On a short tour around Fes one of my guides summed the city up as having a 9th century Medina, 11th century gate, and 19th century “new town” (from the French). Walking through much of Fes and its outlaying towns you get a sense that the 21st century has indeed arrived yet there’s no hurry to change too much. If …
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Celebration Should Always Involve Cute Clothes
Let’s start the new year by returning to Morocco from Belgium. As we’re just now slowly weaning ourselves from the holiday excesses, I’ll take you through this entry with not one but three outfit changes in one day (celebs eat your hearts out!). It’s just one of those days when you wake up enthralled by the colors around you and …
A Tannery In Fes
A reader emailed me that my purses get to see more of the world than some people she knows, and the Balenciaga Day bag you see above is just starting to become one of the better workhorses I have for the road. It folds flat in my carry-on bag, is super light, and holds tons of stuff. I don’t have …
My Present Drug Of Choice
So on my way out to the souks to scour for local goods I pass by a ton of small storefronts selling everything from silk tassels to blankets to shoes to dried fruits to staple foods to fresh produce… Everywhere in the Medina you will see stray cats. Dogs are few and far in between but cats run rampant… As …
White Flowers
I’ve said it a million times but technology has really changed the way we live. Actually, the way I exist. Gone are the days of relying on travel agents to help me get around. Now with a few clicks I can arrange–even at the last minute–seat assignments on my flights booked electronically, lodging around the world, and dinner reservations based …