asni market day

April 12th 2019
Even the loftiest of mountains begins on the ground ~ Moroccan Proverb HE SAID... Today we were travelling south from Marrakesh to Aroumd. We left Marrakesh around 9am and drove through the city with the snow-capped High Atlas looming on the horizon. This alluring and pervasive mountain range dominates the southern skyline of Marrakesh, and it wasn’t long before ... 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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This blog documents the feeding of our travel addiction - one country at a time. Travel is an essential part of our life, and we'll continue to travel until our addiction wanes (which probably won't be in this lifetime)! The more we travel, the more we see; and the more we see, the more we understand that we know so little - which is a brilliant thing. We love the little corner of south eastern Australia we call home, but we are at our happiest when throwing ourselves into a new adventure and experiencing new cultures. Rather than doing round-the-world trips, our preferred style of trave... full info

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1st October 2019

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Confronting Indeed
I recently witnessed animal sacrifice in Tana Toraja, Indonesia. When I came back home, I was amazed at how squeamish my meat eating friends were when I showed them my photos and videos. I asked: where do you think your meat comes from? They preferred not to think about it. We have such a double standard in the west... our food industry discourages is from thinking about where our food really comes from. Sights such as these may be confronting but it is at least more honest.

2nd October 2019

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Re: Confronting Indeed
I agree with you… we are encouraged to have a sanitised view of our food industry, but if we want to eat meat, we should be prepared to see how sad that reality is for many animals! However, there is a very wide spectrum of issues at play – facing the reality of abattoirs in once thing, but coming to terms with the animal welfare issues that many associate with halal/ritual animal slaughter is another entirely. There are no easy answers.

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