Aladdin’s cave: magic carpet theatre

March 26, 2012
Everything they say about rug dealers is true. But at Maison Berbere, it was so much more than just a rug store: it was carpet theatre. Our host was a real character....

Sahara camping

March 25, 2012
Camping. Just not my thing, you know? But the brochure made it look so romantic and luxurious, well, it seemed like a good idea. At the time. A camel ride and then a...

Moroccans still respect their elders

March 25, 2012
I don't know about you, but if I'm traveling somewhere new,I like to read a little about the customs and moresso I don't inadvertently step in it.Here's something I...

Seasonings in spicy Morocco

March 24, 2012
Spices in American grocery stores come packaged in sanitary glass bottles, tiny metal shakers or sealed plastic containers.What an assault on the senses the array of...

Hand of Fatima

March 24, 2012
We Italians have all sorts of amulets and hand signals to warn off the evil eye. It's also true in North Africa, where the hamsa (or the hand of Fatima) does the same...

Sold into slavery on the Barbary Coast

March 23, 2012
Where in the world is the Diva? Morocco. . It's part of what's called The...

No kif for me

March 22, 2012
I haven't enjoyed a tasty pull on a hookah since college and I won't be enjoying one in Morocco, either.Hashish, or kif, is not uncommon, but very illegal: 10 years in...

Mint tea: Moroccan tradition adapts to 21st century

March 22, 2012
When I lived in the South, iced tea was a restaurant --and social --staple."Sweet or unsweet?" waitresses would drawl, and even though unsweet is not really a word in...

The beauty of Moroccan mosaics

March 21, 2012
These marvelous mosaics are everywhere in Morocco.There's no end to the variety of designs, the way the tiles are put together, the colors, the meaning.We had a chance...

Prepared for Morocco

March 21, 2012
Some people might get new clothes.Or a new set of luggage.Me?I wanted to get in the mood.So I had my hair stylist put seven colorful feathers in my hair.You can't see...

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