My Marrakesh

Marrakesh: and a tale of an end and a new beginning

Dear friends,

We grow older and things change.  And so it is with this little blog.  My Marrakesh has moved homes!  Please find me here in my new, swanky digs!

I promise that you'll continue to find memorable little tales,  life at Peacock Pavilions, #tribalchic finds, and travels to farflung places.  And of course, lots of beautiful images. 

Yes, the good stuff that all of us modern nomads like to see:-)

And please do subscribe on my new SquareSpace site to receive My Marrakesh once or twice a week in your inbox.  

Just a little inspiration from me to you. Yes?

 

 xo,

Maryam

in an olive grove in Marrakesh

Moroccan fashion editorial: a tale of Vogue Korea

I've been traveling solo.  I've been listening, I've been learning, I've been lonely.

 

 

What about you? Do you ever travel solo?  What do you think?

Images shot in Morocco by Gun-Ho Lee For Vogue Korea. June 2013.  ‘The Middle East Story

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: and a tale of voyaging

My father lived in Cambodia, in Phnom Penh for years.  He lived in an old Khmer house with potted orchids hanging from all the eaves.  His furniture was dark oiled wood, his bedspreads were silk in inky colors.  It was all very dramatic.

I visited him in Cambodia, once and then twice.  I was living in Kathmandu at the time and Phnom Penh seemed chaotic and dangerous in comparison.  People would whisper about having to run checkpoints late night.  There were robberies with complicit guards tied up up in pretend manner. My father once saw a man shot in some brawl over a prostitute.  We would listen to the tales of intrigue and betrayal over drinks at the Foreign Correspondents Club where we'd mingle with the regulars.  

It was an unusual life, but one suited some how for my father -- a man who was exceedingly mild mannered but yet terribly adventurous at the same time.  

I'm back now in Phnom Penh.  And I'm alone.  At first glance, the city seems to have changed, to have gentrified - the bars less gritty, the streets cleaner.  

But perhaps that's just the surface.  Let's see what I'll find.

Images from Gypsyskyphotography and Bwiti

Marrakech Morocco: and a tale of my stint on CNN Go

Dear Friends,

In exciting news I am on CNN Go's travel show this month, which airs TODAY on CNN (and will repeat over the course of the month).  It was so fun being part of the crazy cast of characters who love the Red City of Marrakech and want to share it with you.  

Take a peek at the promo (those are my henna'd hands and that's me in the hot air balloon!:-)): 

Let me know if you catch the episode.  It's airing on CNN International.

Many many thanks to adorable CNN Producer Gisella Deputato for including me!

    xo

    Maryam in Marrakech