Seeing this book market in Marrakech is quite a wonderful thing given that ....and I may be wrong here...but I think across the country that the literacy rate is 41 percent. Great strides have been made and school attendance is compulsory.

Old age isn’t really instagrammable... it’s just not pretty enough for social media it would seem....but it’s in our future...no one escapes ! So here is my mum yesterday....born in 1924. She broke her leg on Xmas Eve but you can see that not much holds her back . She and her frame are back to c...

I am always enthralled when I see the storks nesting in the Medina in Marrakech. They co habit with the noise and mayhem quite happily it seems. I do worry that one of those nests below has been poorly constructed ( a bit of a fly by night job haha) and looks like it’s on quite a precipice ...

Buying by weight...well when it comes to very sticky chbekkia cookies then I want to buy a kilo and eat the lot

This does have a touch of Alice down the rabbit hole complete with cute rabbit and it’s not what immediately comes to mind when there is talk of Morocco.But I came and saw and am sharing the photographic evidence. It’s all about expect the totally unexpected !

Strawberry season is in full swing here in Morocco ...the juiciest, glistening berries are grown here and taste truly and deeply wonderful. They are not around all year like in Australia and this is a huge factor in their heavenliness I am sure. Over the years in Melbourne I have often bitte...

In Melbourne if I buy a bed I can try before I buy. Mattress try outs are essential and encouraged at all the big bed stores. Not so much here in Morocco. I bought my mattresses from a supermarket here, no trial by sprawling on offer. I chose by price and luckily it all worked out. But if you ...

The mornings are freezing but the days are around 20C...the skies are blue and sun shines with such a glare that it is like Mother Nature has forgotten it is winter.

When you take tea at the Royal Mansour you do feel pretty regal ...I was waiting for the Queen to appear...or even a corgi ! Luckily these amazing tiers of treats, fit for any Princess, did appear and omigod what a Royal banquet !

A big wooden thumbs up sculpture greets you on arrival at Ourika Garden. It truly sets the tone. It’s a thumbs up type of place...more than in fact. We had a glorious outdoor lunch surrounded by landscaped mountain gardens. The service from the hotel manager Said was so warm and hospitable...

Yes childish I know.....but I never tire of these gigantic floating bubbles...luminescent, neon and rainbowesque ....detergent magic I call it !

These soldiers belong to the Evzones regiment and they guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Hellenic Parliament in Athens. The changing of the guard occurs every hour with an elaborate marching performance.

Athens...population of about 3.75 million including suburbs. A fact that you might not know is that my home city of Melbourne has the biggest Greek population in the world, outside of Greece !

Not sure if this #amazing sculpture has a name....not even sure of exact location as I saw it from my taxi driving from.the airport into Athens...it reminds me of a blurry person being blown backwards in the wind

A pastel trio of sweet naïf wall art I found in a little alleyway in Assilah....childlike but not childish, maybe tequila was involved.

A skinny spiral staircase at Riad Dar Kleta A skinny green door in Moulay Idriss A skinny sweetheart also in Moulay Isdriss A skinny spruce in Volubilis driss A skinny spruce in Volubilis

Villa de France, now a grand hotel, was the Tangier home of Henri Matisse.

We passed through Tetouan, the white city, very briefly. It is in the northern part of the Rif Mountains with a UNESCO preserved ancient medina. About ten kilometres away is the Mediterranean Sea. It was the capital of the Spanish Protectorate for 43 years and certainly I could see and feel...

Chefchouen is much visited and much photographed and much lauded. It did not disappoint but it is very touristy ! The many shades of blue washed buildings are so delightful that I found myself addictively wanting more and more. I was obsessively going up every lane and stairway with camera ...

Moulay Idriss has a lot of steps going up and up and more up. It also has a lot of cats and colours !

I saw the sunrise today from my train carriage with my camera pressed against the murky compartment window. In the distance was an amazing glowing orange ball. They maybe grainy pics but I was thrilled to find a silhouette of a mosque in front of the glow, taken quite inadvertently. This w...

It’s quite surprising I know but last night was my first henna experience. I have lived here in Morocco for a long time and seen so many beautiful hennaed hands and feet, but never taken the “plunge”. I went to a ladies party last night ...which was so much fun...and walked away with my fee...