Bill and the hawker

His story started out with him as a farmer going home from market with food for his family(lie) and ended up with him selling hats and blankets to tourists at the viewpoint, and sleeping in caves and barely surviving, expecting to be dead in five years. He's 53. He and Bill had a long talk, Bill bought a hat, they had another long talk...

The Heights of Fes

May 5th 2013
We are now in a luxury riad, but still paying 50 euros/night....the staff here is wonderful: much laughter and helpfulness! We spent time on the roof terrace today, then in a rooftop restaurant, and then hiked up to the ruins of the tombs on a hill outside the walls. In between, we walked through the Medina again and visited the largest merdersa, which is one of the few places in the country wh ... 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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