market dealings in fes

January 14th 2008
We are nearing the one month mark of our return from Morocco, and so we turn to these: images that keep us close to an experience that is quickly fading from our daily reality. We still sometimes say "shokran" instead of "thankyou," and will occassionally burst into giggles while saying "Scuse me" and recalling the sweet way Tahara insistently repeated her five-word English vocabulary. But it is ... read more

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more

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Libby and MC Abbott

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Djellabahs

Our parents may have conceived children with three different colors of hair, but they did manage to genetically impart one common feature to the three of us: a love of travel. So after years of family trips and solo summer adventures here we are: the sisters of the Abbott of family, living the charmed life of mint tea and roof-top hide-aways. Mary Claire is learning Arabic and Libby is learning how to sleep in and hang out. It's a rough life we live, and we would love to share it with you. ... full info

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