Hivernage vs Palmeraie The Question Every Marrakech Nomad Family Gets Wrong Most people arrive in Marrakech having already decided to stay in the medina. I understand the impulse. The riads are extraordinary. The light at 7am in a tiled courtyard is genuinely one of the most […]
What Secrets Are Hiding Along Alaska’s Legendary Seward Highway Road Trip?
The Ultimate Seward Highway Road Trip from Anchorage to Seward with Epic Stops Wildlife and Secrets We drove the Seward Highway at the height of Alaska’s summer. What we found along the way caught us completely off guard, and we’ve been telling people about it ever since. Have you ever taken a seward highway road […]
Al Akhawayn Has Better Wi-Fi Than Most Ifrane Coworking Space
Remote Work in Ifrane: Wi-Fi Speed Tests, 4G Signal Map, Coworking Options and the Mountain Work Setup Why Connectivity Is the Real Question about Ifrane I will tell you what I always tell myself before committing to a new base: the views do not matter if the Wi-Fi does not work. I have read enough […]
How I Use Ifrane to Survive Fes Without Staying in Fes. This Is the Strategy That Actually Works.
Ifrane as Your Fes Base: The Day-Trip Strategy for Nomad Families Who Want the Medina Without the Overwhelm Why Nobody Should Stay in Fes with Young Kids, a Dog and a Work Calendar I tried it once. We had booked a riad inside Fes el-Bali because it looked extraordinary in the photos, which it was. […]
We Found Our Marrakech Apartment Through a Facebook Group. Here Is the Exact Method We Used
Morocco Rental Contracts for Nomad Families: Lease Legalization Deposit Norms and the Facebook Group Method The Housing Problem Most Morocco Guides Do Not Solve The Airbnb listing that looks ideal for a family of four with a dog has a checkout date stamped in three weeks. The agency on the ground is quoting a commission […]
The Middle Atlas Day-Trip Circuit: Eight Stops. Three Regions. One Basecamp. Here Is the Map
Middle Atlas Day Trips From Ifrane: Azrou Souk, Ain Leuh Waterfalls, Lake Circuit and the Meknes Gateway Most people move through Morocco by changing cities. They pack, unpack, negotiate a new rental, find a new café with acceptable wifi, and spend the first day orienting. We used to do that too. Then we stopped. When […]
I Stood at Casablanca Airport for 40 Minutes Looking for a SIM Card. Here Is What to Do Instead
Morocco SIM Cards: Maroc Telecom vs Inwi vs Orange vs Airalo – Speed Tests – Plan Prices and the Dual SIM Family Strategy The Arrival Problem Nobody Warns You About On our first trip to Morocco we landed at Casablanca Mohammed V at 11pm with two children, a dog in a carrier, three bags between […]