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Marrakesh again

By Rebecca Hunt on February 26, 2007 in Africa, Morocco, North Africa, Photos

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For dinners in Marrakesh I eat at the food stalls in the main square. This involves walking past the snake charmers, acrobats, teeth pullers (they line the pulled molars up nicely at their stalls...

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Agadir § Essaoira

By Rebecca Hunt on February 25, 2007 in California, Lodging, Morocco, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Agadir is generally panned by guidebooks for being a bland beach resort with no sites and nothing but the beach of interest. I stopped there for one night on my way from Tafroute to...

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A Beautiful Day in Tafroute, Morocco

By Rebecca Hunt on February 23, 2007 in Africa, Morocco, North Africa, Photos

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I had the best day yesterday. I borrowed a Peace Corps volunteer;s bike and cycled through the valley from 10am until 4pm. I stopped at a %tourist attraction% called the %Maison Traditonelle% which...

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Retail Therapy

By Renee Blodgett on February 19, 2007 in Europe, New York, New York City, North America, Photos, USA

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Fashion Week 'energy' is not just in or about New York. As the latest in fashion is unveiled around the world, London reports and gives tips entitled Retail Therapy. I know a few who need...

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Marrakesh

By Rebecca Hunt on February 19, 2007 in Africa, Morocco, North Africa, Photos

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I'm in Morocco, and yes there are snake charmers in the streets;  it's a bit frightening.  However the Moroccans are genuinely nice even if they are hoping to sell us tourists anything for a ridiculous amount...

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Iraq War: A Soldier’s Account

By Renee Blodgett on February 16, 2007 in Iraq, Middle East, North America, Photos, USA

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I couldn't be more any more removed from Iraq and its ongoing saga of sad war tales, one after one, soldier after soldier, feeling unheard, feeling disconnected. I understand that they are now offering soldiers...

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A Glimpse Into Fashion Week

By Renee Blodgett on February 12, 2007 in Events, New York, New York City, North America, Photos, USA

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A handful of my friends are involved in Fashion Week every year and while I planned to weave in one fashion blog post a week, technology, as always, always seems to take over. In full...

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Cory Doctorow: Overclocked

By Renee Blodgett on February 8, 2007 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Cory Doctorow is in San Francisco tonight launching Overclocked. Join them at Borderlands Books on 866 Valencia Street in San Francisco, CA, starting at 7:00 pm. From Entertainment Weekly's William Gibson below: "If you want to glimpse...

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