Video Tour of Mawazine World Music & Rhythms Festival
May 1st, 2009
Check out this video clip of the rhythms of the Mawazine Festival!
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Travel to Morocco’s Mawazine World Music & Rhythms Festival
May 1st, 2009
The eight edition of the Mawazine Festival will take place on May 15th to the 23rd. This years Rhythms of the World festival team has arranged an eight day program featuring well known artists like Kylie Minogue, Warda Al Jazayria, Alecia Keys and Stevie Wonder. The Mawazine Festival will…
Travel Zagora: Morocco’s Tamagroute Pottery Cooperative
April 25th, 2009
Every day in Morocco potter’s hands mold the burnt orange clay, wheels turn and ceramic bowls bake in the heat. It’s a daily process. In the villages, woman head down to the river bank to dig the moist clay from the earth. Retracing their steps back home with full woven…
Berber Carpet Weaving Traditions of Morocco
April 24th, 2009
Moroccan carpets are famous around the world. In the West, the tightly woven beige Berber rugs are found in most modern homes, schools and offices. Although these rugs are stain resistant their dark flecks of brown and tan do not compare to the thousands of intricate designs and colors of…
Moulay Idriss – Travel to Morocco’s Holiest City
April 21st, 2009
Moulay Idriss is a Moroccan town and important religious site and place of pilgrimage for Muslims located just an hour away from Fes. The city is named after the Moroccan saint Moulay Idriss, a descendant of Muhammad, who died and was buried in 792 AD in the city that was…
Harira – The Traditional Moroccan Soup
April 21st, 2009
As both a starting point and a destination for merchants along ancient trade routes Morocco developed a cuisine that has Arabic, African, French, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern influences. This blending of cultures and ideas makes Moroccan cuisine unique and often quite surprising. Extensive use of dried fruits such as dates…
Backpacking in Morocco: The Best Way to Travel Local Culture
April 13th, 2009
After crashing her car in Italy, Lizzi Thomson of Bristol, grabbed a pack and some friends and continued traveling. Determined to feel the rhythm of a different world she headed to Morocco. After backpacking around Europe and one sleepless night in the Czech Republic, kept up by a man with…
Moroccan Sweets and Pastries, North African Deserts & Recipes
April 12th, 2009
Stuffed with almond paste, dusted with confectionery sugar and flaking with each bite, Moroccan pastries are reserved for special occasions. Cooking is regarded as an extravagant art in Morocco and in North Africa. Large meals are prepared for births, circumcisions, weddings,…
Travel Fes: A UNESCO World Heritage Site
April 11th, 2009
Donkeys hooves knock against the stone, while people scurry through the Medina, getting lost in the maze like streets. Something is different about Fes. Listen closely, there are no honking horns, putting motors or screeching brakes. That’s right, inside the fortified walls and labyrinth allies there are no cars. The…
Moroccan Souks – Travel Adventures in Moroccan Marketplaces
April 8th, 2009
The souks, or market places, in Moroccan cities often take up entire city blocks and are made up of stall after stall of goods that wind their way through the narrow alleys and side streets, often only wide enough for pedestrians and the occasional donkey. The stalls themselves are piled…
