The Red City and the coast June 5th 2007 Djemaa el Fnaadrums The train ride from Meknes to Marrakech was interesting in that for a good distance the terrain was vitually barren with some sparse vegation scraping out an ... read more
Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech 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
Traveling and seeing the world, ancient art, ruins and culture, whitewater kayaking, scuba diving and raku firing/pottery and lost wax bronze casting/sculpture are my pasions. Someday I'll find the right place to settle down have a family and open a dive shop/kayaking/raku/bronze school and studio. I've previously traveled through Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. My favorite place so far is probably Lake Atitlan even with the idenginous people being treated almost like second class citizens in the country that they and their decendents have lived for thousands ... full info