Author Archives: billybaba
OCTOBER 14, FRIDAY
FIRST DAY IN MARRAKECH The first day in Marrakech I finally had Wifi fast enough to download and process the 48 MP photographs that my new iPhone 14 plus allows. This allows radical cropping without photographs turning fuzzy while Susie
OCTOBER 14, FRIDAY
FIRST DAY IN MARRAKECH The first day in Marrakech I finally had Wifi fast enough to download and process the 48 MP photographs that my new iPhone 14 plus allows. This allows radical cropping without photographs turning fuzzy while Susie
OCTOBER 12, WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THE HIGH DESERT We thought that the ride from Taroudant to the old caravan site at Ait Ben Haddo would be bleak with scrub brush and trash along the highway. But almost immediately we were in low barren hills
OCTOBER 12, WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THE HIGH DESERT We thought that the ride from Taroudant to the old caravan site at Ait Ben Haddo would be bleak with scrub brush and trash along the highway. But almost immediately we were in low barren hills
OCTOBER 11, TUESDAY
PRIVACY AND SHARING In Taroudant. The ride down from Essaouira was bleak with rocky sand broken up with olive trees. We stopped once to look down on surfers gathered at a cove and then again to eat at a seaside
OCTOBER 11, TUESDAY
PRIVACY AND SHARING In Taroudant. The ride down from Essaouira was bleak with rocky sand broken up with olive trees. We stopped once to look down on surfers gathered at a cove and then again to eat at a seaside
OCTOBER 10, MONDAY
IN LOVE IN ESSOUIRA I came to Morocco wanting to buy a small carpet but with no idea how to. The streets are lined here with carpet shops, all of the carpets being brand new, all of them being made
OCTOBER 10, MONDAY
IN LOVE IN ESSOUIRA I came to Morocco wanting to buy a small carpet but with no idea how to. The streets are lined here with carpet shops, all of the carpets being brand new, all of them being made
OCTOBER 9, SUNDAY
ESSAOUIRA FLEA MARKET It was the feast day of Mohammed’s birthday today and we were told that the weekly Sunday Flea Market might not happen this week. We walked through the Medina gate to where we expected to see the
OCTOBER 9, SUNDAY
ESSAOUIRA FLEA MARKET It was the feast day of Mohammed’s birthday today and we were told that the weekly Sunday Flea Market might not happen this week. We walked through the Medina gate to where we expected to see the
OCTOBER 7, FRIDAY
A FULL DAY More wandering along the beach where the horse and camel rides were offered and the wind surfers were flying across the water. Then we did some carpet hunting, clueless as to how much to pay or how
OCTOBER 7, FRIDAY
A FULL DAY More wandering along the beach where the horse and camel rides were offered and the wind surfers were flying across the water. Then we did some carpet hunting, clueless as to how much to pay or how
OCTOBER 6, THURSDAY
LOCAL ESSAOUIRA Susie, my daughter, arrived yesterday by way of Newark, Montreal and Casablanca, a day and a half trip. We ate dinner at the very nice Triskala restaurant. This morning she was recovered from her trip. We had breakfast
OCTOBER 6, THURSDAY
LOCAL ESSAOUIRA Susie, my daughter, arrived yesterday by way of Newark, Montreal and Casablanca, a day and a half trip. We ate dinner at the very nice Triskala restaurant. This morning she was recovered from her trip. We had breakfast
OCTOBER 5, WEDNESDAY
MEDINA STREETS After being here over a week I still cannot find my way around and am almost afraid to leave my second floor Airbnb that is down an alley that looks like every other alley because I won’t be
OCTOBER 5, WEDNESDAY
MEDINA STREETS After being here over a week I still cannot find my way around and am almost afraid to leave my second floor Airbnb that is down an alley that looks like every other alley because I won’t be
OCTOBER 4, TUESDAY
NOT FLAT ANY MORE Not long ago the world was flat. We knew it was round because we were taught that in school, but we thought it as being flat. And when we went on a trip, as I have
OCTOBER 4, TUESDAY
NOT FLAT ANY MORE Not long ago the world was flat. We knew it was round because we were taught that in school, but we thought it as being flat. And when we went on a trip, as I have
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 