Some spots on earth are not well known to many outsiders, and yet they hold natural wonders that inspire with their sheer aura of mystery. Morocco's Draa Valley is such a place, where you can stay in a hotel with a courtyard door that opens into the Sahara.
— By Pamela Grant

Should your heart be telling you to take an exotic trip into unknown parts, think of the Draa Valley. It is a land of oases lying below the Atlas Mountains in deep south Morocco and above the Sahara Desert. This is not a place where you find amusement parks and concert halls. Instead, you will find Kasbahs evoking ancient times when feuding nomadic tribes built high walls around th....