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Sounds and images from the Sahara Desert (Morocco part 3)

21 March, 2011 (09:57) | Living in Europe | By: admin

Passing Berber villages on the way to the Sahara Desert For Mark’s big (50th) birthday we hire a private driver to take us to the Sahara desert where we are to rent 2 camels and a Berber camel guide for a 2 hour trek through the desert to our Bedouin tent, where we are to […]

Images and impressions from Morocco (part 2 of 3)

7 February, 2011 (05:44) | Living in Europe | By: admin

A one day excursion to Essaouira: †¥†¥†¥† 1) Essaouira Harbor, the setting for many shots in the Orson Wells film, Othello 2) Seagulls are active below the medieval battlements that face inhospitable, rocky offshore islands †¥†¥†¥† We are staying in Marrakesh for two weeks, which includes Christmas, Mark’s (big) birthday on December 29th, New Years […]

Sounds, aromas, images from Morocco (part 1 of 3)

29 January, 2011 (17:19) | Living in Europe | By: admin

MARRAKESH 2011 The first sound I recorded, from our bedroom, was the call to prayer which I have shortened for easier listening. Sounds of the Fna Djeema Yes, we are having a blast here in Marrakesh, which is so very much more cosmopolitan that we had expected. Unlike Fes, which feels like stepping back into […]