Nov04
Published by misha in Adventure, Cultural, Europe, France, Museums, Photos, Travel Stories, Urban Tourism, Walking

The Museum of Quai Branly is a hybrid museum mixing post-colonial and postmodern. The museum is an attempt to merge art and ethnography. It is neither the Louvre nor the Musée de l’Homme. Quai Branly plays a role in transmission not only of knowledge, but also of testimony and emotion, offering visitors a choice of possibilities for taking part in a dialogue of cultures.
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Sep30
Published by Teguise in Sightseeings, Spain

This guest post has been written by Nick Ball, editor of Lanzarote Guidebook, the free tourist guide to Lanzarote.

Lanzarote is the most easterly of the Canary Islands. The seven specks of Spain which are located off the coast of Morocco in the Atlantic Ocean. The archipelago has long had something of a reputation as a package tourist destination. Not unjustifiably so – as this is the second most visited region in Spain after Catalonia.
Yet the Canaries are not all birds of a feather. As whilst the bigger islands such as Tenerife have long since been buried beneath a sea of hotels and apartment complexes little Lanzarote has managed to remain relatively unspoiled.
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Aug11
Published by Asya in Adventure, Africa, Chillin, Hiking, Hotels, Morocco, Parks, Photos, Relaxing, Travel Stories, Walking

At 600 m high above sea level, the Kasbah du Toubkal Hotel looks out over surrounding villages and majestic mountains. It is located in the High Atlas Mountains, only 1.5 hours drive of Marrakech, Morocco. Originally built in the 1940’s it was totally rebuilt in the 1990’s. The hotel is combination of hostel and hotel which provides a comfortable mountain refuge in the stunning setting of the beautiful Toubkal National Park.
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Jun26
Published by Asya in Adventure, Africa, Camping, Morocco, Relaxing, Swimming

These camping tours are for the people who are looking for adventure. The oasis at the edge of Merzouga’s sand dunes, Morocco, gives you an opportunity for one remarkable desert holidays. The Berber tents (or the Bedouins tents) are located right on the dunes so you could take long walks and see sunset in the desert easily. It’s your own place on the dunes.
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Mar11
Published by Asya in Africa, Hotels, Morocco, Relaxing, Romantic, Spa
An exellent situated fascinating hotel in Marrakech, Morocco, with princely rooms and plenty of luster and flaunt. The hotel’s inner court is a scenic oasis from the hectic Medina with hanging gardens and full grown palms. The colonnaded patio has a pool and is surrounded by Moorish arches, while the hammam has an impressive range of therapeutic treatments. La Sultana’s large roof terrace space offers stunning expansive views over the Medina out to the Atlas Mountains.
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Feb09
Published by iv in Africa, Eating, Hotels, Morocco, Photos, Relaxing, Resorts, Restaurants, Romantic, Spa, Swimming, Walking

This first Aman Resort on the
African continent, this stunning property is a masterpiece of Moorish delights. TheÂ
resort secluded in a private lush haven near the pulsating Medina of Marrakech. Located in a gated complex some five miles south of the town.
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Feb08
Published by misha in Africa, Arts, Cultural, Hiking, Morocco, Museums, Photos, Sightseeings

Asilah is a town on the northwest coast of Morocco, where sounds of waves drift over the town’s brilliant white architecture and down its freshly swept alleyways.
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