Back at the Chateau Windsor there was a rat-like scratching at the door of my room. Vinod, the youngest servant, came in with a soda water. He placed it next to the bag of toffees. Then he watched me...
Everyone knows that even the best exorcism has to be renewed once in a while.
For me, nature is something you watch on the Discovery Channel, or on the evening news -- as you learn how much more of it's been savaged to make way for the Blackberry realm that is my home
I had learned years ago never to give original documents to anyone if I could help it.
Moroccan traffic isn't like normal traffic. It's armed combat, a war of wills, in which only the very bravest have a chance to survive.
That Morocco is not just another Arab country. It’s a crossroads – between Africa and Europe, and between Arabia and what lies west, beyond the Atlantic. But...’ Ghita said, her voice touched with an...
The backstreet cafe in Casablanca was for me a place of mystery, a place with a soul, a place with danger. There was a sense that the safety nets had been cut away, that each citizen walked upon the h...
The first few hours in the cell were quite stimulating. I'd never been in a prison cell before and was quite enjoying the experience.
The pursuit of illusion is not about studying for prizes, or for study's sake. There's no right or wrong, no pass or fail.
These days no one challenges us,' he said. 'And because there is no challenge, there is no reason to work hard. And with no reason to work hard, we have all become lazy.
Two reeds drink from the same stream. One is hollow, the other is sugarcane. —MOROCCAN PROVERB
We had the kind of conversations that only great friends can ever share. They were touched with magic.
We may yearn for rustic detail and old-world charm, but those who have it set their minds on vinyl wallpaper, fitted carpets and all mod cons.
Do not stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles.
Don’t waste your life following others! Be individual! Live your dreams!
I can’t believe there’s a prison anywhere out here,’ Blaine said, turning the engine off. ‘It’s the middle of nowhere.
I'm a fool, that I should simply trick the tourists like everyone else. after all, most of them will never come back. and what are tourists for but for tricking?
In the West we are driven by an extreme form of guilt -- if you are not seen to be working like a dog, you're perceived as being slothful.
Morocco, the lack of safety was an energizing force, but at the same time it was a constant concern. I had seen more accidents than I could count: car wrecks with people half dead lying on the ground,...
Never give charity if the reason is to make yourself feel better, he said. Real charity is not selfish, but selfless. After
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