Nicholas Andriani Rankin

Category: Africa

  • Morocco on My Mind

    Morocco on My Mind

    Uncovering the modern identity of an African Kingdom. A beautiful and rugged society, multicultural, secular in some ways, rigid in others.

  • Morocco Travel Guide: Tangier

    Morocco Travel Guide: Tangier

    Travel the the bizarre world of Morocco. This multi-part travel guide discusses the top foods, sights and things to do in this wonderfully amazing Kingdom.

  • NaNoWriMo : Into the Wild

    Earlier this year, I set a goal to finish a solid draft of my memoir and to achieve this mission i’m going into the wild, er, offline… A MONTHLONG period away from social media, the internet, ethernet and all those nets, in an archaic approach to finish this labor of love that i’m damn excited…

  • Cafe Tajine in the Mountains of Morocco

    Ourika, Morocco   Though only 6 hours (460 km) separate Marrakech from the oasis town of M’Hamid I could have dedicated six days between the two place names. The villages that scatter Ourika Valley hold their own against the more popular Imperial Cities (Marrakech, Fes, Meknes and Rabat) and it’s out here in the wilderness of the…

  • Sketching Sights: Essaouira, Morocco

    Whitewashed seaside facade under a beating Moroccan sun.