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September—and an ode to a celebration goes on!
Essaouira Walking | September 10th 2009 by Nicole Kamoune
ESSAOUIRA WALKING is festive this month, and today I want to celebrate with art and color! After all, it wouldn’t be a party if there aren’t fun colors. Before I go on, however, I want to apologize for finding myself at liberty of using the term read more
September—and an ode to a fun year!
Essaouira Walking | September 1st 2009 by Nicole Kamoune
It’s been a year already! September is our month, and ESSAOUIRA WALKING is celebrating! Because each day of this past year was amazing. Because it made us grow strong. Because for the last year, I’ve been waking up feeling complete. Be read more
Essaouira—and an ode to its alleys.
Essaouira Walking | August 28th 2009 by Nicole Kamoune
One thing is true: It’s easy to be charmed by the aesthetics of Essaouira. Its sublime atmosphere. Its laid-back character. Its local color. It’s bohemian. It’s healthy. It maintains its identity. And it’s a medina of winding alleys that read more
Taking Lives (D.J. Caruso, 2004) / Held For Ransom (Lee Stanley,…
Entertain Me! | August 28th 2009 by Simon
"Everything you saw I wanted you to see. "IntroductionFirst off, don't worry if you haven't watched the films because I would like to think you never will. The 'quote' I chose is merely in jest. They are really that bad. Anyway, the last few posts w read more
Atlantijas okeāns pie Āfrikas krastiem
MR. ILARIJS | August 26th 2009 by Mr. Ilaarijs
Reiz Francijā, pie La Rochelle, jau it kā pabiju Atlantijas okeāna krastā, bet tas tomēr ir un paliek Biskajas līcis. Šeit gan beidzot tiku pie atklāta okeāna - Marokā, pilsētā ar nosaukumu, kuru grūti latviskot - Essaouira. Pilsēta ir read more
Ritornato dal Viaggio
al-mondo computer | August 26th 2009 by almondo
Sono ritornato.Il Marocco era bellissimo, ma molto (molto!!!!) caldo; 46°C diceva il Meteo.Ho esplorato Marrakesh, qui ho trascorso molto tempo, è una città meravigliosa, ed era anche la più calda. Poi sono andato a Merzouga (nel sud est, al con read more
Ritornato dal Viaggio
al-mondo computer | August 26th 2009 by almondo
Sono ritornato.Il Marocco era bellissimo, ma molto (molto!!!!) caldo; 46°C diceva il Meteo.Ho esplorato Marrakesh, qui ho trascorso molto tempo, è una città meravigliosa, ed era anche la più calda. Poi sono andato a Merzouga (nel sud est, al con read more
Moroccan White House
Space for Inspiration | August 24th 2009 by Charlotta
I am dreaming of a long luscious holiday right now...Came across the ‘Moroccan White House’via Unique Home Stays.It’s a 4 storey retro-chic homeavailable to lease next time you happen tofind yourself in Essaouira, Morocco.The write up describes read more
Holiday Snaps feat. Tigerlily
The Pitter-Patter | August 22nd 2009 by Clare
This is where we stayed....and swam... and lounged...This is where we ate our fill of barbecued seafood, delicious salads and yummy chocolate cinnamon cake that I made.....This is the town of Essaouira. You may recognise it from the movie 'Kingdom read more
Road to Essaouira: Part V
Lalla Lydia | August 19th 2009 by Lalla Lydia
Maybe it was a loud and annoying Arabic MTv commercial (genre: "Pimp my camel" in lieu of "pimp my ride"), or maybe it was the vocal protests of three disgruntled stomachs that did it, but around 6 p.m. the three of us woke up. Outside it must've coo read more
Road to Essaouira: Part IV
Lalla Lydia | August 18th 2009 by Lalla Lydia
FINALLY in the Windy City.It was like reaching the pearly gates (if heaven were fishing village nestled on the shore of an ocean), feeling that chill, salty air on our faces. We were parched but determined to walk and stretch our legs before venturin read more
Road to Essaouira: Part III
Lalla Lydia | August 17th 2009 by Lalla Lydia
How did this not manage to get publish? So much for technology, and hello! human error...Anyway, back by popular demand* and in anticipation of finishing our oddyssey, la suite!:So, in the last post, I mentioned the risks of our little method -namely read more
Kaab el ghzal: and an ode to a Moroccan work of art.
