Mar
20
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 …
Mar
19
Price Check is a series of posts from every destination we visit that could serve as a shopping list to stock the kitchen at the start of your stay, as well as a cost of living index in a way. We’re including some basic items to get you started plus a local specialty or two …
Mar
11
Over the past couple of years I’ve developed a culinary fascination with what different cultures do with cheap cuts of meat. The stewing, the braising, and the simple slow-cooking of often tough, sinewy, or bony meats that people originally ate out of financial necessity has been intriguing me. Many of these dishes have risen above …
Mar
11
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 …
Feb
26
The main square of Marrakech, the Djemaa Al Fna, or ‘la place’, magically manages to simultaneously be the city’s major tourist attraction and the local’s nightly amusement park. An evening spent here is an addictive assault on the senses, so don’t be surprised if you find yourself returning night after night for more. Local entertainments, …
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