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The last few months have been busy, full of welcoming guests, writing and planning all punctuated by more than my fair share of mint tea and tasty tagines. Both Tea…

image via I love reading about a place I am travelling to – whether a travel book on a practical level, or a more immersive fictional story that simply uses…

  I know that I’m not the only person who spends {wastes, procrastinates?} time looking at houses for sale in various bucket list destinations. Recently this house caught my attention…

It is often the details,  the small things, that capture my attention in Morocco.  Like these spools of thread that line the shelves of the weavers souk in Tangiers The…

(image by Sarah Charpentier) I was recently commissioned to write a few articles for the lifestyle pages of The National News – I enjoyed writing this, as it is a…

Most mornings I scroll through Instagram with my coffee: liking, commenting, smiling . . . and every now again something new catches your eye. The feed of @myriamaucitron was like a…

(image by Sarah Charpentier) T{ea}INT{angier} TINT is a woven project that  is the result of collaboration and inspiration from  the North of Morocco.   (image Sarah Charpentier) For some time now…

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…

 I have in the past, mentioned a few places in Tangiers that I have stayed at and would happily and wholeheartedly recommend. I though it might be useful to put…

Some people land in Tangier and never manage to leave, but for many it is simply a port and a point of transit. A place to briefly gather their thoughts…

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…

A few weeks ago, after wondering through the Kasbah, stopping to chat to The Brass Man about a design, tripping over a film crew setting up a faux market place…

Despite spending a fair amount of time in shops and souks when I am in Morocco, I don’t buy a lot for myself. But when I was perusing the racks…

{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,…

Overlooking the city of Tangier, the rolling lawns and curved pathways of Dar Sinclair are as enticing as the interior.     There is a place for everyone – perfect corners…

Dar Hafa is situated on the edge of one of my favourite  parts of the city – the Marshan – not far from the Royal Palace and just around the corner…

Dar Sinclair sits majestically in its three acres of glorious gardens overlooking the bay of Tangier. It is hard to believe that the taxis, traffic and bustle of the medina is…

I think the best way to describe Dar Scribe is that it is a perfectly formed little house with a really big view! I was lucky enough to make it…

Good morning – it feels like Monday despite the fact that its Tuesday, but in my defence I spent most of Sunday and Monday in transit and travelling “home”.  Maybe…

Not a lot of words on this post, just some inspiring images of this beautiful house in Tangier. Sitting quite literally on the northern edge of Africa with an incredible…

While the steadfastly practical amongst you might rise an eyebrow at the thought of throwing a carpet down in the bathroom   . . .  I say just think of…

By artist Rima Farah:{Tangier,Morocco} I first met Rima when I moved to Assilah and she fast became both a reference point for where to find ANYTHING in Tangier as well…

Well, the term “collection” is possibly a slight exaggeration, but it is something I aspire to, and with this in mind I decided to make a start. These three prints…

It is most definitely summertime in our corner of the world, and the living is feeling a little easier and a lot brighter! The sunshine has driven us out of…

Olive groves and Orange blossoms . . . I have always had a bit of a thing for green and orange – olive green and burnt orange to be precise,…

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…

When life gives you olives . . . Having had our fair share of meals at Port XIV in Assilah, we have also consumed WAY more than our fair share…

Looking at the images I have kept on file as bedroom inspiration this natural tones collage came to mind. It seems to be the palette I am favouring at the…

 Sitting on the roof terrace of La Tangerina, gazing across the straits towards Spain, sipping on hot mint tea or maybe a cold glass of wine, always feels just a…