Tag: #morocco

• A Tale of Very Old Water Tunnels, Dying Palms & A Police Citation

  [One of the many towns we encountered on our way west…toward Marrakesh. Photo is mine.] Traveling-it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. ~~ Ibn Battuta The Great Dunes are behind us. My dream of riding into the largest desert in the world has been fulfilled. I have no regrets, except for the…

  patrickjegan

  September 22, 2024

  death, Deserts, Dreams, Melancholy Thoughts, Mountains and Memories, non-fiction, Real Personal History, seniors, Travel Writing, Travels

  #datepalmsburnedonpurpose, #moroccandatepalmtrees, #morocco, #oldaqueductsinmorocco, #recentrainsinmorocco, #watertunnelsinmorocco, Africa, desert, namibia, Travel

• Nothing Prepared Me For The Medina Of Fez

  Leaving our hotel in Fez is an experience. We left our room and walked down a flight of stairs to a sitting room, a sofa with cushions. A baby grand piano is in the next room. Portraits of men in Fezs’ and women in veils. Soldiers with carbines and horses with elaborate saddles. In the…

  patrickjegan

  September 19, 2024

  Real Personal History, seniors, Travels

  #fezmarketplace, #fezmorocco, #morocco, #themedinaoffez, #touringinmorocco, #travelsinmorocco, Africa, fes, fez, Travel

• If I Only Had A Brain: Between The Blue City And Fez We Find A Roman City

  [Chefchaouen. The Blue City. It was blindingly bright when I took this photo. Consequently, the blue color of the city washed out. So I edited it a little on my iPhone to bring out the color. Even so, the photo does not do justice to the view I had with my eyes. Photo is mine.]…

  patrickjegan

  September 18, 2024

  Deserts, History, Nature, Objects of Beauty, Real and Unreal Adventures, seniors, Travels

  #deserts, #headingtothesaharadesert, #morocco, #romansinmorocco, #thebluecityinmorocco, #touringbycarinmorocco

• The Door To Africa: Tangier in Half a Day

  [Mariam at the view point of the place where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean. Tangier, Morocco. Photo is mine.] It you see her, say hello She might be in Tangier She left here last early spring Is livin’ there, I hear ~~ Bob Dylan We’re at dinner in our hotel, The Royal Tulip. No other…

  patrickjegan

  September 16, 2024

  Uncategorized

  #morocco, Africa, Spain, tangier, Travel

• I Will Learn to Speak Camel

  [Source: Google search.] The desert is a natural extension of the inner silence of the body. ~~Anon On September 23, 2024, give or take a day or three, I will say “Bayokav” to a camel. The odd-shaped creature will stand from a kneeling position. I will be sitting, hopefully in comfort, on the gentle beast.…

  patrickjegan

  July 13, 2024

  Deserts, Dreams, Dreams and Goals, England, Melancholy Thoughts, non-fiction, Travels

  #deserts, #dreamscancometrue, #morocco, #saharacameltrip, #thesaharadesert, travels