Journey Beyond Travel

11/30/2024

The little joys of dolce far niente while getting lost in the Moroccan oases.

11/20/2024

Look who’s giving a travel talk this morning at in Marrakesh! We’re so happy and proud of for representing and shedding light on our role in shaping tomorrow, today!

11/19/2024

Morocco has been getting quite a bit of rain this week. Such a blessing after 6 years of drought. We hope it will fill up the underground water systems, the reservoirs and the dry lakes. This beautiful rainbow that came out today over the Ouirgane Valley gives us so much hope! 🌈 🌧️ ☀️

11/13/2024

Throw in a few people, some camels, many sand dunes, some blue skies…. A caravan. This is how we live our unique and exclusive salt road experience, very off the beaten path.

10/29/2024

“Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” - Ibn Battuta.

10/23/2024

If you’re in Asilah, definitely check out Asilah Forum Foundation’s exhibit by Asilah native artist .melehi The way he uses charcoal and acrylic to convey movement is mesmerizing. Also, the tiles are gorgeous!

10/06/2024

I forgot to tell you! As I’ve been traveling the Upper Adriatic and Baltics for the upcoming Rick Steves' Europe Monday Night Travel show, I am posting little reels on Instagram! Head over there to see some in-the-moment takes!!!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucas_m_peters/profilecard/?igsh=cDFoMjFvYjR6ZGg=

Register for Monday Night Travel on Oct 7th at 6pm Pacific / 9pm Eastern here: https://facebook.com/events/s/monday-night-travel-grand-euro/1058529162567875/

08/30/2024

The wonderful folks at Rmtravelmx just had me on their radio show! If you missed the live broadcast you can tune in here for a little travel fun:

https://rmworldtravel.com/lucas-peters/

Hope you are sliding into a great weekend!

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08/10/2024

Sunset bliss in the middle of the dunes. This is a throwback photo, because… phew!… it’s hot in the desert right now! 😄

07/29/2024

Northern Morocco abounds with beautiful beaches that abound with a diverse marine life, and that create wonderful contours to some great accommodations and unique landscapes.

07/16/2024

It's Ashura today in Morocco! We're having tons of snacks and getting ready for a water fight... But, hey, did you know what this celebration is all about and how deeply rooted in Moroccan-Jewish heritage it is? Learn about it here:

If you happen to be at the Ashura festival on your Morocco tour or Morocco holidays trip, then you'll see Morocco kids at their happiest.

07/14/2024

Hi all!!!! Lucas here!!!! Just a quick FYI that for a limited time, Amazon.com is running a special for almost 50% off the list price of Grand European Journeys, the latest book I did with Moon Travel Guides

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Journey On!
Lucas

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07/06/2024

Check out the amazing work that our partners High Atlas Foundation are doing today for World

07/06/2024

Happy New Year, Everyone! Yes, in July!

Morocco, like many other Muslim countries, will be celebrating the Islamic New Year, marking the beginning of the new Hijri year, 1446.

Fun fact: The Islamic year counts only the phases of the moon and is not synchronized with the solar calendar. An Islamic year consists of exactly 12 lunar months, which is 354 or 355 days. This means that the Islamic New Year advances by around 11 days each year. As a result, every 33 years or so, the Islamic calendar and the Gregorian calendar align closely!

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July to our American Friends, Partners, and Travelers!

Many of you might already know this, but Morocco was the first country to recognize U.S. independence, and both countries have maintained an ongoing relationship ever since! George Washington even addressed a letter to Sidi Mohamed, the Emperor of Morocco, in 1789—an interesting little piece of history!

Read the letter here: https://shorturl.at/6jlww

Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/GNshY

The US likely wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for this humble little nation on the northwest corner of Africa. Learn all about American Moroccan relations.

07/01/2024

The pop colors of Marrakesh, the Red City founded in 1062 AD but whose history goes way back to the Neolithic.

06/30/2024

Complicity and games.

06/27/2024

Street Sign Secret: Navigating the 9,000+ streets of the Fez Medina can be challenging. Here’s a quick guide to what Medina street signs mean. “Zanka” (or “Rue”) is a street with an exit. The shape of the street sign for a Zanka is a rectangle (photo 1). “Derb” is a street with no exit, a dead-end. The sign is a hexagon (photo 2). Now this is where things get tricky… A “Derb” sign (photo 3) that is generally a square means that this was originally a dead-end that has been opened for people to go through. So you can go in one end and out the other. P.S.: getting lost in the streets of the Medina is part of the fun and adventure.