‘One hand can’t clap’ is a saying in Arabic, and here it’s impossible to be lonely. If I sit on my front step, a neighbour will immediately appear for a chat — a chat about nothing much: the weather, who’s had a baby, what we’re having for lunch. Here, you’re judged on what you are, not what you do: a rare and wonderful acceptance that’s transformed the way I look at things. Alice Morrison is the presenter of BBC Two’s Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure, author of Adventures in Morocco, and creator of the Alice in Wanderland podcast. Read more tales from our Why We Travel cover storyPublished in the Jul/Aug 2020 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK)Find us on social mediaFacebook | Instagram | Twitter

Source: The North Africa Journal August 07, 2020 07:17 UTC