Lara Dunston

Author's details

Name: Lara Dunston
Date registered: December 30, 2009
URL: http://cooltravelguide.com

Latest posts

A Local Guide to Vintage Shopping in Melbourne — April 29, 2012
Discovering Melbourne’s Hidden Secrets on a Lanes and Arcades Tour — April 29, 2012
Meandering the Masala Trail in Dandenong in Melbourne — April 28, 2012
The Best Melbourne Markets — April 27, 2012
How To Make A Mojito — April 7, 2012

Author's posts listings

Mar
04

Tips on Renting a Riad in Morocco

by Lara Dunston

Atmospherically located down alleyways in everyday neighbourhoods in the medinas of Morocco’s cities, riads or traditional courtyard houses, offer up a more authentic and enriching experience compared to staying in a centrally-located hotel in the new city. We stayed in a couple of different types of HomeAway riads during our two weeks in Morocco, Dar …

Categories: The Digs, Trip Essentials

Mar
03

Moroccan Take-Homes

by Lara Dunston

Take-Homes is a series of posts from each destination in which I recommend mementos to buy. My suggestions, and my own purchase choices, are based on sustainable travel criteria: they must be things that are authentically local, that are traditionally made by locals, or things locally produced that are used on an everyday basis by …

Categories: Take-Homes

Mar
02

Our Home Away from Home in Essaouira

by Lara Dunston

Nothing highlights the dichotomy of Morocco as the assault on your sense of smell that the place offers. It’s not unusual to inhale the fragrant scent of mint as you pass a barrow of fresh herbs one moment and the pungency of freshly ground spices the next, while a stench of unknown origins will often …

Categories: Living like Locals, The Digs

Feb
27

Weekend Escape to Whitewashed Essaouira

by Lara Dunston

With its whitewashed buildings with blue shutters, colossal seagulls, and cobalt blue skies more often than not, the walled town of Essaouira, also known as Mogador, is an easy weekend escape from Marrakech. A few hours drive away, on the Atlantic coast, a stay in Essaouira is all about the beach and sea: wandering down …

Categories: Getaway

Feb
27

The Rhythm of Daily Life and Rue Bab Doukkala

by Lara Dunston

A teenage Moroccan girl in her school uniform of white shirt, navy blue tunic, backpack, and ponytail artfully carries several trays of flat rounds of dough covered in checked tea towels. A little boy scoots by her, his backpack slung over his shoulder, a tray of unmade bread balanced high on one hand like a …

Categories: Living like Locals, Random Reflections, The ‘Hood, Under the Skin