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I have never been a plate person, but then I went to Europe! And I became a pitcher person too, now the owner of ten or so milk jugs (as Brits and Kiwis call them). As I was going through boxes, I kept only the ones that really appealed. The rest will go to ebay!
I've been listening to Loreena McKennitt's albums constantly lately, mostly An Ancient Muse and Nights at the Alhambra, and I was struck by how the feel of her music has changed over the past ten years or so, when I first discovered her. In 1997's Book of Secrets, her influences shifted from a...
so here's the short version of Morocco: I lived in Rabat's medina with the most amazing family. I lived with two sisters and their niece. They provided me with all of my meals and the food was delicious. The first day I told one of my host mothers, Zakia, that I loved potatoes and for the next week...
Back in Marrakesh! Spent the last week in Casablanca, Rabat (the capital), Fes and Meknes. My tour finished this morning but I am also staying tonight. Back to London tomoirrow and off to New York on Monday! Pretty excited about that, but sad because that means this trip is coming to an end. I have...
So the last time I wrote anything here I had just gotten back from Sierra Leone and was trying to write about my amazing two weeks there... well, hopefully I will miraculously finish writing up that adventure... but for now here's a brief update on my last few weeks in Ghana and my ENTIRE stay in...
Made it to Morocco! The weather is great and the food is good. My tour group is quite small, about eight of us. Three of us are from Brisbane and all three of us are Griffith Uni graduqtes! Small world! I flew into Marrakech on Friday morning and asked at the Royal Air Maroc airline counter about...
HA! I have always wanted to say I have Stockholm Syndrome. Not that I have been kidnapped. But I am in Sweden. That's 24 hours of transit I don't want to do again (Cairo - Rome in which I had enough time to have one last pizza in Italy - London then sleeping on the chairs at Heathrow until the first...
Being a total spice addict, I am very sensible and open to the charms of the North African cuisine. It is so rich in taste, unique, fragrant, refined and ambrosial that I am strongly attracted by it's exceptional dishes... I am also drawn to anything sweet and savory, so I cannot resist recipes that...
Our dinner today comes from the recipe I submitted to Ready, Set, Cook! this week. Moroccan Spiced Beef Roast and Sweet Potatoes (I'm also adding white potatoes--spiced and roasted the same way--to this for the kids (and husband!) who don't eat sweet potatoes.) Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Benne...
My birthday was awesome! Climbed Mt Sinai (not the whole way to the top - it was SO hard!) and saw the sunrise over the mountains while hanging out at a Bedouin tribe run cafe. My guide bought me an embroidered handbag from the tribes people and hot chocolate and we then spent the morning recovering...
Here is the latest scoop: Moroccan henna powder spring 2008 just came in! FINALLY! Check it out at http://www.hennasooq.com/store Look at this yummy picture of it: 5 new henna books coming in from India from Asha Savla, Rohini Ruparel, and Bhavini Gheravara. Latest titles as well!! I will post...
I'm going to Morocco! Yes, that's right, for real! To be more specific, we are going to Morocco, Spain, France and London next year but Morocco is the place I'm most excited about. My friend and I have been talking about this trip for years but it was sort of one of those things we'd talk about and...
Okay. My tour to Egypt is booked and paid for (I'm spending my birthday there!), so is my tour around Morocco. Flights are organised as well although I'm a bit apprehensive about getting from Marrakech to Casablanca on my own on a train or bus, but I will work it out somehow, I have a day and a half...
Internet time, London time, EVERYTHING! SO! I handed in my resignation during the week, which I am sad about, cos I really like where I work and I love everyone that I work with. It has been so nice to wake up at 5.30 in the morning and not dread the working day ahead, or hate everyone I work with....
I was brave and went to the health clinic today (I promised myself a treat at the hairdressers if I went). The bad news is, my blood pressure has GONE THROUGH THE ROOF. The doctor said that whatever has happened in the last few weeks to me has to stop, otherwise I will be the next one to have a...
yikes! i didn't realize a whole month had gone by without me writing anything. i guess i've just been having too much fun. ha ha ha. no not really, well sorta kinda....i've been doing lots of school? well after we got back from granada i had midterms. the literature ones went well and i was happy...
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