Tag: Travel
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Wake me up to cook
Kebabs Our culinary experiences became more and more daring as we progressed. First Morocco burgers, then camel burgers, cow spleen kababs, and the finale, snails followed by sheep’s head in Marrakesh. The latter is not for the faint hearted, of whom I am one, preferring to take photos rather than partake. But those are yet…
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Weekend wake me up…
When on holidays, the exotic exists alongside everyday life. It’s a matter of what we see. To mindful souls, like my Tai Chi teacher, life is a series of special moments. One day in class, completely out of the blue, he said that he had woken up that morning feeling grateful to be able to…
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Bicycle Artwork
Look at the detail in this wooden bicycle created by a young artisan in the Morrocan town of Sefrou
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Velazquez here I come
Next stop Madrid. Can hardly wait to immerse myself in art there. This painting of Santa Rufina painted by Diego Velazquez in 1629 -1632 hangs in the small gallery established by the Fundacion Focus-Abengoe, Seville. It’s worth a trip to the Hospital de los Venerables, a 17th century Baroque mansion and a quiet retreat providing…