Marrakech Guide
The Rhythm of Daily Life and Rue Bab Doukkala
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 …
Senses Working Overtime: Marrakech’s Magical Amusement Park
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 …
Portraits from a place: Marrakech
Portraits of Marrakech musicians playing on the Djemaa el Fna (main square) of Marrakech. Many photographers visiting amazing Marrakech, head straight to one of the balcony restaurants looking over the square for that classic postcard …
North African Chakchouka recipe
This North African Chakchouka recipe (Poached Eggs in a Spicy Tomato Sauce) recipe comes from Tunesia, but is found right across North Africa. After I had gained the confidence of Jamila, the cook and manager …
A Chance Encounter and a Single Frame in Morocco
Five years ago we went on a road trip around Morocco. The journey was one of the last times I used film and it taught me a lot about the beauty of the chance encounter …
Playlist: Rob’s Moroccan Mix
Yes, you heard right, it’s not only Hotel Costes and other design hotels that are hip to the fact that music is an important part of travel, our experience of a place, and the memories …