Kasbah

Morocco #5: Mountains, valleys and into the desert

Dear friends, After our stay in Fes, we had a long drive southward through cedar forests, home to barbary apes, and up into the Atlas Mountains. We followed the Ziz River for some of the way and then stayed overnight in Erfoud. The following day we changed transport and took four-wheel drives into the [...]

Joanna Maclean2023-11-18T04:26:03+00:00November 18th, 2023|Animals, Barbary apes, Berber, Camels, Carpets, Culture, desert, Kasbah, Morocco, photogrpahy, Sahara, Travel, Uncategorized, Ziz River|Comments Off

Morocco #2: Casablanca and Rabat

Dear friends, Our real tour began in Casablanca, the port city and commercial hub in western Morocco, fronting the Atlantic Ocean. The origin of the town is not known but an Amazigh (Berber) village called Anfa stood on the present-day site in the 12th century. Later it became a pirates’ base for harrying Christian ships [...]

Joanna Maclean2023-11-05T06:36:06+00:00November 5th, 2023|Beaches, Casablanca, Cats, Creative, Culture, Design, Flora, History, Kasbah, Mausoleum, Morocco, Mosque, photography, Rabat, sheep, Travel, Uncategorized|1 Comment