4 kittens from under the porch

Growing mushrooms always seemed like a dark art both literally and figuratively. fungi.com sells a numerous types of kits to grow a different varieties edible fungus. The “drill and plug” variety s...

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Palace of Glaoui, Kasbah, Ouarzazate, Morocco

Three weeks ago, when we first considered visiting Morocco, Sean had suggested an overnight amel trek in the Sahara Desert. Time and temperature constraints resulted in a camel ride along the Atlan...

Palace of Glaoui Kasbah Ouarzazate, Morocco

After a frenzied day of driving through the Atlas Mountains (containing the tallest peak in N. Africa) we arrived in the hot, dry Southern Oasis region and the former French Foreign Legion garrison...

Marrakesh, Morocco

I feel that we would be remiss if we did not share a bit more of the sights and sounds of Marrakech, especially after experiencing what we have come to think of as quintessential Morocco. Tonight i...

Greetings from Marrakech — or, as we like to call it, hassle hell. We landed in Casablanca three days ago, rented a car (a Citroën with the grill held on by masking tape), and headed south to the ...