Tag Archives: arts and crafts Morocco’s northern inland city of Fes (Fez, Fès) is home to not one, but two medinas – old walled cities. Distinguished by their narrow, winding streets and their rich history, these old quarters – Fes el-Bali and Fes Jdid – are jointly UNESCO-listed as the Medina of Fez and are considered: “one of the most extensive […]  The grass was as high as an elephant’s eye. Well – as high as a young elephant’s eye, at least. The rains came early to the grasslands of East Africa this year. In Kenya’s Masai (Maasai) Mara, February and March were exceptionally wet, and April followed suit (see: The Governors’ Camp Blog). When I arrived […]  Bodrum, a port town – or city, depending who you talk to – on the Aegean in the southwest of Türkiye was not on my travel radar. But, it is on other people’s! Conde Nast calls it: the most glamorous hangout in the Mediterranean. According to AI, it is often: dubbed the “St. Tropez of […]  I love pottery. Not too far from my home, there is a Moroccan restaurant and emporium where all manner of colourful earthenware is available. While I have occasionally stopped for lunch, I have managed to resist buying house numbers, fountains, kitchenwares, or floor tiles. But being in an actual traditional family-run pottery store in Fes, […]  Any visitor to these pages knows I love markets. So, on my first day in Srinagar, the largest city and summer capital of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India, I was in my element. The itinerary had us walking through various old streets and markets. I was travelling with a small group of […] |
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