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Alongside the food stalls and tradesmen in the centre of Marrakech is this interesting spectacle. Tourists and locals alike test their patience and focus as they try their hand at this hoop game. “It looks a lot easier than it is” a passing tourist informs me, as I watch the crowd try and loop small […]
» View: Fun and games in Jemaa El FnaaMarrakech
Saturday, July 27th, 2013
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
Just a 20 minute walk or a 5 minute taxi ride from the Marrakesh Medina are the Majorelle Gardens (Le Jardin Majorelle). The garden’s were created as a project by the French artist Jacques Majorelle between the 1920’s and 30’s and have grown to become one of Marrakech’s most popular tourist attractions. As I travel […]
» View: The Majorelle Gardens: Marrakech’s botanical paradiseTuesday, July 2nd, 2013
A thoroughly vibrant experience both welcoming and delightfully charming yet confusing and scary, Moroccan souks are a culture and lifestyle upon themselves and a must visit on any travel to Morocco. Meandering through these ancient mazes can conjure up scenes of an exploratory Hitchcock era: men walk hand in hand wearing biblical full length hooded jalabiyas […]
» View: The Moroccan Souk: your guide to travel in MoroccoSunday, June 16th, 2013
History and art are the two words that best describe the Red City, the latter evolving very much in time. You can find handmade objects in all the souks in the city, especially in the Medina, where the touch of the bygone times is present at every corner, and the city has not lost its […]
» View: For the love of artMonday, March 18th, 2013
A delicious street food pizza made the Moroccan way brings back locals’ memories of female relatives rising before anyone to prepare this very simple but wholesome pancake. Msemen or rghaif is a simple thick square pancake enjoyed at breakfast tables and small female led cafes throughout the country, cooked very traditionally directly on a hotplate […]
» View: Street Food – A Moroccan pizzaWednesday, March 6th, 2013
A common site. Two men walking leisurely through the streets of Marrakech, deep conversation, not meaning to get to any destination fast but tightly embraced hand to hand as they pass. Although becoming slightly dated and seen more so in the older generations, the Arab custom of same sex couples holding hands is an honor, […]
» View: The Moroccan FamilyFriday, February 22nd, 2013
A short guide to camel riding with thanks to Abdul who owns a small train of camels just outside the medina walls a short walk from riads Dar Beija, Dar Habiba and Dar El Souk Stand from sitting is ‘Bayokav’ Forward is ‘Arrrrrrr’ Stop is ‘Shhhhhh’ Sit down from standing is ‘Jmell Bayokav’ […]
» View: How to command your camelWednesday, February 20th, 2013
Not openly advertised or spoken about, you need to gain the trust of a local grocery shop salesman who lets you into his secret spiced world. Café avec epices (spiced coffee) is exactly that and can be enjoyed at any time of the day or night giving drinkers a warming energised feeling so welcome during […]
» View: Spicy Marrakshi CoffeeThursday, February 14th, 2013
Not in the travel guides of Morocco or the tourist trail, local cafés dotted around the Medina offer a breakfast like no other and one that will see you content until your evening meal. Bissara (above) is a spiced split pea broth that is served in small bowls topped with a generous amount of olive […]
» View: Eat Breakfast like a MoroccanThursday, February 7th, 2013
For four days last week, Great Britain’s largest travel show played host Hipmarrakech.com, welcoming over 50,000 travel enthusiasts to taste the well selected delights of what the world has to offer inside and out of her Majesties shores. Destinations 2013 the holiday & travel show featured a number of specialist talks from experts around the globe […]
» View: Destinations 2013 – London’s Earls Court