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Tonight in Fez - @ Cinema Rex
Blog: The View from Fez - 18 January 2012
If you are needing a break from being cooped up crouched over a heater, trying to escape the cold weather, then tonight is one night you should get out - and let's face it, you friends have all been saying you need to get out more!
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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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What am I doing here? Travel Blog Fairy Tales
Blog: Vagobond.com - 18 January 2012
Living in a hotel in Istanbul and publishing fairy tales...the writer's life for me. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Mars Rocks Morocco
Blog: The View from Fez - 17 January 2012
Even if you were in Morocco last July, you could be excused for not noticing an extraordinary event - Martian rocks falling to earth. Yet, that did indeed happen and scientists have now confirmed that the extraterrestrial visitors did originate on Mars.
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Bicycle Diplomacy Opens Algerian Border - Briefly
Blog: The View from Fez - 17 January 2012
Over the last few years there have been diplomatic moves to ease the tensions between Algeria and Morocco, especially in regard to the closed borders. Now a judge in the Algerian town of Maghnia has agreed to a temporary opening of the Zouj Bghal crossing in order to allow Moroccan cyclists to take part in a cycle race.
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Fez Weather Update
Blog: The View from Fez - 17 January 2012
Sitting in an outdoor cafe in Fez at this time of year can be a chilly experience and, for some, an unexpected one. "I thought because it was Africa, Morocco would be warm," said a Canadian tourist. "Fortunately I brought warm clothes for when I go to France."The misapprehension about the Moroccan winter climate is a common one, with an upside for the shopkeepers who sell warm clothes, gloves, long-johns and scarves.
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A Fishy Story
Blog: The View from Fez - 16 January 2012
Mula Nasruddin wanted to go ice fishing. He had read several books on the subject, and finally, after getting all the necessary equipment together, he made his way out onto the ice.
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Morocco's Love Affair with Facebook Continues
Blog: The View from Fez - 16 January 2012
The growth of social media such as Facebook and Twitter shows no sign of slowing down. The latest statistics show that Facebook, for example, has 799 million subscribers. World Internet Stats has just released in its report for 2011 which has some interesting figures for the African continent.
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Abortion Reform - Good News for Moroccan Women
Blog: The View from Fez - 14 January 2012
Under current Moroccan law, abortions are only allowed with a husband's consent in order to save a woman's life or maintain her physical or mental health, meaning that unmarried women could not legally have an abortion. Now this is set to change.
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Morocco's King Launches New Social Housing Project
Blog: The View from Fez - 14 January 2012
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"Louche" author in Tangier
Blog: The View from Fez - 14 January 2012
François Beaune In 2013, France's Marseille-Provence will become the European Capital of Culture - a major festive and popular event on an international scale and specifically throughout the Mediterranean region
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Sahara Desert Sand Dunes of Morocco for Photo Friday
Blog: Ciao Bambino! - 13 January 2012
Ever since I watched (and re-watched) the movie English Patient, I've dreamed of seeing the Sahara Desert sand dunes in North Africa. When I planned our family trip to Morocco in October, I was determined to include sand dunes in our itinerary. A task that proved challenging and ultimately, impacted every stop we made on our trip. I quickly realized that no matter how you organize sightseeing stops in Morocco, a trip to the dunes involves 10+ hours of driving through remote parts of the country.
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Vagobond Travel Museum – Friday 13th January 2012
Blog: Vagobond.com - 13 January 2012
The web is full of great travel blogs, travel stories, travel photos and travel videos [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Moroccan Oranges - a good news story
Blog: The View from Fez - 12 January 2012
One of the most common experiences a visitor has on arriving in Morocco is their first taste of Moroccan orange juice. As many people say - it is like tasting a real orange for the first time. Yet, juicing Moroccan oranges in Europe often turns out to be a disappointment. The View from Fez put our orange juice expert, Ibn Warraq, on a fact-finding mission. Here is his report.
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What am I doing here? – Ageing Itinerant Writer
Blog: Vagobond.com - 11 January 2012
And that's not all- at no time in history has it been so easy to travel, so easy to create, so easy to share with the entire world. But, wait, I'm diverging a little bit. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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Solo Travel Destination: Morocco
Blog: Solo Traveler - 10 January 2012
From camel treks to an argan oil collective to sea kayaking to camping out in the Sahara, this solo traveler recommends touring Morocco.
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Islamic Aesthetics Unleashed – Asilah, Morocco
Blog: Vagobond.com - 9 January 2012
Asilah, Morocco is a great little funky town that hosts a mural festival each year. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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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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Moroccan Henna Design for Life
Blog: The View from Fez - 7 January 2012
A brief trip to Morocco more than a decade ago led to a life changing discovery for an Australian woman, writes Suzanna Clarke.
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Speed Dating in Morocco
Blog: The View from Fez - 5 January 2012
The Problem Moroccan women are either waiting much longer to get married, or are not marrying at all. According to official statistics the marrying age in Morocco has exceeded 27.2 for women and 31.8 for men. Statistical reports issued by the Le Haut Commissariat au Plan (The High Commission for Planning) also reveal that seven million adult women are unmarried, among them only 26,000 that have not exceeded 30 years old. The Solution
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A Possible Cure for Fungus That Kills Date Palms
Blog: The View from Fez - 2 January 2012
Bayoudh disease is the date palm equivalent of plague. In Morocco, which has suffered major epidemics of the disease, it has had a devastating effect. In the last one hundred years it has destroyed more than two-thirds of the Moroccan palm groves (12 million trees), and it continues to cause the death of 4.5% to 12% of date palms per year. The result has turned Morocco - once an exporter - into an importer of dates. Now scientists may have found a way of tackling Bayoudh disease.The Culprit.
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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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Tenerife – Canary Islands – History and Culture
Blog: Vagobond.com - 26 December 2011
Though these are Spanish islands found in the Atantic Ocean, they are closer geographically to the African nation of Morocco.
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More Pop-Up Happenings in Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 24 December 2011
The Fez Pop-Up is up and running. If you haven't done so yet, do check out the "SILENT DISCO"! sponsored by the folks from Plan-it Fez. A handful of wireless headphones tuned into the dance/funk set, boom out only to those wearing them, whilst to all those around not a beat is heard - it is a sight to behold. The silent disco takes place at the Pop-Up from 18th to the 31st of December, from 5 – 6 p.m. every day.
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Seasons Greetings
Blog: The View from Fez - 24 December 2011
The Team at The View from Fez wishes all our readers a safe and happy festive seasonأعياد ميلاد سعيدة - Merry Christmas - Joyeux Noel
