How to make the best cup of coffee

June 22, 2026
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☕ I love me a good cup of coffee! But what do the experts say about what the best cup of coffee entails? I did some research. Now, let me go on record and say I do not follow these directions entirely or even mostly. But they're good to know, because hey, one day? I just might take it a bit more...
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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....
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Definition of the intrusion of technology

March 26, 2012
Think you can get a break from technology by hiding out in the Sahara? Think again. This Berber camel tender is TEXTING. In the middle of the Sahara. And see that thin...
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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...
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Me. Camel. Sahara.

March 25, 2012
I'll have more to say about this when I have time, but for now, I think this says it all. Be sure to have your volume...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Fes: rugs & wood

March 22, 2012
Ok, let's be frank. By now I figured we'd have bought some souk junk. I mean, really. I even knew what junk I wanted to find. But no. We moved so fast through...
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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...
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