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Alley, Meknes

Mild-mannered Meknes.

December 20th 2006
With just 10 shopping days till the Eid - Morocco’s most important religious holiday - there’s none of the frenzied build-up that an American would expect this time of year. No long queues for olives and goat cheese and other stocking stuffers. No Eid carols pumping from the salons de thé. No wide-eyed little runts scribbling wish lists and gawking at the elaborately done-up fig stalls in ... read more
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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
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Christopher Vourlias
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Chris is an avid traveler and hypercaffeinated writer, criss-crossing the globe and occasionally remembering to call home. Follow me at postcardjunky.wordpress.com. UPDATE, 22 January 2010: For those of you - both of you? - who have been following this blog off and on (mostly off) for the past few years, it's time to officially put it on a permanent hiatus. As much as I love these nutty little essays about my time on the road, they're just a bit too time-consuming to keep up with, given the demands of my freelance work. So for now, my dear TravelBlog, it's time to say adieu, though ... full info
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