Amateur Adventures #54: My Top 5 Travel Adventures in Photos - Part 1 - Morocco
Hello Lovely Steem Peeps,
As you may know, @cryptoandzen and I are currently having a stay-cation. We've been mostly good in getting out during the day and not stuck at home doing chores (mostly).
It might seem strange that I'm writing abut trips abroad during my holiday at home - but a staycation has also given me a bit of time to sort through the thousands of photos (and I do mean thousands) that I have taken on my travels.
I love going through them occasionally and bringing back some of those great memories.
I figured now was as good a time as any to share them and a little bit about the story that goes with them.
I hope you enjoy!
Morocco
Morocco evokes memories of bright colour, spicy smells, noisy markets and vast deserts dotted with cool sheltering oases. It was a country long on my list of places to see. There had always seemed something magical about the souks in Marrakesh and I longed to visit. It did not disappoint.
Whether it was gaining an understanding of a religion and culture vastly different from my own. Camping in the Sahara and the realisation of how insignificant we are after staring up into the night sky not clouded by no pollution - only the noises of the desert as a backdrop.. Eating in the street markets, seeing the day to day life of locals in the souks. The people, the food, the architecture, the landscape, the experiences!
The Places - Man-made and Natural
There are just so many amazing places to see in Morocco - from the desert and mountains, to the amazing mosques and palaces, whether natural or man-made, the colours and the scale is simply amazing.
Shadows in the sand - crossing the dunes of the Sahara by Camel
A sanctuary of shade and cool in the hot desert - Todra Valley Oases
The famous tanneries of Fes
Hollywood in Morocco - Ait Ben Haddou - Famous for movies such as Kingdom of Heaven, Gladiator and of course Game of Thrones
Intricate detail decorated most of the architecture in Morocco. These beautiful arches can be found outside Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
The People
I'm always fascinated by the local culture where ever I go. Its an opportunity to learn about the wider world, especially as I am lucky enough to have born into what really is a privileged life. Seeing other cultures and how people live gives you an appreciation for what you've got. Sometimes I think some of them have it right.. it's a much simpler life, priorities (often out of necessity) are different - we could learn a lot.
A lone blind beggar on the streets of Fes
Children outside Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
A Bedouin style sing-along, camping in the desert
Working in the tanneries in Fes is long, hot and arduous work - not to mention the smell
Dying thread before it goes for weaving into material - he did offer to do my hair.. but it wasn't really my colour!
The Food
I'm a foodie at heart and slightly obsessed with spices. Of course Moroccan food is cleverly spiced, simple vegetable dishes turned into amazing explosions of flavour through their clever seasoning.
The night food markets in Jemaa el Fna are an assault on the senses. Street vendors yelling for customers, the smells of food sizzling on the bbqs, the myriad of colours. It was my favourite place to be in all of Morocco.
Spices and vegetables make up these delicious dips - with some bread, almost a meal on their own!
A classic Moroccan tagine - only a few ingredients, but packs so much flavour
The colourful spices in the souks (markets), a feast for all the senses and what drew me to Morocco to begin with
It was really hard to narrow 2073 photos (lucky I was only there for 10 days) down to these 15. But I hope it conveyed the amazingness of Morocco and inspires you to get out and explore this wonderful little rock we live on.
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It has to be nice to have a starvation for once! Morocco has always interested me, I’d love to see more of your photos from there.
Another gorgeous post Shelly. I never know what else to say about these.