I spend part of every year in Morocco, so can highly recommend Julius Honnor's new edition of the Footprint Guide to Morocco. Bang up-to-date with snappy but incisive reviews and commentaries, the guide would be a valuable addition to any backpack or Louis Vuitton suitcase, as it covers Morocco for all budgets. And this is part of its charm: the way it captures the intense contrasts that are part of the Moroccan experience and which help to weave the magic that awaits any traveller. Packed with practical information and tips, it often springs the odd surprise or gives a different take on familiar places or well-trodden routes, which underlines the quality of the writing and the research on the ground. Also to be commended is the fact that the guide, whilst light and compact, has a robust cover. If there is a criticism, it is that one or two locations on the city maps are slightly inaccurate. So saying, after a weekend delving in and out of this edition, I not only felt I had been transported back to Morocco, but I wanted to return to check out new places. Surely those are the hallmarks of a great guide?