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When you need a break from the ochre walls of Marrakech’s medina, there is no better escape than the blue and green and yellow fantasy land of bamboo and cacti-encircled fountains of Majorelle Gardens. Read More …
Majorelle Garden in Marrakech, Morocco, is an exotic retreat filled with vibrant color, shady lanes, flowing water, and exotic plantings. There’s also a nice little museum on Berber culture. I’m a gardener, so the number Read More …
The Danish Consulate in Essaouira was built in 1765 when Mogador became a new, fortified city and Morocco’s busiest trading port. Today the decaying landmark awaits renovation and a new use. Mogador’s Danish Consulate The Read More …
Port cities tend to be places where cultures mix. This particularly true of Essaouira, which was both a major port and politically important city for many years. At the end of the 19th century Essaouira Read More …
The port at Essaouira is home to a fishing fleet that is largely comprised of family-owned boats. Many of these are very small boats and almost all are painted blue. They are everywhere – on Read More …
For this year’s Capture the Colour contest, I am focusing on the colours of Morocco. Red is found throughout the rusty landscape, but also in the brilliant dyes that enliven the leather goods for which Read More …
Travel Photo Roulette is a popular online photo competition. This week I not only managed to figured out who is hosting (since it moves each time, it can be hard to locate), but found the Read More …
When traveling in Morocco, it is not unusual to see a wall with a variety of symbols painted within a grid. While visually interesting, these graphics serve a civic purpose. Each square in the grid Read More …
The Riad d’Or provides lovely, comfortable lodging inside the medina in Meknès. Living with history The structure that houses the Riad d’Or dates back at least to 1791. It was renovated in 2007, but retains Read More …
We hired a driver for our recent trip to Morocco. Usually my husband does the driving so I can take pictures, but he misses so much that way. Hiring a driver allowed him to really Read More …