Morocco Travel Podcast with Youssef Benali

Morocco Travel Podcast is a grounded, unhurried series about a country where the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts frame two very different edges, the Rif and Atlas Mountains break up the interior, and the desert reaches south to the Sahara. The show is shaped by living in Morocco over years, not by a checklist. Over the series, Youssef moves from Tangier to Fes, then south through Agadir and into the Draa Valley, letting each place set the pace. He returns to markets, ferry ports, mountain paths and fishing harbours. The coastal cities, the imperial cities and the Saharan palm groves all appear as working places rather than backdrops. The show unfolds across seasons, from foggy Atlantic nights to dry desert days, and back to the green months in the Atlas valleys. Youssef returns to Tangier, Fes and the Draa Valley, noticing how each place changes, until the map becomes something lived rather than visited. Youssef Benali lives in Morocco and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Youssef is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement. A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers. ☕ Enjoying the show? These episodes are free and stay that way because listeners chip in — if a coffee's worth it, support the journey: buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next. #Morocco #MoroccoTravel #NorthAfrica #Rabat #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/morocco/

  1. Oct 15

    Dawn Saffron Picking in Taliouine Fields

    Day two in Taliouine. Youssef wakes before dawn to witness the saffron harvest in the Souktana plateau fields, visits a local cooperative to see the drying process, and navigates the practicalities of buying 'red gold' at the source. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep every episode free — buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Plan your trip to Morocco: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Morocco guide → Some links are affiliate links. Episode 76 of Morocco Travel Podcast with Youssef Benali. Youssef Benali is in Taliouine, Morocco. Places in this episode: Hay Centre, Souktana plateau, Coopérative Souktana du Safran, Café Inriss, Kasbah du Glaoui, Escale Rando Taliouine, Auberge-Restaurant Le Safran, Safran Food. Covered: Saffron Harvest Logistics, Cooperative Visits, Residency Bureaucracy, Local Dining Costs, Kasbah Exploration, SIM Card Advice. Chapters:00:00 Taliouine01:39 Coopérative Souktana du Safran03:29 Café Inriss05:23 Kasbah du Glaoui07:34 Jbel Siroua09:24 Room A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #TaliouineMorocco #SaffronHarvest2026 #AntiAtlasHiking #MoroccoTravelGuide #SoussMassaRegion #RedGoldSpice #AmazighCulture #RiadLifeMorocco #BudgetTravelAfrica #ResidencyInMorocco #KasbahDuGlaoui #FarmToTableMorocco #AutumnInMorocco #SlowTravelPodcast #YoussefBenali #MoroccoLocalLife #SaffronCooperative #JbelSirouaTrek https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/morocco/

    Dawn Saffron Picking in Taliouine Fields

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Morocco Travel Podcast is a grounded, unhurried series about a country where the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts frame two very different edges, the Rif and Atlas Mountains break up the interior, and the desert reaches south to the Sahara. The show is shaped by living in Morocco over years, not by a checklist. Over the series, Youssef moves from Tangier to Fes, then south through Agadir and into the Draa Valley, letting each place set the pace. He returns to markets, ferry ports, mountain paths and fishing harbours. The coastal cities, the imperial cities and the Saharan palm groves all appear as working places rather than backdrops. The show unfolds across seasons, from foggy Atlantic nights to dry desert days, and back to the green months in the Atlas valleys. Youssef returns to Tangier, Fes and the Draa Valley, noticing how each place changes, until the map becomes something lived rather than visited. Youssef Benali lives in Morocco and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Youssef is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement. A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers. ☕ Enjoying the show? These episodes are free and stay that way because listeners chip in — if a coffee's worth it, support the journey: buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next. #Morocco #MoroccoTravel #NorthAfrica #Rabat #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/morocco/

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