2010 July travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

Masai village
The Masai are a very famous warrior tribe in Kenya whose lives center around herding cattle. They live in small settlements of 8-15 huts per kraal. Their settlements are surrounded by a thornbush fence as an added form of protection. The two-inch long thorns of the thornbush are as sharp as barbed wire and the men are responsible for tying branches together to form the fence. In the evening, the cattle, goats, and other domestic animals are brought inside the kraal for protection against wild animals.

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Externsteine(Germany), a site consisting of five enormous rock pillars in northern Germany, has probably been regarded as sacred since prehistoric times.

An undeniably mysterious and magical place, Externsteine is thought to have been a pagan cultic center until Charlemagne abolished Saxon paganism in 782 AD. It was then used by Christian hermits throughout the Middle Ages. Externsteine contains a number of astronomical alighnments and other fascinating features, and attracts many devotees of Neopaganism and New Age religion.

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The history of the white horse is an issue of some debate, in particular with regard to Westbury which is the oldest of Wiltshire’s horses.

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One of the truly interesting things about Morocco is the way that traditional Moroccan art and architecture is still very much a part of everyday life. In some places it is as if time has stopped and you find traditionally clad people living traditional lifestyles in traditional homes. There is a strong sense of culture and family unity here that is almost tangible – even to the outsider. And it is here in this delightful setting that you will find the Marrakech Museum.

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There are few museums in the world that manage to communicate a sense of living nostalgia in the same way as the Dar Si Said Museum does. This brilliant museum is situated in one of Morocco’s most beautiful cities – Marrakech. Here the old mixes with the new with effortless ease in a way that cannot be fully described in words. In the museum things are much the same for, though most of the articles inside date back hundreds of years, many of them are excellent examples of items that are still very much in use in the more mountainous parts of Morocco.

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Located on the side of the Kasbah Mosque, the Saadian Tombs are one of the only remnants of the Saadian dynasty that reigned over the golden age of Marrakech from 1524 to 1659. Indeed, at the start of the 18th century, the sultan Moulay Ismaïl decided to banish all trace of the magnificence of this dynasty, by demanding the destruction of all remaining remnants. However, he did not dare commit the sacrilege of destroying their graves and ordered that the entrance to the necropolis be walled. The secret was well-kept until 1917, when the site of the Saadian tombs was rediscovered.

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Located opposite the entrance to the Ben Youssef Mosque and a few metres away from the Marrakech Museum, the Qoubba Almoravides made up the outbuildings of the mosque. It is of immense historical interest and is an eloquent example of the technical know-how of the founding dynasty of Marrakesh. Rediscovered in 1955, it is the last Almoravide remnant of the red town.

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The Bahia palace is a small piece of folly ordered in 1880 by the great vizier Sidi Moussa. Successively at the service of sultans Moulay Hassan and Moulay Abd el-Aziz, Sidi Moussa was the de facto minister of the kingdom of Morocco.

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The Ben Youssef Medersa is one of the jewels of Marrakech. The current structure of this Koranic school was built around 1570 by the Saadians and restored in 1950. At the time of its splendour, the Ben Youssef medersa could house up to 900 students in the 150 cells of the building.
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From the moment once enter in Spice Route Restaurant, the design will relax and indulge you. The mixture of eclectic Asian decor, mesmerizing music, and distinctive cuisine is the soul of the spot. Rare and immediately captivating, yet subdued in style, meticulous in service, refined in its culinary approach while offering something to satisfy everyone. The dinners are among relaxed ambiance completed by authentic Indo-Chinese cuisine and refreshingly affordable prices. Surrounded by candlelight, this trendy urban bistro opens out onto an unprecedented three thousand square foot patio and with sleek concrete furnishing.
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