"Love the people and colours and sights... " a Morocco Travel Page by angiebabe

This guy selliing cups of water at the Kelaa Mgouna Rose Festival was a case - he wanted money for taking his picture - of course as most do - ie they either put their hands over their face and spoil a good shot or they demand money which when one thinks about it, what exactly is it we are paying for - what do they expect we do with these photos to rationalise paying money for them? and i took two as he moved the cup and it went out of frame but his facial expression didnt change! he has this amazing look on his face - almost unreadable and conjures all sorts of things that might be or just might not be going in that head of his!

You never know what you will see around the next corner! my camera is always at the ready and if its not I miss something!
Morocco is such a country of sights! - diversity in the landscapes and geographics, numerous people groups wearing different clothing and colours from area to area, and the fact that the majority of people are still living on the land uncommercialised ie with donkeys and mules and even camels theres the richness that comes with this

Another of my favourite areas, probably the most, is the area up in the High Atlas of Tizin Tichka where the Glaoui ruled the south of Morocco.
There is such a history here and so much still to see from that history.

Berber villages abound in beautiful valleys with fruit and almond trees in blossom with lush green fields of wheat and even poppies, and snow on the mountains.
The beautiful Glaouis kasbahs and palaces through to the salt mines on the old caravan routes which provided them with wealth and power and the hospitable peoples that have endured and make their lives there in the remoteness.

Been thinking - I should add that this page on Morocco I am going to make as MY MOROCCO! - that is other pages that ive visted, can and have written tips of the things to see and do will stay as that and - well this page will be on the places that are favourites and special places to me - maybe recommendations and suggestions that will enhance your or anothers trip to and experiences in this surprisingly and amazingly diverse country with so many spectacular sights and special things about it that I have gradually discovered over my numerous visits since 2003.

I would love it if any of this would show the joy thats been gathered and experienced here - amongst the tears and hardships! - and help you have a great visit there too.

As for the photos they are definitely owned by me, taken by me and a lot of blood, sweat and tears has gone into a lot of these! Not just the trials and tribulations of uploading, from what ive been told keeping them on high resolution makes uploading slower, and they are staying on high resolution to keep the quality I want to have available, and theres been a lot of effort gone into the uploading of these babies!

Secondly the effort into many of these photos has been there in Morocco - the difficulty in getting good people shots takes a lot of patience and theres a cost in opportunist Moroccans who dont see the point in stopping or slowing down to take just another photo!
that beautiful snow topped background of the Atlas above those tall cedar trees and spectacular winding road - perfect shot!- delegated to memory - or those photos that had to wait till another visit with another rental car and on your own to return to get those shots! Those tourists who were told No - you cant stop here! and missed the stunning view from the top of TizinTichka who didnt get the chance again for fear of upsetting their driver! well .... Theres some here worth a lot to me! So if you see any you like - please dont help yourself!