10 years ago, green beauty was still so niche (in the UK) it barely got media coverage. Ad space was dominated by the Proctors & Gambles and Olays and Niveas…
“Oh how was your hammam?” I asked a lovely woman on a Marrakech spa press trip with me a few years ago. “I don’t know to be honest?!” she replied.…
Kahina – which means “the diviner or the fortune-teller” – was the name given to 7th-century Berber queen Dihya. She not only resisted the Arab expansion into North Africa, she…
I was sitting in a cafe yesterday next to two surfers who were flicking through THIS new glossy mag HIKAYATS Essaouira (and it’s in French AND English for a change…
I’ve spent too much time chatting to local artists and vendors here and not enough time gathering their contact info – so a lot of the boutiques and artisans featured…
There are places we all go when things get too much, works burns us out, time races too fast or our heart needs a few repairs…for me, one of these…
Camels, kitesurf, coffee and non-stop sun…welcome to Essaouira here on Morocco’s gorgeous Atlantic coast! MAROC WEEK kicks off today, so grab yourself a nuss-nuss (half coffee, half milk) and come and…
I’m taking a break for some much-needed breathing space. It’s been a madly busy year and I haven’t taken a holiday yet and really need one so I’m heading to…
A really random post today! You know when you have a week when you keep coming across the things you need? When they float into your life effortlessly? Here are…
