We have been having a lovely stay In Todra Gorge. The hiking here is great and varied. Yesterday Gord and I hiked down through the lush palmeries of the Gorge to Tinerhir. It took us 3.5 hours zigzagging through the oasis between the steep cliff walls and mud...
Dar Ayour, 13km from TinghirOk so maybe all those yummy salads at the street vendors were not a good idea. The Rough Guide for Morocco warns that everyone at some point gets sick and it has always been a trusted reference. Gord was first out of the gate and now...
When you come to Morocco you have to spend at least one night in the desert. Camel treks are touristy, but they are popular for good reason. The dunes here range in color from golden orange to pink and near sunset the views are out of this world. We can see a ridge of...
We caught a ride with Melissa, an American woman we met in Fes who was picking up a rental car and heading in our direction. It was a great day and much more fun than a 5 hour bus ride.After stopping in Azrou for a quick lunch we drove up into the Cedar forests in...
November 16, 2010I want to spend time with Moroccan woman, but not as myself. Undercover, perhaps I could gain some sense of what life is like for woman here. The only way in for me right now is through books. I am reading, Dreams of Trespass, by Fatima Mernissi. Born...
I eat meat, so why am I squeamish about Aid and the sacrificing of sheep all over Fes today. It was one thing to get used to walking to our hotel through the meat souk where camel and sheep heads hang on hooks to indicated both the type of meat sold at a particular...
Dar Bouãnania, FesAfter a grand taxi ride to Meknes, and a petite taxi ride to the train station, we boarded an over stuffed train to Fes. Everyone is heading home for Aid right now and each car was just jammed. We could barely wedge ourselves into our car and then to...
It's not everyday you see someone pushing a couple of sheep into their house and up the stairs. If it wasn't just three days before Aid el Kabir I might have a few concerns. There are sheep everywhere right now. Hanging off donkeys, pushed into car trunks, and now it...
La Colombe Blanche, Moulay IdrissI never made it to Santiago de Compostella but I have made it to Moulay Idriss. As I sit on our roof top terrace listening to the call to prayer, I feel a certain reverence for humanity and gratitude to be a part of it. Moulay Idriss...
Hôtel Maroc, MeknesNow we feel like we are really in Morocco. Meknes is a laid back but otherworldly place. We are staying in a little hotel in the Medina. Our room has a window looking out over a little court yard full of orange trees. We visited the museum set in a...
Casablanca, Hotel GuynemerNo this is not about a film shot entirely in a Hollywood studio, even though it was an excellent picture. And no we didn't go to Rick's bar even though there is one here now. I have however had the song, "As time goes by" going through my...