Deadlines are definitely a moving target in Morocco. If you can run fast enough to catch hold of its tail to rein it in, you are doing well. When I asked a tradesman this week, ‘which day will you be finished?’, his helpful answer was that, ‘in Morocco, one, two, or four days late is [...]

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Most houses, villas, riads, or apartments in Morocco (in my experience) do not have gas. Generally, the gas hob is connected to a gas bottle stashed in a nearby cupboard in the kitchen. This will also be the case for the L’Amandier Villas. It’s not a problem in the slightest and not really something you [...]

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Just down the road from L’Amandier Villas, in the small village of Marigha, is Ksar Shama. It’s a lovely guesthouse nestled in a grove of olive trees with a beautiful swimming pool that definitely saved me from over-heating the other day. As I swam a couple of laps of the pool, under the bridge and [...]

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