Sense of Place

Tag: Morocco

  • Roman Volubilis, Morocco

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    Nicolette Cagle
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    Situated among the fertile agriculture fields outside Moulay Idriss, one stumbles upon the ruins largely from the Roman 2nd and 3rd centuries, a place where olive-oil based wealth funded high-status homes and decorations. Once the home of Juba II, husband of Cleopatra’s daughter Cleopatra Selene II, 10,000+ Romans, and 20,000+ Moroccans, the region then as…

  • First Taste of Morocco – Le 68 Bar à Vin Marrakech

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    Nicolette Cagle
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    Yesterday, we flew across the cerulean waters of the Mediterranean sea, the bustling Strait of Gibraltar, and the mauve patchwork of dry Moroccan land. As we neared Marrakech, the terrain included postage stamps of dark green olive groves, small farmstead, and fortified villages with semicircular rock walls. We landed at the airport, warm and sere,…