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February 6, 2018

What’s in a Name: Morocco [Repost]

Perhaps one of our favorite countries to visit, the kingdom of Morocco is found along the northwest coast of Africa and is one of only three nations – along with…..

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May 27, 2017

Jemaa el-Fnaa: What’s in a Name? [Repost]

The Jemaa el-Fnaa is the central market place and square of the Old City in Marrakech’s medina quarter. While the true origin of its name remains unclear, translation of Jemaa…..

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April 24, 2017

Moroccan history: the Almohads [Repost]

Given how much I’ve written about their ruins, I thought I’d pay a little attention to the Dynasty responsible for settling one of our favourite parts of Morocco. Founded in…..

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November 10, 2014

Pros & Cons of the guided tour [Repost]

While the standard image of a busload of people piling out at some location, followed by a guide who gathers them up like ducklings and marches them off after a…..

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March 8, 2014

Locations of Thrones: Ouarzazate [Repost]

Strange how it doesn’t really feel like three years, but as the blog clearly attests we’ve been lucky with the amount of travel we’ve been able to have, and are…..

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December 3, 2011

Our thanks to Riad les Idrissides

The Riad les Idrissides staff are kind and wonderful. Hadija, the manager, made us feel at home immediately and agreed to all requests with a genuine ‘avec plasir.’ Gary was…..