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Re: Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, November 21, 2014: Postcards from Morocco - the knife sharpener
Now there's a man who enjoys his work. Excellent picture, Mac...
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Re: Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, November 21, 2014: Postcards from Morocco - the knife sharpener
I believe you've done it again, Mac. One of the best photos on this website, thanks so much for sharing it with all of us!
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Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, November 21, 2014: Postcards from Morocco - the knife sharpener
The knife sharpener at work in the souk (Berber market) in Erfoud, south of the Atlas Mountains in southern Morocco. His tongue stuck out in complete concentration and pedaling hard on his sharpening wheel, he is a delightful study of a man happily...
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Morocco: Sahara camp experience
We traveled through mountains and plains towards Tinghir and the Todra valley, seeing hundreds of small villages of the Berber people (nomads). We had a great opportunity to visit a women’s carpet cooperative, where they shear sheep, goats and camels, spin the wool, dye it, and then weave them into various rugs. (Erfoud fossil) (Desert Hennah Tattoos) There are amazing cliffs and mountains, several of which house fossils (Erfoud). Our guide, Aziz’s grandfather, was a fossil hunter, so this...
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Re: Morocco: Sahara camp experience
Falling off the camel must have been a rather traumatic experience. I remember that the ground does not merely seem to be a fair distance away when you sit up there - it actually IS quite a drop. I hope they found you a cool beer afterwards!
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Re: Morocco: Sahara camp experience
I also experienced staying in the Moroccan desert. Your beautiful photos brought the experience back to me. Excellent post!