A Day in Tangier

January 29th, 2011  |  Published in Travel

Recent stories on my travels, from Big Sur to Morocco, Dubai to Sierra Leone (above: snake charmers in Tangier).

Forbes, 01.28.11
A Visit to The Rolling Stones’ Morocco
By Zack O’Malley Greenburg
What does Tangier have in common with the music business? Lots.

Luxist.com, 08.05.10
A Visit to Chigny-Les-Roses
By Zack O’Malley Greenburg
Ever wonder about the origin of those gold bottles that keep popping up in Jay-Z’s videos? This is it.

Luxist.com, 05.09.10
Ma(i)sonry in Napa Valley
By Zack O’Malley Greenburg
The world’s only steam-punk wine tasting room.

Luxist.com, 05.08.10
Nepenthe in Big Sur
By Zack O’Malley Greenburg
The quintessential Big Sur experience.

Forbes, 09.01.09
Canada’s Hidden Travel Gems
By Zack O’Malley Greenburg
Natural wonders and scenic views are close by — or spectacular enough to warrant making the tough trek.

Forbes, 06.16.09
Pan Am’s Second Life
By Zack O’Malley Greenburg
The defunct international airline lives on through collectors like Kelly Cusack.

Forbes, 05.29.09
Reporter’s Notebook: The Merritt Parkway In A Porsche
By Zack O’Malley Greenburg
Let me put you behind the wheel of a brand-new Porsche.

Forbes, 05.22.09
America’s Hidden Travel Gems
By Zack O’Malley Greenburg
You don’t need to leave the U.S. to find exotic or quirky treasures.

Forbes, 04.24.09
The Lost Characters Of New Orleans
By Zack O’Malley Greenburg
Many of the city’s strangest residents left after Hurricane Katrina. Will they ever return?

Forbes, 03.04.09
World’s Most Dangerous Countries
By Zack O’Malley Greenburg
Avoid visiting these places if you value your safety.

Forbes, 03.04.09
Diamond In The Rough
By Zack O’Malley Greenburg
Restaurateur Faysal Debeis is banking on an uptick in tourism to boost his beachside business in Sierra Leone.

Forbes, 03.04.09
Honeymoon In Sierra Leone
By Zack O’Malley Greenburg
Can the former war zone reinvent itself as a tourist destination?

Forbes, 03.04.09
In Pictures: Roaming Sierra Leone
By Zack O’Malley Greenburg
This small African nation is the second-most dangerous spot for journalists. What better place for a Forbes reporter to spend his vacation?

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Zack O'Malley Greenburg is a Forbes staff writer and author of the Jay-Z biography Empire State of Mind. He writes a column called The Beat Report at Forbes, where he's covered finance and music since 2005, profiling the likes of Bon Jovi, Bruno Mars, Richard Branson and 50 Cent along the way. Zack's stories have taken him from Omaha's rail yards to the diamond mines of Sierra Leone. He has also written for The Washington Post, McSweeney's, Sports Illustrated and others. He has served as a guest lecturer at Yale, Berklee School of Music, Georgetown and Harvard, and has appeared as an expert source for BBC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, E!, MTV, Reuters and other outlets.

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