🇲🇦 Fes (Fez), Morocco

Fes—Morocco’s oldest imperial city, founded in the 9th century—was North Africa’s first Islamic metropolis and the real-life setting of One Thousand and One Nights. Its 9,000+ tangled alleyways are easy to get lost in—but that’s part of the charm! After days of tagines and couscous, we revived our Chinese stomachs at a hidden gem near Bab Boujloud (Blue Gate)—ate there twice in a row! 🥢 📍 Must-Sees: Bab Boujloud (Blue Gate) 🚪 Royal Palace of Fes 👑 Chouara Tannery 🏺 (hold your nose—mint leaves help!) Fes Medina (Old Town) 🏰 Why Fes Won My Heart: ✔️ Cleaner & more organized than other Moroccan cities. ✔️ Honest vendors—no aggressive haggling! ✔️ Souvenir heaven (prices half of Marrakech’s, per a local Chinese restaurant owner). ✅ Don’t Miss: "Rujia" Restaurant near Bab Boujloud. The owner collects traveler stories in a guestbook—flip through and leave your mark! 📖 #TravelInfluencer #TimelessArchitecture #WhereHistoryMeetsModernity #Fes #MoroccoTravel #Wanderlust