London – A Nigerian Nightmare

One of the more interesting aspects of some of the clubs I’ve frequented in London is the part of the night when the DJ does shoutouts to different nations – “Jamaica, make some noise!!”  The Caribbean nations – Trinidad & Tobago, Granada, Jamaica, Guyana – always show up loud.   But the loudest shouts usually [...]

Marrakesh – oh bonjour, monsieur donkey

Greetings from Marrakesh, Morocco (west african coast for the geographically challenged).  I’m frickin’ exhausted!!  This is an intense city to visit even for just 2 days.  I’ve done an in-ridiculous amount of walking and as any of you knows, Maher don’t walk.

The two main attractions here are the Djemma El Fna, which is a [...]

Marrakesh – greetings from the ‘dark continent’

greetings from marrakesh!  I arrived safely a few hours ago.  thank god that i arranged to have my riad (morrocan guesthouse) pick me up from the airport!  this city is a maze and i would never have found my way in by myself.  the riad where i’m staying is really nice and the owner himself [...]