Michael Palin classes this book by Peter Mayne as one of his top ten books so you would assume it would be a natural pick before travelling to Marrakesh. Why is Peter Mayne’s Marrakesh Worth Reading This is more than just a novel, it’s a journal of Peter Mayne’s time…
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“’This city is all about emotion,’…’Following an old man in a djellaba down an alley, with everything close and dark, wondering where you’re going. Then you enter a house, a courtyard, and see something jaw-dropping… I never come to the Medina without discovering something new.’” Moving home, whilst staying in…
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“Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar…” The muezzin in the minaret closest to our Riad started the melodic ‘isha call to prayer, shortly followed by another somewhere else in the Medina. Within a few minutes six or seven different muezzins were calling their followers. Whilst not harmonic it definitely grabbed our attention…
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Feeling like intrepid explorers, about to take steps into the unknown, we jump out of the vehicle we have been confined to for most of the day and stare out at petulant camels waiting for us to head out into the desert. Taking just an overnight bag each with essentials…
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What a climb from the taxi. If the steep hill doesn’t catch you out the humidity will. Set slightly off from the souks, down a small alley way you stumble across this wonderful little place. Once through the gates, it is like entering a different world; the relaxed calming nature…
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