A new year and another month in quarantine. I’m remaining hopeful that I may be able to return to Morocco soon. I was originally planning to travel… Read more “This author is helping me to travel at a time when we’re told to stay home”
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The area around Fez, Morocco is worth exploring. Helen Ranger tells us why on episode 30 of Why Morocco
It’s no secret that I’m not a great fan of Fez. I feel like one is either more Marrakech or more Fez. And I fit in to… Read more “The area around Fez, Morocco is worth exploring. Helen Ranger tells us why on episode 30 of Why Morocco”
Why Morocco 032 – Amino Belyamani on Moroccan Tapes
To support Why Morocco, please consider buying me a coffee nouss nouss. For this week’s episode I chatted with MoroccanTapes.com founder Amino Belyamani. Amino, who grew up in… Read more “Why Morocco 032 – Amino Belyamani on Moroccan Tapes”
Why Morocco 031 – Touria El Glaoui on the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
To support Why Morocco, please consider buying me a coffee nouss nouss. With the third edition of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair kicking off on 20 February… Read more “Why Morocco 031 – Touria El Glaoui on the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair”
Why Morocco 029 – Meryam Demnati on Amazigh culture in Morocco
To support Why Morocco, please consider buying me a coffee nouss nouss. With a new year and a new decade upon us, I sat down with Meryam Demnati,… Read more “Why Morocco 029 – Meryam Demnati on Amazigh culture in Morocco”
Why Morocco 028 – Aziza Chaouni on architectural restoration projects in Morocco
To support Why Morocco, please consider buying me a coffee nouss nouss. For this week’s episode,I chatted with architect Aziza Chaouni in her Toronto office by telephone. I… Read more “Why Morocco 028 – Aziza Chaouni on architectural restoration projects in Morocco”
This map will help you explore the modern architecture of Casablanca on episode 26 of Why Morocco
For the latest episode of Why Morocco podcast, architects Imad Dahmani and Lahbib el Moumni and I wandered around Casablanca, exploring some of the modernist architecture (residential,… Read more “This map will help you explore the modern architecture of Casablanca on episode 26 of Why Morocco”
This restaurant is reason enough to stop in Casablanca on episode 25 of Why Morocco
For the latest episode of Why Morocco podcast I travelled to Casablanca to meet Justina Tulloch, the Aussie partner and one half of the duo behind Bondi… Read more “This restaurant is reason enough to stop in Casablanca on episode 25 of Why Morocco”
Why Morocco 023 – Abderrazak Houdzi on learning a craft in Marrakech
To support Why Morocco, please consider buying me a coffee nouss nouss. This week I’m joined by Abderrazak Houdzi, owner of Ateliers D’Ailleurs, a company that encourages its… Read more “Why Morocco 023 – Abderrazak Houdzi on learning a craft in Marrakech”
Why Morocco 019 – Cris Martinus from Sun Trails on summer holidays in Morocco
To support Why Morocco, please consider buying me a coffee nouss nouss. Cris Martinus from boutique travel agency Sun Trails Morocco is back to chat planning a summer… Read more “Why Morocco 019 – Cris Martinus from Sun Trails on summer holidays in Morocco”
Why Morocco 018 – Alice Morrison on trekking along the Draa River
To support Why Morocco, please consider buying me a coffee nouss nouss. Alice Morrison describes herself as an adventurer and she has just completed an 81-day trek along… Read more “Why Morocco 018 – Alice Morrison on trekking along the Draa River”
When artist Christo came to Marrakech and recorded episode 015 of Why Morocco
It was a rather cool, grey day in Marrakech when I had the opportunity to interview artist Christo during the opening of his exhibition Femmes at the… Read more “When artist Christo came to Marrakech and recorded episode 015 of Why Morocco”
An interview with Saeida Rouass that left me inspired on episode 014 of Why Morocco
For the fourteenth episode of Why Morocco podcast, I sat down with British-Moroccan author Saeida Rouass who has an obsession with serial killers, having grown up steps away… Read more “An interview with Saeida Rouass that left me inspired on episode 014 of Why Morocco”
Why Morocco 016 – Fulbright Scholar David Packer on Moroccan ceramics
To support Why Morocco, please consider buying me a coffee nouss nouss. On this week’s episode of Why Morocco, my friend and fellow art-deco architecture lover David Packer… Read more “Why Morocco 016 – Fulbright Scholar David Packer on Moroccan ceramics”
Why Morocco 014 – Author Saeida Rouass on historical fiction and her Moroccan-British heritage
To support Why Morocco, please consider buying me a coffee nouss nouss. On this week’s episode of Why Morocco, British-Moroccan author Saeida Rouass stopped by the studio following her TEDx… Read more “Why Morocco 014 – Author Saeida Rouass on historical fiction and her Moroccan-British heritage”
Let me tell you a story on episode 013 of Why Morocco
Ok, maybe not me, but rather Sarah Kchirid, a storyteller performing regularly at Cafe Clock in the hopes of keeping the tradition alive. Sarah stopped by recently… Read more “Let me tell you a story on episode 013 of Why Morocco”
Why Morocco 013 – Storyteller Sarah Kchirid on the tradition and how it helped her understand her culture
To support Why Morocco, please consider buying me a coffee nouss nouss. On this week’s episode Sarah Kchirid stopped by the studio to chat about the tradition of… Read more “Why Morocco 013 – Storyteller Sarah Kchirid on the tradition and how it helped her understand her culture”
You probably know this Moroccan pop artist, but in just in case find out more on episode 012 of Why Morocco
For the twelfth episode of Why Morocco, I sat down with pop artist Hassan Hajjaj, Morocco’s own Andy Warhol as dubbed by the press, to chat about… Read more “You probably know this Moroccan pop artist, but in just in case find out more on episode 012 of Why Morocco”
Why Morocco 012 – Pop artist and photographer Hassan Hajjaj on his art and identity
To support Why Morocco, please consider buying me a coffee nouss nouss. On this week’s episode I met with pop artist Hassan Hajjaj at one of my favourite… Read more “Why Morocco 012 – Pop artist and photographer Hassan Hajjaj on his art and identity”
Why Morocco 011 – Michelle Fletcher on slow travel and building a sand castle in the Sahara Desert
To support Why Morocco, please consider buying me a coffee nouss nouss. On this week’s episode I traveled to the Sahara Desert to visit fellow Canadian Michelle Fletcher… Read more “Why Morocco 011 – Michelle Fletcher on slow travel and building a sand castle in the Sahara Desert”