Advertisement

Henna

The night before I left Kelaa Maryam´s neighbor hennaed my feet and legs. It´s the traditional send-off for somebody who´s travelling. The sand and sea is wearing the henna off fast, but I still look like my family takes good care of me.


From: Africa » Morocco » Tangier-Tétouan » Martil

Moroccan  Flag 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]
Blog: La Playa en Marruecos
Date: June 27th 2008

I had never heard of Martil - which was my biggest reason for going there. It turned out to be a small beach town, very relaxed and full of tourists, all of whom were Moroccan. Once again I excaped the tourist traps created for foreigners and found myself mixed in with tourists from Fes, Marrakech, Tetouan and Casablanca, plus the usual assortment of locals. Martil is a short taxi ride from Tet ... read more


Advertisement





Tot: 0.08s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 9; qc: 19; dbt: 0.0098s; 1; s:apollo w:www (50.28.60.10); sld: 2; ; mem: 6.3mb