Not many countries can offer a tourist all in one: cheap flights from Europe combined with African exotics, sound transportation system and vast hostel network, high mountains and fantastic seaside, real desert, and pine forests...

Morocco is one of those countries. Situated right across the Gibraltar straight, this country boasts with contrasts. It offers adventure and relative safety.

Alexey Sidorenko, geographer, blogger, and traveler, just came from a 20-day trip to Morocco (which included visiting the majority of the biggest cities, mountain trekking, and backpacking) and is willing to share his recollections. While the memories are bright and the pictures are colorful.