The silence on the other end was killing…
“ Quel envoi ( what shipment)?” Abdel answered while he was seemingly enjoying a good breakfast.
Simple, normal and bien sûr, are words that I learned over the years, couldn’t be more divers in context and content in every culture then coffee, real good coffee
Sourcing in Morocco needs the right amount of preparation. Preparation and tools to make it a success story.
In part three we’ll finally into putting out that order!
Sourcing in Morocco needs the right amount of preparation. Preparation and tools to make it a success story.
In part two we dig into having a structure, so you will not lose your focus in a place where..well…everyone seems to lose it!
The lifestyle experience and luxury travel event PURE is in town and I’m having a week filled with business meetings. Professionals that really know what it is to create experiences in stead of tours. People that spend time and energy in bespoke packages.
So I felt very honoured when one of them asked me what riads i liked…
M Avenue, scheduled to open in late 2019, is a new 500-metre-long “Garden Avenue” located in the heart of Marrakech. This unique development, which is adjacent to the
, will create a new and exciting city centre that will revitalise the city and will offer an innovative mix of properties including Four Seasons Private Residences, the Pestana CR7 hotel (the Cristiano Ronaldo hotel as we call it) shops, restaurants, cafes, offices, art galleries and exhibition venues. The vision is to become an international lifestyle destination for design, fashion, food, recreation and culture.....
April and May are the months to bath in the scent of Orange blossom
As I recently moved into the Kasbah...Time for a stroll in the hoods. The Kasbah in Marrakech is a walk too far out for many and they are right! It takes about half an hour to walk from place Jemaa el Fna to Café Clock, one of the known spots. And it is surprisingly different when you look up the back streets!!!
once your canvas turns to shades of pink, flying into Marrakesh Menara airport, it seems to be the natural way to turn boho. However, boho comes in different shapes and settings and as a guesthouse, you would not only go for design but look beyond making the experience for your guests one to linger on for a long time.
Down a little cobbled lane and luckily not too hard to find is
in Essaouira. It is a small guesthouse, quite perfectly formed. The interior is whitewashed with pops of colour in warm oranges and browns, reflecting the name of a lovely Moroccan dessert.
Aladin's lamp - Magical Babouches and more mysterious beauty!
There are 2 kinds of travelers. The ones that want to go on holiday to relax and the ones that want to go on holiday to discover and experience.
Let me tell you, booking a riad in Morocco gives you both.
Booking a riad with a pool, an outside fireplace and beyond magic suites can give you a lot more!
It's a fairytale and we love stories with an open end, don't we?
it goes like this....
Many years ago there was an Englishman who got under the spell of the Mystical Marrakech.
There was just no escaping, he had to return time after time again and for every time, the spell became more obvious as he started to look around in old, abandoned houses...
little did he know the magic of Moroccan Riads.
He could not resist to buy one.
but that was not enough! He bought two, three, four...
They started to take control of his life. At night he was dreaming how they would look like.
His days were filled with trying to organize the construction works and explaining the magical dreams he had at night to the Moroccan builders.
It was hard at times, very hard, but that's the way magic is created...
The builders started to see the transformation.
The Englishman started to see his dreams come alive,
and the houses turned into these magical palazzo's
waiting for you to come and visit.
The spell, however, you can not escape....
you will want to buy a house in Morocco too
just like the Englishman...
who is buying, and dreaming, and building for a 1001 nights to come...
Er zijn 2 soorten reizigers. Degenen die op vakantie willen om te ontspannen en degenen die willen ontdekken en beleven.
Neem van mij aan, het boeken van een riad in Marokko geeft u beide.
En een riad met een patio bad, buitenhaarden op het dakterras en magische suites die je verbeelding tarten geven je nog veel meer...
Het is een sprookje en we houden van verhalen met een open einde, nietwaar?
Het gaat zo....
Vele jaren geleden was er een Engelsman die in de ban geraakte van het Mystieke Marrakech.
Er was gewoon geen houden aan, telkens moest hij weer terugkeren en na elke reis werd de betovering sterker en duidelijker. Het werd zo erg dat hij zelfs begon rond te kijken in oude, verlaten huizen diep in de medina, in de steegjes met gesloten wanden waar het zonlicht schaars naar binnen dringt ...
Wist hij veel van de magie van de Marokkaanse riads!
Tot het te laat was en er niets anders meer op zat dan er eentje te kopen.
Maar dat was niet genoeg! Hij kocht er twee, drie, vier ...
De prachtige, verlaten huizen begonnen zijn leven te beheersen. 's Nachts droomde hij ervan hoe ze eruit zouden zien.
Zijn dagen waren gevuld met pogingen om de bouwwerken te organiseren en zijn magische dromen te verwoorden aan de Marokkaanse bouwers.
Vaak was het moeilijk, heel hard zelfs, maar dat is de manier waarop magie wordt gemaakt ...
De bouwers begonnen de transformatie te zien en de Engelsman begon zijn dromen tot leven te zien komen.
De huizen veranderden in magische palazzo's, klaar voor u om ze te komen bezoeken.
De betovering, helaas, daar kunt u niet aan ontsnappen ....
Ook u zal een huis willen kopen in Marokko
net als de Engelsman
Die doorgaat met kopen en dromen en bouwen, nog 1001 nachten...
Forget Comfortzones
It's a Cross-Cultural jungle out here, be safe with your pocket survival tool. The e-book to hold on to from your phone when things kind of get out of hand…
Let me tell you this!
You don’t ‘do’ the souks like your local super market.
Before you know it, you’re heading home with a flying carpet and Aladin’s lamp. Well make it 10 of each because it was a deal :) (you thought)
Learn the art of stepping into this ‘other’ way of shopping.
Why a price never is ‘just’ a price. Why Everything is negotiable
Why you should trust your guts.
The importance of relationships and networking.
The way to turn any deal into a win-win
How you can learn and enjoy the DRAMA :)
AND WHY you‘d better be PREPARED
