The sun was shining on L’Amandier this month as various visitors passed through to inspect progress and there was even a memorable tagine picnic on site. Imagine – picnics in the sunshine in t-shirts in November. It makes those of us based in the UK appreciate the beauty of the winter sun and warmth of [...]

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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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I went to Casablanca and encountered an extremely Ugly Fish today. It was, in fact, a Monkfish but it was most definitely ugly. Even upside down there wasn’t an attractive part about him. Its underside was white and flabby, its topside, with its squashed features, was a murky brown. Maybe in the ocean it has [...]

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