Hammam (Turkish bath) experience – Turkey vs Morocco

Please note: My page has moved to http://www.travelaroundwithkris.com - so follow me there as there will only be reposts on this site randomly throughout the month.  New articles are being posted at the new site - with ino on Germany, Portugal and Spain added most recently. Time slows and nearly stops in a hammam (hamam …

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Goats in trees in Morocco; argan oil

Please note: My page has moved to http://www.travelaroundwithkris.com - so follow me there as there will only be reposts on this site randomly throughout the month.  New articles are being posted at the new site - with ino on Germany, Portugal and Spain added most recently. If you are in Morocco, one of the things …

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Essaouira, Morocco – the blue city

  If you are in Morocco, Essaouira (the closest I can pronounce it is es-whehr-a) is a really nice Atlantic coast seaside town to visit for a day or two. The name means "little picture" in Arabic, and you can see why.   The citadel you can tour has great views of the harbor and …

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Hammam (Turkish bath) experience – Turkey vs Morocco

Time slows and nearly stops in a hammam (hamam or Turkish Bath), while you sit in your sweat, with only a small thin piece of fabric to cover yourself.  How long have I been lying here, you ask? My first hammam experience was at a large hammam in Istanbul.  There are many wonderful hammams there …

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Goats in trees in Morocco

If you are in Morocco, one of the things you may see when driving outside of the cities is goats in trees. Well, goats in Argania trees specifically. Most of Morocco is quite arid and there are tasty argan fruits in the trees (the seeds/nuts of which are what all the argan oil places are …

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