My Marrakesh

Kashmir India: and a tale of struggle

Kashmir.  Such a beautiful land.  Such a place filled with struggle. 

Note to self: Be grateful for all that you have.

India: and a true childhood tale

When I was a small girl flipping through the pages of my father's National Geographic there was one country that seemed altogether more special than the others.

India. 

And so it was that I announced to my parents one night at dinner that I had made a momentous decision:  I was going to honeymoon in India.

My mother looked at me through her dark lashes and said in a serious voice,  But you're only eight years old.

My father, on the other hand, leaned over his plate and said, Well, make sure to go to Kashmir and stay on one of those houseboats on the lake.  Your mother and I did that once.  

My father understood, you see.  He's always been a very clever man.

And so it is that today -- yes, this very day -- I leave for the airport.  To go to India.  No honeymoon required.

I'll be going to Kashmir and staying in a houseboat on the lake. 

Of course.

 

See you over there.

Images by FabIndia.

Marcus Bleasdale: and an astonishing tale of photography

I am leaving soon.  I am leaving this week.  To see if I can learn something about photography from this man.

Marcus Bleasdale.

His photos are so touching they make me want to weep.

Please. Just please.  Let some of his magic rub off on me.

See all of Marcus Bleasdale's work right here.

Shopping Marrakech: a tale of exotic goodies

Shopping in Marrakech?  Oh, you can venture off into the souks on your own.  But why would you want to?  Especially when you can tuck a copy of Shopping Marrakech in your bag.  I had oodles of fun personal shopping with wry author Susan Simon & charming photographer (Countess) Nally Bellati when they were doing this book.  So you will find manyof my very favorite stores inside the book's two covers.  And organized around 7 shopping walks, Shopping Marrakech is so practical - no dashing from one side of town to the other, needlessly.  Clever, clever.......

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