A friend and I recently took it into our heads to lace up our hiking boots, pack a picnic lunch, and employ Said as our guide. Starting point: L’Amandier Villas, Ouirgane. Destination: Kasbah Tamadot (Richard Branson’s Moroccan Retreat), Asni. Estimated hike time: 4.5 hours. I’m sure I’ve said it before, but, can I just say [...]
Trekking: Ouirgane to Kasbah Tamadot
Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on March 1st, 2010 · Leave a comment
Categories: Local Chatter · Ouirgane Valley · Our ramblings
Tags: · atlas mountains, berber houses, Moroccan villas, Ouirgane Valley, Trekking in Morocco, Trekking in the High Atlas Mountains
Fencing: supporting the wild pomegranate
Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on March 1st, 2010 · Leave a comment
It is on days like this that I sometimes ask myself why I am not sitting behind a comfortable desk in a clean office, with coffee on tap, logical emails to answer, and people around me that I understand. Instead, I spent my morning in Bab el Khmis; the noisy, industrial area of the Marakech [...]
Categories: Construction and Progress · Tale of L'Amandier
Tags: · Atlas Mountains development, construction Morocco, Marocaine villas à la proximité de Marrakech, Medina, Moroccan villas, Ouirgane Valley
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 [...]
Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: · Atlas Mountains development, construction Morocco, development of luxury villas, moroccan rental property, Moroccan villas, Skylight design
