Travel Guides

The honest position is that a medina is difficult and a modern Moroccan city is not. Planning around that difference is what makes the country workable.

Morocco kept and extended its railway, so trains link the imperial cities. Where the line stops, coaches and two kinds of taxi take over.

The dirham is a closed currency. You cannot buy it before you go or take it home, which changes how you plan the first and last hours of the trip.

Morocco asks you to pack for three climates at once. The coast, the High Atlas and the pre-Saharan south are not the same country in the same week.

Morocco is US Level 2 and carries no Do Not Travel area. The realistic risks are theft, confidence tricks and laws that differ sharply from home.

Most visitors enter Morocco without a visa for up to 90 days. The rule that catches people out is passport condition: damage has cost travelers entry.

Madagascar is a difficult destination for a traveler with limited mobility, and this page says so. What is possible, and what to ask before booking.

Roads are long, slow and in poor repair, and the British government advises against the shared minibuses. How to move around Madagascar.

The ariary is a cash currency and Madagascar is a cash country. What to bring, where to change it, and why the largest note is smaller than it sounds.

Madagascar asks you to pack for rainforest, desert, highlands and a long drive in the same bag. What to bring and what you cannot buy there.

Robbery is common, roads are the main risk, tap water is unsafe and malaria is present. What to know before traveling in Madagascar.

Fifteen days visa free for a ten euro fee, or a tourist visa bought at the airport. Why to plan this offline rather than through the national portal.