The Morocco Diaries, Part 7 of 10: Jardin Majorelle, Marrakech by Posh, Broke, & Bored


...I’ve got a case of the Majorelle blues...

THE MOROCCO DIARIES, PART 7 of 10: JARDIN MAJORELLE, MARRAKECH


If roses say “I love you”, does cacti snarl “Stay far away!"...? Forget everything you think you know about the language of flowers. Jardin Majorelle, Yves Saint Laurent’s love letter to Marrakech, subverts the trope with his evergreen tribute to the Moroccan city that adopted him.

JARDIN MAJORELLE
MUCH MOROCCO 

October 25, 2018


The Morocco Diaries, Part 6 of 10: Ksar Ait Benhaddou, The High Atlas Mountains, and Ourzazate by Posh, Broke, & Bored


On Top of the World (well, Morocco)...of Hollywood studios, Game of Thrones, and the highest point in Morocco

THE MOROCCO DIARIES, PART 6 of 10: THE HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS


So far, it felt like an inordinate portion of my Morocco trip had been dominated by the High Atlas Mountains. This would be the final leg of my journey through the mountains. Take a good look before we say goodbye to them...

MUCH MOROCCO


October 22, 2018

The Morocco Diaries, Part 5 of 10: How Todra Gorge completely changed the way I see Morocco, and how I got married off to a Berber family in Boumalne Dades by Posh, Broke, & Bored


Gorgeous Gorges: How Todra Gorge completely changed the way I see Morocco, and how I got married off to a Berber family...

THE MOROCCO DIARIES, PART 5 of 10: TODRA GORGE & BOUMALNE DADES

Before I had embarked on my virgin trip to Morocco my perception of the country was that of a barren land. But after being unexpectedly rained on in the Sahara Desert the night before, I now knew to not judge a book by its dusty cover. A visit to Todra Gorge - the Grand Canyon of the Sahara - would challenge everything I thought I knew about this beguilling country.



October 19, 2018

Erfoud, Morocco: When a sunset   camel ride on the sand dunes of the Sahara Desert doesn't go as planned... by Posh, Broke, & Bored



Desert Storm: of sunsets and storms on the sand dunes of the Sahara...

THE MOROCCO DIARIES, PART 4 of 10: ERFOUD

It’s the journey, not the destination, that matters. At least, that’s what I console myself when my plans don’t go my way. I had come to the edge of the Sahara desert to ride, for the first time, on camels as the sun set on the sand dunes. A fairly reasonable request given the desert’s proclivity for blazing sunsets or at least dryness. However - as I would find out after a long and arduous journey - the bizarre and the unexpected have a tendency to follow me around the world...


October 15, 2018

The Morocco Diaries, Part 3 of 10: Fez by Posh, Broke, & Bored



SOUK OF THE DAY: A STATE OF A-FEZ
THE MOROCCO DIARIES, PART 3 of 10: FEZ

What a way to reach a climax. I had begun my tour of Morocco’s four Imperial Cities with Rabat (current and deceptively modern but for its UNESCO Heritage landmark), followed by Meknes (at a glance, modest and even shabby but home to one of the world’s greatest doors). The next destination would be Fez; arguably the most exciting of the country’s former capitals (although Marrakech would beg to differ; it being Fez’s biggest competition). What is indisputable is that Fez is the oldest of the Imperial Cities, first established as capital in the ninth century under Sultan Idriss II, a great-great grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. Fez’s status as capital has since come and gone with different dynasties, but its fixture in the imagination has remained, for its famous medina - the largest in the world - and its souks, the likes of which are nothing like anything else in the country...


October 12, 2018

The Morocco Diaries, Part 2 of 10: The Imperial Cities of Rabat and Meknes by Posh, Broke, & Bored



THE MOROCCO DIARIES, PART 2 of 10: RABAT & MEKNES

How many Imperial Cities does a country need? Many nations have a historical capital (usually the seat of the royal family, whether reigning or deposed), and modern capital (Kyoto and Tokyo, St Petersburg and Moscow; to name two). But for Morocco, one former capital won’t do: instead, the country has had three previous capitals in addition to the current one, Rabat. By the end of my trip I would have visited all 4 of Morocco’s Imperial Cities - Rabat, Meknes, Fez, and Marrakech. In this story, Part 2 of my 10-Part Moroccan Diaries, I glide through 2 of Morocco’s Four Imperial Cities: Meknes and the capital (for now - you never know if Morocco will change her mind again), Rabat.


October 09, 2018

The Morocco Diaries, Part 1 of 10: Casablanca by Posh, Broke, & Bored



We'll always have Casablanca...
THE MOROCCO DIARIES, PART 1 of 10: CASABLANCA


It was an adventure long in the making. I have always dreamt of Africa, but until my recent trip to Morocco I had never stepped foot in any of the continent’s 54 countries. Several years ago, I was taking a summer in the south of Spain with a group of friends. On a whim, the group wanted to go to Morocco that very same day. Our spontaneity was dashed when we realised that I needed to apply for a visa, which would’ve taken weeks. Fast forward to 27 December 2017 and the Kingdom of Morocco agreed that all Malaysians could visit visa-free. I couldn’t have asked for a better Christmas present. So a trip to Morocco was booked for the following September: a tour spanning several towns and cities with sights and experiences so diverse that I felt like I got a decent overview of what this country had to offer. From the tree-climbing goats of Agadir to the urban cacophony of Marrakech, my Moroccan experience was everything I had dreamt of and more.

I’m so very excited to share with you my journey with my Moroccan Diaries, a 10-part series of travel stories spanning 13 cities and towns. The first and the last of the destinations was the port city of Casablanca. Although often overlooked for its more atmospheric (read: Insta-worthy) siblings such as Chefchaouen and Marrakech, Casablanca is the best representation of the modern nation. The former pirate lair-turned economic capital of the country, Casablanca Morocco’s largest city, has its sights set firmly across the Atlantic and onto the future. Here’s looking at you, kid.



October 05, 2018

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