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Tag: Morocco

Posted on January 19, 2022January 2, 2023

The best cities for badasses

We have made a selection with some very interesting places that seem to be only for tough people. The best cities for badasses.

Posted on December 5, 2020October 11, 2022

Sidi Ifni travel guide – Spanish flavour in Morocco

Sidi Ifni Besides the Obvious

This is a Sidi Ifni travel guide, an old Spanish territory in the current Morocco, one of the last colonial dreams along the African Atlantic Coast.  The libraries of the desert route. Part IV It took the whole day to me to arrive to Sidi Ifni from Ouarzazate. There are no direct buses neither trains …

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Posted on March 27, 2020November 2, 2021

Ksars, Oasis and a bike route in Draa-Tafilalet region, Morocco

Bicicleta Besides the Obvious

This is an article about a bike route in Draa-Tafilalet region in the South of Morocco. The libraries of the desert route. Part III Summer in Morocco can be hard or very hard. And I had an idea that made things worse. A bike. I had read about the attractions of the city of Ouarzazate …

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Posted on March 18, 2020November 2, 2021

Survivors of a Kasbah, Ouarzazate, Morocco

ouarzazate Besides the Obvious

This is an article about the lifestyle of the old Kasbah of Ouarzazate in Morocco. The libraries of the desert route. Part II  I had spent the day, backpack in tow, through Marrakech. It had not been a bad day at all, Marrakech is always a good plan. But I was tired and there is …

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Posted on March 8, 2020October 15, 2022

Marrakech. La puerta del norte al desierto

marrakech Besides the obvious

Fue en un viaje de Marrakech a Gambia a través del desierto del Sahara hasta el África negra subsahariana. Como bibliotecario, sabía de la existencia de colecciones privadas de libros antiguos ocultos en casas familiares en medio del Sahel mauritano. Esos libros habían pasado de generación en generación desde época medieval a lo largo del …

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Posted on February 25, 2020November 2, 2021

Marrakech. The northern gate to the desert

marrakech Besides the obvious

This is an article about sightseeing in one single day in Marrakech. The libraries of the desert route. Part I It was in a trip from Marrakech to Gambia across Sahara Desert till sub-Saharan black Africa. As a librarian I knew about the existence of hidden private ancient book collections in family houses in the …

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