Merzouga, Morocco

Who hasn’t dreamed of riding a camel in the Sahara Desert after watching Aladdin as a kid? Turns out, it’s more for the photos than as the comfort - I learned this riding them in the desert in Jaisalmer, India.
But, what no one can prepare you for is an endless array of twists and folds, tripping over itself, hour over hour, minute over minute until it disapears at night.

This place was particularly special to me at the time that I needed it to be. It’s complete silence allowed me to reflect and leave everything I needed to leave in the desert and let the wind cover my tracks.