Marvelous Marrakech

On March 18, 2010 By

While I was in San Diego for vacation, I planned out my post-trade show travels (remember I’m forced to use up my 2009 annual leave) and so looked at two nights in Madrid and three in Barcelona.  My friend Achraf had hoped to visit me in Spain, but it turned out the owner of the [...]

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Moroccan food

On November 23, 2009 By

I’m not sure I really knew what traditional Moroccan food tasted like.  I think I thought there were lots of spices involved, as it is a country which is known for its spices.  So call me surprised when I didn’t find the food to be all that flavorful.  In all my time there, I had [...]

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Lost in the souks

On November 19, 2009 By

If you’re an avid reader of my blog, you’ll know that I love markets.  You can tell a lot about a culture simply by taking a good look at life in the markets.  You can gather what food people eat, what items they may have in their home, how the locals treat each other, how [...]

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Gorgeous architecture

On November 18, 2009 By

A lot of Morocco also looks the same way I had envisioned.  But what I was not prepared for was the exquisite detail of the patterns in the tile, in the painted window shutters, the carvings in the archways.  I also didn’t expect such variety of materials used to make up one structure.

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Welcome to Marrakech

On November 17, 2009 By

A new trade event called PURE Life Experiences was my reason for going to Marrakech.  The focus was luxury experiential travel – an intriguing topic to focus on for a week and an event which lent an interesting mix of people.

One of the fun parts about trade shows is that after a full day [...]

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Yup – I just checked.  I have a pulse and I am breathing.  Barely keeping my head above water, but breathing nonetheless.

I have been traveling and ridiculously busy this October.  I fly tomorrow to London and then to Marrakech for trade shows (and a few days of fun).  I’m bound to meet interesting people [...]

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