Morocco Trip

Morocco | Jan 5 - Jan 18, 2025

Having Sallam as a guide meant that I was traveling with a celebrity. Everywhere we stopped, people knew him from his travel videos. I even recorded a few clips that he uploaded to his channels. I never got used to the way people interacted with him, but I did get preferential treatment since he was my guide. I always found it amusing, especially at the police checkpoints along the highways.

Since food is a big part of why I travel, I asked Sallam for recommendations in almost every place we stopped. He never led me astray, whether I asked for a fancy restaurant or a quaint one. There were even a few times when he picked little hole-in-the-wall spots I would have never found and ordered for me. That was how I discovered tanjia, one of the highlights of my trip.

I also like to be active when I travel. I customized my itinerary to include multiple day hikes in different parts of Morocco. For this, Sallam was the perfect guide. He was game to walk the longer distances I wanted, acted as photographer along the way, and opted for the more adventurous trail when options were available. This meant that I got to get my hands dirty scaling and crawling under a few rocks and that I got to take in some vistas at the end of trails that I would not have otherwise reached had I been with a large group or with a guide who isn’t physically fit.