Perched on the top of the hill looking out across the straits to Spain is the area known as the Kasbah – historically this was the fortified area above the…
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It was this beautiful vintage fish ornament that first drew my attention to this little shop down on eof the sides streets in the medina of Assilah. Then one day…
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More and more travel is becoming about the “experience”, with hashtags like #authentic trending. Travel bloggers are all competing for top tips and “secret” spots only known by locals –…
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If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you will have seen an uncharacteristic amount of action on these pages over the last week. Something of a change from my…
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So we are all clear that Mint Tea is a HUGE thing in Morocco . . . And in fact some would go so far as to say that no…
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{image via} I do enjoy a quick morning scroll through Instagram with my morning coffee – and I follow a wide range of accounts, from those of friends and family,…
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I know I am a little biased when it comes to extolling the virtues of taking some time out in Assilah, so when another Moroccan Travel expert does it ,…
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A little while ago I wrote about my experience in Marrakech attending a cooking course at the Amal Women’s Training Centre – and having followed the progress of Tangier based…
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A major event in Assilah is the annual Arts Festival that takes place every summer – this showcases both visual and performing arts, and although there has been some criticism…
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Over the years we have stayed in quite a few different places in Assilah so I thought it would be a good idea to put them together in a list…
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I spent a wonderful morning at Amal Women’s Training Centre when I was in Marrakech a few months ago, learning to cook my favourite Moroccan dish . . . Lemon…
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A quick list of a few of my suggestions for places to stay, eat and shop in Marrakech. 1: Riad Linda – A lovely riad – friendly, inexpensive and great…
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via I often get asked about Marrakech . . . Recommendations for places to stay, eat, things to see, shop, buy And to be honest I tend to rely on…
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its that time of year time to step away from my laptop shake out the beach towels and head for some sunshine Flights have been booked and we are looking…
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Feeling a little tired of the grey uk? Need something a little more exotic than your daily routine? Hop across to Gatwick and fly to Tangiers on Friday, and you…
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and little bit more… I asked Sarah Charpentier Riani – the creative force behind Wak Wak Studio – to list her Five Favourite Things in Tangier. Il y a tellement…
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La Casa Barata – translated directly simply means “the cheap house”, which pretty much sums up this sprawling indoor-outdoor market place in Tangiers. It is a place to buy anything…
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Last christmas in Morocco was truly family affair, but it did mean that we needed some additional space to fit everyone in. With this in mind I perused the pages…
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I very rarely simply re-post images or posts, and do try to generate my own content, or at the very least put it into my own context – but these…
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If you find yourself hungry and in Assilah – and possibly, dare I say it . . . a little tagine and couscous-ed out (it does happen from time to…
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And a few of my favourite things . . . I spent a few days in Cape Town last week – a fleeting visit so not really enough time to…
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photograph by: Baptiste de Ville d’Avay, for Brownbook Magazine. a walk through Tangiers with Julie Klear of Zid Zid kids. “I wake up to winds blowing in from the nearby…
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or Le Souk in Soho to be more precise! After a long day of temples and incense, dim sum and chopsticks we were a little unsure of where to rest…
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in black and white . . . via I have been sitting at my desk this week with a to-do list as long as my arm, involving flights, hotels and…
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We are thinking about meandering up the coast to Essaouira this summer and thought it would be good to get some inside information – maroc-o-phile Lynn Sheppard is lucky enough…
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{with Valerie, owner of Riad Anata.} Its been a while since I was in Fes, so I thought I would prevail upon Valerie to point us in the direction of a…
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well . . . I have been feeling a little blue the past few days, so in an attempt to harness this energy and turn it around, I decided to…
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Just to prove that do I actually drink tea, sometimes even in Tangiers . . . and that the title for this blog is not simply a result of…