Category: lodgings
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Travel in Post-pandemic Switzerland, Spiez
While the number of COVID infections ebbed and flowed throughout 2021, we did not take a vacation or travel anywhere during the first half of the year. Luckily, we received our first dose of Moderna vaccine in March and then a second dose in June. Like many people in Europe, we started travelling again with…
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Sunrise on Mount Pilatus, part 1
On our way back home after a visit to St. Moritz, we used the motorway instead of the mountainous route we previously took. To see photos of the mountain passes we visited on that route, click here. _ We passed Chur, stopped at Lucerne for lunch and then sneaked up to Mount Pilatus for the…
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Riads and Dars, part 3
This is the last of a series of posts which document our experiences in several traditional moroccan hotels, known as riads or dars. The earlier posts are here and here. In Fes, we tried to stay in Riad Fes but it was fully booked. The riad is situated in the medina and guests are expected…
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Riads and Dars, part 2
Continuing with a tour of riads and dars … I think Astrakan Cafe by Anouar Brahem on ECM suits the mood of this dar, especially Track 14 Astrakan Cafe – 2 and Track 8 Parfum de gitane. Part 1 of this post is here. spotify:album:11AANoNamBHA1GwL2naAQb On our return to Marrakech in the second week, we…
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Riads and Dars, part 1
Staying at a riad (or dar) is part of the Moroccan experience. For our two weeks in Marrakech, Fes, Ouazazate and Essaouira, we stayed at 2 riads, 3 dars and had a dinner in a riad where we were too late to make a room booking. I selected a few songs for this post. spotify:playlist:2598JDKueapiRWCVTwlHU6…
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Maison Acacias, Tissardmine
During our day trip in the desert near our camp, we had lunch at Maison Acacias, a hostel and restaurant situated in a small oasis. African blues by Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté suit the mood here – try “Ruby” and “Kala Djula” first – they are all good. spotify:album:14uhq1loNIOTT23aRo4oCi We got…