Leaving Marrakech is quick. As if the city were contained within an invisible wall, buildings suddenly give way to clay huts and large fanning palms. Mountains spring like over-sized ant mounts on the horizon, all soil and rocks and earthy bluntness. The road ribbons into the distance; the only curve among angular peaks and graveledContinueContinue reading “Escaping into the Sahara Desert of Morocco”
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Redefining ‘Exotic’ in Djemaa el-Fna, Marrakech
In my wildest dreams and most intrepid travels I have never encountered such an intense, exotic scene as the nightly market of Djemaa el-Fna in Marrakech, Morocco. Commonly known as ‘the big square’, Djemaa el-Fna is the centre of Moroccan exotic displays, where traders, touts and performers have been gathering for a thousand years. AsContinueContinue reading “Redefining ‘Exotic’ in Djemaa el-Fna, Marrakech”
Nic Freeman 