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July 3rd 2018
Fez was not one of my favorite cities. I spent most of my time there sweaty, hungry, lost, and frustrated. It says a lot about my personality that I much prefer cities like Tokyo and Singapore – clean, orderly, and no-nonsense. I full recognize that many of my issues with Fez came down to a lack of my usual research and poor planning on my part. As I mentioned in my previous post The Curmudgeon ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Fès-Boulemane » Fes

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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Karen Johnson

Kuan Yin

I'm an independent single woman who loves to travel. Favorite place to visit in a new country? The grocery store. Scroll down to read my previous posts, and check back often for more pictures and stories. If you want to make sure you never miss another of my thrilling adventures, click on the "subscribe" button on the right. "The road opens up for us and sets us free." - Johnny Clegg “One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. ‘Which road do I take?’ she asked. ‘Where do you want to go?’ was his response. ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered... full info

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5th July 2018

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Life can be the pits
but in Morocco...no chance! Sad though you missed out on ancient manuscripts because you may never get another chance. We visited the Museum of Ancient Manuscripts in Timbuktu and a year later Al-queda had trashed it. Sometimes the marvel is that they have survived. I can feel your pain Karen...so near but so far...a real opportunity lost.

5th July 2018

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

If you don't know your past....
Someone smarter than me once said "If you don't know your past, you don't know your future." It breaks my heart when I think of all the history that we have lost due to wars and authoritarian regimes that want ot wipe out cultural memory.

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