Essaouira Walking | August 10th 2009 by Nicole Kamoune
I remember it like it was yesterday, the moment that I first tasted kaab el ghzal. We had reached Essaouira in the early evening and arranged for a place to stay— AK rendered my first Moroccan experience all the more adventurous by making us arriv read more
Under the spell of Essaouira.
Essaouira Walking | August 6th 2009 by Nicole Kamoune
So, why “Essaouira” in ESSAOUIRA WALKING? He told me, even before I got to Morocco: “I’ll show you Essaouira!” And I said ok, thinking that Essaouira was only a place that I had scarcely seen on the television or read about in The New York read more
Uncle Barnie @ Gnaoua & World Music Festival
Conch Records Blog | August 5th 2009 by Conch Records
Well the Gnaoua and World Music Festival in Essaouira consumed me for a good four days, and I got to meet some incredible musicians as well as hear them play. The press pass I lucked myself into gave me access to all the musicians on the bill, plus read more
Essaouira: Ithmar Development investit dans le tourisme de santé…
Voyage Maroc, Le Maroc pays des merveilles – Voyage Maroc | August 4th 2009 by Visiter le Maroc
Si le projet aboutit dans un délai raisonnable, ce sera un bon coup pour le tourisme. L’investissement de 1,8 milliard de DH, dont la lettre d’intention a été signée, en marge du Forum économique mondial de Davos, entre le Maroc et Ithmar read more
Scenes of Essaouira
Lalla Lydia | July 30th 2009 by Lalla Lydia
We interrupt the tale to bring you a link to an excellent blog, Marakesh Xanthe, and her timely and visually stunning post on her wanderings through Essaouira -You may also enjoy my old post (from when we were there) of the Cats of 'Souira...Check ba read more
Road to Essaouira: Part II
Lalla Lydia | July 29th 2009 by Lalla Lydia
So, our fore-mentioned hoodwink, our ruse, our get-us-out-of-here! trick for the roadblocks was provided courtesy a friend of a friend who worked for a media outlet in Morocco. This person had kindly donated a few decals with the media’s logo o read more
Morocco Travel Guides
Morocco Travel Guides | July 28th 2009 by dris
Download free travel guides of Morocco:Guide 1Guide 2Guide 3Download free travel guides of Marrakech:Guide 1Guide 2Guide 3Guide 4Download free travel guides of Agadir:Guide 1Guide 2Download free travels guides of Fez:Guide 1Guide 2Guide 3Download fre read more
Essaouira & Essaouira region maps
Morocco Travel Guides | July 28th 2009 by dris
Click on map to enlarge read more
And so it begins...Road to Essaouira part I
Lalla Lydia | July 28th 2009 by Lalla Lydia
As a testament to Moroccan planning abilities* my husband, our friend and I debated for several days how we were going to make it down to Essaouira from Meknes for the Gnawa Music Festival.By debate I mean, one person brought it up briefly over coffe read more
Road Trip à la marocaine
Lalla Lydia | July 27th 2009 by Lalla Lydia
I meant to do a series of short posts on our summer 2008 road trip to the Gnawa Music Festival in Essaouira, Morocco earlier this month (in early July, just as this year’s festival was coming to an end) but with so much on my plate, I didn’t read more
Book review: Los Ninos del Mundo
Lalla Lydia | July 21st 2009 by Lalla Lydia
I came across this beautifully illustrated children's book at the library recently and decided to improve my basic Spanish* by reading it...and it was a great way to stretch those simple conjugation and vocabulary muscles, let me tell you!In fact, I read more
Travel to Morocco:
Bestfixit/travel/Blog | July 12th 2009 by Thomas Joesph Husnik
Morocco is a North African country with many travel destinations. The best time for Traveling to Morocco is during the winter months. The real beauty is the Atlas Mountains. Morocco has the flavor of romance, ancient culture, and history. Some of the read more
L’océan Atlantique, entre Agadir et Essaouira – Maroc
Blog photo noir et blanc | June 30th 2009 by PJB
Le front de mer sur des kilomètres, sur la route côtière entre Agadir et Essaouira (environ 15 kilomètres avant l’arrivée à Essaouira). Admirables « couleurs », contrastes en tout cas… Photos noir et blanc arg read more
Visit of an Argan Cooperative
ChezMyrtille | May 29th 2009
I was very fortunate to have the oppurtunity, during my stay in Morocco, to visit privately the Argan Cooperative Kaouki thanks to an acquaitance . The cooperative is located near the Dar El Baz Museum in Sidi Kaouki on the road towards Agadir. An a read more
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