Tag: morocco
The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles
Two weeks of vacation was a good chunk of time for me (Chris) to start and perhaps finish a book. For this trip to Morocco, my selection was this classic – The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles, published in 1949. I knew about this book first from the soundtrack for the 1990 movie made by…
Glamping Erg Chebbi, Morocco
Erg Chebbi is a small sea of sand dunes stretching 22 kms long and 5 kms wide and peaking up to 150 metres high. Formed by wind-blown sand, Erg Chebbi is known for its golden-orange sand formations that start at the most northern tip of the Sahara. We arrived at our camp just after 6…
Road trip in Morocco #1 – from Fes to Merzouga
This road trip is one of two which took us across Morocco, documented in 4 parts. See more in Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 of the series. We arranged a driver to take us, 6 people, from Fes south to Merzouga, the gateway to the Sahara Desert. The journey in a Mercedes minivan…
Musée Yves Saint Laurent and Jardin Majorelle, Marrakech, Morocco
We had a guide/driver for a day in Marrakech and he brought us to Musée Yves Saint Laurent, Marrakech (mYSLm). Concurrent with the opening of Musée Yves Saint Laurent, Paris (Av. Marceau), the Foundation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent created this museum in 2017 with the Foundation Jardin Majorelle. A retrospective movie Yves Saint Laurent was…
Place Jemaa-el-Fna, Marrakech, Morocco – part 2
It was our first day in Marrakech. Continuing with our walk in the Place Jemaa-el-Fna after dark. Catch Part 1 here if you missed it. Feel free to browse earlier posts about other places and more photos. Use the tags or the archives feature at the bottom of the page. To accompany this post, there is…
Place Jemaa-el-Fna, Marrakesh, Morocco – part 1
Hello world. This blog has been on hiatus for a little more than a year. Since so many of us are marooned at home and cannot (should not) travel in the foreseeable future, it could be a relief to do some virtual sightseeing. We will start with sharing our last trip taken in the beginning…