La Roseraie: Ouirgane on horseback

Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on March 24th, 2010 · Leave a comment

We are very lucky at L’Amandier to have some fabulous neighbours, and La Roseraie is one of those. About a kilometre further down the road, this long-established hotel nestles in the valley secure in its beautiful and verdant gardens. But apart from the joy of taking coffee on the terrace, or lunch in the outside [...]

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Skylights

Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on February 10th, 2010 · Leave a comment

Villa 6 was missing something vital for a while there. But now it feels complete. As you enter the villa into the central corridor you are struck by the sense of space and light, largely due to the 7 metre skylight running the length of the heart of the villa. There has been a lot [...]

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Catching deadlines by the tail…

Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on August 22nd, 2009 · Leave a comment

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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