Tag: morocco

“Three Guys in a Toboggan” – Arabic stop sign in Marrakech Morocco

Post date June 1, 2010

Tags africa, arabic, cameraphone, font, iphone, iphoneography, marrakech, morocco, red, sign, stop, text, trafficsign, travel

“Desperate Ingenuity” – Make-shift charging station, Hotel Du Pacha, Marrakech, Morocco

Post date May 31, 2010

There is a serious design flaw with travel power adapters. The engineers who design them don’t seem to comprehend that the things that will be plugged into them (mobile phone chargers, camera battery chargers, etc…) will have weight to them.

Add to this the fact that all the outlets in Morocco are installed at least one foot above any surface that could be used to support the weight of an adapter/charger combination, and keeping it physically plugged into the wall becomes nearly impossible.

I managed to jury-rig this ‘support’ system for our mini-powerbar with a Mr. Noodles and a can of Clamato I snagged from the KLM lounge at Pearson – both of which and made it all around Morocco and back to Canada without being consumed.

Tags balance, cameraphone, clamato, iphone, iphoneography, macgyver, morocco, mrnoodle, precarious, travel

“Most Uniquely Decorated Restaurant EVER!” – Elizir, Essaouira, Morocco

Post date May 31, 2010

Walking into Elizir is like walking into the apartment of an eccentric collector; and to a certain extent you have. Owner and chef, Abdellatif Rharbaoui has decorated (some may say cluttered) his restaurant with art and nik-naks as objects d’art on every surface and in every corner.

The food was incredible, with the Squid-Ink Rissotto being my personal favourite. Abdellatif also introduced my girlfriend and I to a Moroccan red wine that was absolutely fantastic. If production levels increase, the Atlas Mountains could give the Andes a run for their money as the next new world IT terroir.

Check it out at http://www.elizir.com/

Tags africa, cameraphone, clutter, elizir, essaouira, food, interior, iphone, iphoneography, morocco, restaurant

“Coolest Lamp EVER!” – Elizir Restaurant, Essaouira, Morocco

Post date May 29, 2010

Tags cameraphone, cool, interior, iphone, iphoneography, lamp, morocco, orange, travel

“Chillin’ On The Flip-Side” – Roof-top patio overlooking the Atlantic at the Madada Mogador Hotel, Essaouira, Morocco

Post date May 28, 2010

After an 8 hours drive across the Moroccan desert – through
road-construction dust-storms in a car without air conditioning, my girlfriend and I finally arrived in Essaouira (ESSA-we’re-ah) to the cooling breeze of the Atlantic. We were welcomed by the friendly staff of the Madada Mogador with a pot of mint tea and a seat on their rooftop patio.