Mountain View

Christmas and Beyond

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January 19th 2009
We bid our farewells to Khalid, who headed back to Casablanca. I was sad to see him go, left in a blur of travel opportunities to company my plane ticket issues for the holidays. I was already missing Anja and Vanessa, good friends who had also left Imsouanne the day before. Not knowing what to do or where to go; I sat on the beach with a blown up globe in my hands, carefully spinning it with my h ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz

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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