MarrakeshBlogs we like

  1. A Crochet Safari in Morocco

    Blog: The View from Fez - 7 February 2012

    Guerilla CrochetingHere is something you have probably never considered - a crochet safa

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  2. Postcards from Morocco

    Blog: Hecktic Travels - 3 February 2012

    Our latest postcard installment from Morocco.

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  3. The Night Market in Marrakech

    Blog: Hecktic Travels - 23 January 2012

    Our exploration of the chaotic night market and all we encountered.

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  4. Meetings in Marrakech: the paintings of Hassan El Glaoui and Winston Churchill

    Blog: The View from Fez - 21 January 2012

    One of Churchill's Moroccan landscapesA small exhibition of paintings in London is getting big reviews, not only for the art, but also the unlikely but ch

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  5. International Spotlight on Fez Real Estate

    Blog: The View from Fez - 19 January 2012

    After a very quiet time in the Moroccan real estate market, things look set to change. One early indicator is that major media players are giving space to stories about buying property in Morocco. From airline inflight magazines to the lofty heights of the New York Times, journalists are pointing to Morocco as a good place to invest.

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  6. Morocco's National Eggs Day

    Blog: The View from Fez - 18 January 2012

    The oddest story this week comes from Maghreb Arabe Presse and concerns a rather large cooking demonstration - the biggest omelette dish in Africa.

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  7. THE CUT THROAT PRINCES OF MARRAKECH

    Blog: The View from Fez - 8 January 2012

    Our guest contributor, Barnaby Rogerson, returns for the first time in 2012 with a tale of a book that inspired his Moroccan adventures.People fall for Marrakech for a myriad of reasons. The hidden palaces, the street musicians, shopping in the great covered souk, the dry heat that extends well into the winter months and the palpable sense of bustling glamour.

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  8. A Market in Marrakesh

    Blog: The View from Fez - 29 December 2011

    The hunt for treasure among the trash leads writer Derek Workman to the Thursday market at Bab el Khermis.

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  9. The Eleventh Marrakesh International Film Festival

    Blog: The View from Fez - 22 November 2011

    The 11th annual Marrakesh International Film Festival runs from December 2nd to the 10th.The festival jury will vote for the Golden Star for best film, a jury prize and kudos for best actress and actor.

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  10. Travel Writing About Morocco ~ #33

    Blog: The View from Fez - 21 November 2011

    What do you do if you are a travel writer at a major newspaper and your travel editor decides that you should go and do a story about Marrakech? It's a tough call. Almost everything that can be said about the 'kech has been said.

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  11. Marrakech Palm Groves Under Threat

    Blog: The View from Fez - 20 November 2011

    "This legendary and emblematic site that gives the city of Marrakech its identity and specific mark is nowadays exposed to incessant degradation, due to the combined factors of drought, human activity pressures, the lack of maintenance and the aging of palm trees, and the absence of replanting," ~ HRH King Mohammed VI

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  12. Travel Industry Support for Moroccan Education

    Blog: The View from Fez - 4 November 2011

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  13. Making Music in the Marrakesh Medina

    Blog: The View from Fez - 3 November 2011

    An innovative recording studio in Marrakesh is opening doors for promising Moroccan musicians, writes our regular contributor, Derek Workman.When the gods of rock and roll tell you it’s time to move on by flooding your recording studio twice in six months – and then setting fire to it, just to make sure you got the message, you really do need to take notice.

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  14. Morocco's Vanishing Cinemas

    Blog: The View from Fez - 24 October 2011

    Walking by the the Cinema Boujloud in Fez is a sad experience for anyone who loves old movie houses. This once bustling cinema is closed and used for storage of market goods. The seating was still in place in the auditorium when seen in 2006. Cinema Boujaloud is symptomatic of the Moroccan cinema market which has been suffering a severe decline during the past years.

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  15. Marrakech - a city of contrasts

    Blog: The View from Fez - 19 October 2011

    Marrakech is a place of amazing contrasts as a stroll around the souks will quickly demonstrate. However, before our roving correspondent, Derek Workman leads you around the Medina streets, pause to consider a little real estate opportunity.A breathtaking traditional Moroccan palace in Marrakech at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, has been listed for sale via an affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate for a staggering $28 million.

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  16. Marrakech Art Fair

    Blog: The View from Fez - 4 October 2011

    The Marrakech Art Fair has just closed, but all reports indicate that the event's founder,Vanessa Devereux, is extremely pleased with the positive reception for this year's event. As we reported back in August, the art fair has been given great support, with 45 international galleries exhibiting their major artists and 20 additional galleries joining the 2010 exhibitors.

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  17. First-timer's guide to Marrakech

    Blog: The View from Fez - 3 October 2011

    Respected travel writer and co-publisher at Eland travel books, Barnaby Rogerson takes a look at Marrakech and reports on what the first-time visitor can expect.

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  18. Marrakech ~ Tales of the Unexpected

    Blog: The View from Fez - 22 September 2011

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  19. Morocco's Last Storytellers ~ review

    Blog: The View from Fez - 20 September 2011

    A new book from Richard Hamilton shares a collection of stories, as told by five storytellers from Marrakech's famous square - the Jemaa el Fna. The storytellers, all old men, sit at the centre of a circle of listeners and as our reviewer discovered, reading The Last Storytellers is to join that circle.

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  20. Moroccan Tourism ~ on the road to recovery

    Blog: The View from Fez - 10 September 2011

    After all the turmoil of the "Arab Spring", the aftermath of the Marrakech bombing and the uncertainty surrounding the global financial crisis, Moroccan tourism went into a slump. The visitor numbers dropped, accommodation bookings were at record low levels and the general economy suffered. Ibn Warraq reports on what may be the beginnings of recovery

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  21. Morocco makes progress - despite regional turmoil

    Blog: The View from Fez - 25 August 2011

    In spite of regional unrest and rising commodity prices, leading to an increase in the trade deficit, the prospects for the Moroccan economy are encouraging, according to Global Arab Network and the highly respected Oxford Business Group. They report that thanks to factors such as a strong harvest and broader diversification, the outlook for 2011 is promising.

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  22. New Low-Cost Flights Between Morocco and France

    Blog: The View from Fez - 20 August 2011

    Morocco’s low-cost carrier Jet4you has begun taking reservations for Winter 2011/12 season, and announced starting 10 new routes between Morocco and France.New routes are:Agadir – BordeauxAgadir – LyonAgadir – MarseilleAgadir – NantesAgadir – ToulouseMarrakech – BordeauxMarrakech – LyonMarrakech – MarseilleMarrakech – NantesMarrakech – Toulouse

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  23. Photo Essay: The Beauty of Doors

    Blog: Vagobond.com - 17 August 2011

    We all wonder just what is on the other side of the door and sometimes it's even more wonderful than we imagine.

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  24. Lady Revisits Morocco

    Blog: A Lady in London - 28 July 2011

    I often get emails from new readers of my blog asking why I haven’t traveled to Morocco. With the long list of cities and countries on the sidebar, the absence of places like Marrakech and Fez seems like a glaring oversight. The truth is that I have been to Morocco. It’s just that I went [...]

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  25. British Tourists Return to Morocco

    Blog: The View from Fez - 28 July 2011

    In one of the first signs of a turn around in the tourism slump that has hit Morocco following the Marrakesh bomb attack in April 2011,a UK firm reports that holiday bookings to Morocco are returning to a level that is more in keeping with this time of year.With the explosion taking place at Cafe Argana, located in one of Marrakesh's most popular tourist spots - Jema el-Fna square, it was certainly intended to hit one of Morocco's most important industries – tourism.

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