Merinides Fes

Borj Nord, (formerly Hotel Le Meridien Merinides) Fes, Morocco

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Last Stop: Fes (by Vienna)

A travel blog entry by kuhnglobaleyes

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... satellite dishes. (Apparently a satellite dish is a staple of every Moroccan household!) The variety in the medina was incredible. Every time we turned a corner, there seemed to be another specialized area of the market, specific to only one thing, like keys, for example!

In addition to walking around the souks, our guide brought us to a few cooperatives, including a tannery co-op, rug co-op, silk co-op, tile co-op, and even an antique co-op! My mom ...

Fes Medina

A travel blog entry by alexhuchet

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... to Chouara Tannery though the main souk street. The Medina here is really really clean and unlike what I was expecting, people do not come and bother you too much and if they do a quick no thanks in Arabic does the trick most of the time. The Tannery is free to get in but you give a tip at the end like 20 dhs or something. The smell is quite strong but not as bad as I expected. On the way out, some guys tried to make us pay saying the ones ...

Camel for dinner?

A travel blog entry by lyncraven

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Altho’ they have more of a place on society these days (working in government; driving cars; access to the internet; and more legal rights) it was only in 2004 that the Mudawanna law gave women crucial rights and protection, with a focus on child custody and support; divorce and property ownership. Although men have always been able to take up to four wives, before this law was introduced, men could simply walk away from a marriage and abandon ...

A Cooking Class in Fes

A travel blog entry by shyoungstr

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... sliced off its head and stuck it feet up in a coffee can. If you have ever heard the expression, chicken with its head cut off, well, we saw it in person. The reason for the can is to keep it in one place. Stacey had to step away at this point. After the legs stopped twitching, they plunged the chicken in hot water for about a minute which releases the feathers from the skin. The butcher proceeded to clean the chicken, quarter it and off we went. Foster Farms ...

Fes: Land of Leather, Carpets and Silver

A travel blog entry by sageala

... t much there but it had a bit of a view), and then tried their hardest to sell us their rugs. They tried to butter us up with free tea and while we drank they unfurled many rugs in front of us. Telling them we couldn't afford their rugs was slightly awkward and they still persisted until we walked out.

After leaving the rug workshop, our guide brought us to a traditional moroccan restaurant which made us a little unhappy when we saw ...

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