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Join Us For The Fez Festival Of World Sacred Music 2012
Blog: The View from Fez - 28 October 2011
The View from Fez is hosting a wonderful tour to Fez from June 6-17, 2012 for the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music, together with a registered travel agency. As well as festival events, there is a choice of activities, including Moroccan cooking, travel photography, yoga, visual art, tours around the Medina and talks on architecture and culture. Day trips will also be held to places such as the Roman ruins at Volubilis.
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Are budget airlines worth it? – Budget Airlines vs. Regular Airlines
Blog: Vagobond.com - 28 October 2011
Are budget airlines really worth it?
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USA to Build New "Green" Embassy in Rabat
Blog: The View from Fez - 27 October 2011
B.L. Harbert International is a company that specialises in building embassies around the world. According to reports in the US, B.L.Harbert have the contract for a new $140 million U.S. Embassy compound in Rabat. The contract was awarded by the US State Department.
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Talk to the Hand
Blog: The View from Fez - 27 October 2011
When travelling, beware of which hand gestures you use. They can get you into all kinds of trouble, writes Derek Workman.
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What next for the traditional Moroccan house?
Blog: The View from Fez - 27 October 2011
Future architects from Britain and Morocco converged on Fez yesterday for a cultural exchange with a difference.
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Travel Writing About Morocco ~ #32
Blog: The View from Fez - 27 October 2011
Regular readers of The View from Fez will be aware that we run an occasional series on travel writing in Morocco. Many times we find the journalism patchy and the research less than thorough. However, back in June this year, we came across journalist Steve McKenna and gave him the "thumbs up" for his piece (see our story here Travel Writing about Morocco #31
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Moroccan Cactus Industry Set To Bloom
Blog: The View from Fez - 26 October 2011
Travel around Morocco and you will notice that the "prickly pear" cactus appears to be very common. When the fruit is ripe, the souks are full of trays of them and the sellers do good business. Now, the Moroccan government is to invest in more production.
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Photographic Portrait Workshop a Success
Blog: The View from Fez - 25 October 2011
Back on the 19th of this month, we ran a story about a workshop to be held by the ALIF Photography Club. The workshop topic was "portraits" and the venue was the beautiful Jnan Sbil gardens in Fez. Thanks to Omar Chennafi, we can bring you a couple of examples of the work done by the students.
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Eid Approaches and the Sheep are Coming
Blog: The View from Fez - 25 October 2011
Observant Medina watchers have reported the first sightings of sheep in the Fez Medina. And down in the souk of the knife-sharpeners, business is picking up. Even those not aware of the reason for all the sheep and knives can probably deduce that lamb will soon be on the menu. The reason? Eid al-kabir - the feast of the sacrifice.
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In Praise of Moroccan Honey
Blog: The View from Fez - 25 October 2011
Too often we turn up our noses at so-called traditional medicines. Yet, time and again, the old remedies turn out to be efficacious. Nina Martin had an accident with a teapot and some very hot water and, now recovered, tells a tale of burns and honey.
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A Present from The View from Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 24 October 2011
As our sixth birthday approaches, The View from Fez decided to celebrate with a whole new look. While we loved the old blog, times have changed and so have we.
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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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A Visit to Azrou - the Tuesday Souq
Blog: The View from Fez - 22 October 2011
The View from Fez reader, Javier Samaniego, recently visited the Tuesday Souq at Azrou and kindly sent this photographic record of his visit. Azrou is a favourite day-trip destination for visitors to Fez.
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Morocco Bags UN Security Council Seat
Blog: The View from Fez - 22 October 2011
In tightly contested elections on Friday for the UN Security Council, Morocco was one of the few clear winners, with 151 of the 193 assembly members supporting it.Morocco joins Pakistan, Togo and Guatemala on the 15 seat council, for a term for 2012 and 2013. It has been elected twice before - the last time in 1992-1993.
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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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Ancient Animal Stories Brought Back to Life
Blog: The View from Fez - 17 October 2011
Author Ramsay Wood will be speaking at the American Language Center in Fez this Thursday, about his two extraordinary volumes of collected stories. These recount some of the world’s oldest tales about animals and also tell us about the human condition.
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The White Party
Blog: The View from Fez - 17 October 2011
To an outsider it must have looked like a cult gathering. Fifty people, all dressed in white, making their way through the Medina of Fez. It was, however, not as esoteric. The "White Party" was a celebration of the return to the Fez Medina of two people who had been away on a "Greek Odyssey". The View from Fez's features editor, Suzanna Clarke reports:
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Smashed Potatoes? A Tale of Irish Spuds in Morocco
Blog: The View from Fez - 17 October 2011
Irish officials are facing a grilling over an embarrassing international incident in which potatoes exported from Northern Ireland were rejected for being diseased.Department of Agriculture and Rural Development representatives are due before their scrutiny committee tomorrow to be grilled over why 1,000 tonnes of County Down spuds had to be destroyed in a North African port.Potatogate
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Vagobond Guide to Morocco Part 1
Blog: Vagobond.com - 15 October 2011
While it's not really possible to tell you everything about Morocco in a blog post or even in many, here is a simplified guide to a lot of the many wonderful things you can do in Morocco
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Footprints of Friends in Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 15 October 2011
An exhibition by Fez photographer Omar Chennafi and American photographer Robert Harrison charts a personal journey for both. When Omar Chennafi set off for Senegal to pursue a long held dream to photograph the Tijani sufis, he had no idea the journey would have such a profound impact.
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Morocco and World Travel Blogging and Travel Writing Ethics – The Reality
Blog: Vagobond.com - 14 October 2011
Freebies and perks are a great part of being a travel writer or travel blogger.
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PayPal to arrive in Morocco
Blog: The View from Fez - 14 October 2011
PayPal, is finally going to arrive in Morocco. For a long time Moroccans have had problems making payments with credit cards and those days will soon be over.
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Morocco Train Times App is a Winner
Blog: The View from Fez - 14 October 2011
A new app for iPad and iPhone uses should prove very handy for travellers in Morocco.
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From Ruin to Riad
Blog: The View from Fez - 13 October 2011
A newly opened riad in the Fez Medina offers a garden of earthly delights.
