“More than anything, this place feels familiar. I bury my hands in the hot sand and think about the embodiment of memory or, more specifically, our natural ability to carry the past in our bodies and minds. Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for […]

“Hip-hop… has been the proverbial key that’s opened the door for me to roam this breathtaking planet” – Raquel Cepeda | Travel Quote of the Day

“I wish she’d said something different, but patriarchy is as prevalent around the world as racism and xenophobia are. We can’t hide from it, not even here” – Raquel Cepeda | Travel Quote of the Day

“Come to think of it, maybe God is a He after all, because only a cruel force would create something this beautiful and make it inaccessible to most people” – Raquel Cepeda | Travel Quote of the Day

“To me, travel is more valuable than any stupid piece of bling money can buy” – Raquel Cepeda

“Globalization by the way of McDonald’s and KFC has captured the hearts, the minds, and from what I can see through the window, the growing bellies of the folks here” – Raquel Cepeda

“The past is buried deep within the ground in Rabat, although the ancient walls in the old city are still standing, painted in electrifying variations of royal blue that make the winding roads look like streamlets or shallow ocean water” – Raquel Cepeda

“If Aphrodite chills at home in Cyprus for most of the year, then Fez must be the goddess’s playground” – Raquel Cepeda