Morocco, Tangier, children running in the narrow street of the old city medina.

Play it again, faster

Steve McKenna rides a railway in the midst of a renaissance, ticking off romantic destinations as he goes.

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Wind power ... windsurfers catch a breeze.

Upright in a desert gale

Ben Stubbs hoists sail and windsurfs against a backdrop of golden beaches and the old medina in Essaouira.

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Terrace, Riad Baladin, Morocco.

Palaces reborn

Steve McKenna sidesteps big names and fleapits to discover a clutch of charming hotels that meld Moroccan tradition with the modern.

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Today, the greenback, tomorrow the world

How's your Egyptian? Your Cantonese? Hungarian? The strong Aussie dollar makes many destinations more affordable, beyond the usual haunts in America and Europe.

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Blockbuster views ... Ait Benhaddou on Morocco's Road of 1000 Kasbahs.

Where the kasbahs star

The mud-brick forts of the High Atlas fended off invaders for centuries - until Hollywood came along, writes Lee Atkinson.

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Mint tea and desert haze

On the trail of a pilgrim, Troy Nahumko discovers fresh whitewash and the drift back to a changed Tangier.

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