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What to buy when traveling to Morocco, including leather products bags and shoes, paintings, handwoven rugs, and ceramics. How to haggle with the locals in Morocco. Tips and tricks for getting the best prices and saving money on your trip.
What to expect when visiting Morocco during Ramadan. A wider variety of Moroccan pastries will be available than usual. People will be fasting all day. Around 7:30 PM, you’ll hear the call to prayer and see people dive into their food and break their fast. Many people eat a traditional Moroccan breakfast to break their fast.
Moroccan families don’t bake their own bread but instead, take it to the communal oven to be baked by an expert baker in a large brick-lined oven. The majority of people use the communal oven even if they have ovens in their own homes. It is a way to connect with their community and bring unity.
What you should expect to eat when visiting Morocco for breakfast, lunch, and dinner including food cooked in a tajine. Drink lots of Moroccan mint tea and freshly squeezed orange juice. Rghalf is a chewy and crispy Moroccan pancake best with fresh local goat cheese. Pastillas are either stuffed with chicken or veggies and wrapped in fillo dough.
Chefchaouen, Morocco is called, The Blue City, because the whole city is painted blue. How to get there by bus and taxi, what to wear when visiting, and some history about the city and why it is blue.
Chefchaouen, Morocco has a fabulous local market with good quality cheap produce and other food items. Families work together to buy and sell goods. Make sure to check it out when visiting The Blue City. My favorite child’s backpack with a leash that I use for Jimmy when traveling.
Camp is a fun new toy store that just opened near Union Square in Manhattan. It has a secret door that opens up into a hidden “summer camp” with lots of fun things for kids to participate in. The theme is constantly changing. Inspired by two people who fell in love at summer camp, this place is great to take the kids, and buy a toy or two.
Chefchaouen, The Blue City, is a great place to visit in Northern Morocco. Haggle with the vendors and shop, eat Moroccan food and pastries, hang with the locals, and enjoy the beautiful, blue, picturesque town. Eat at Casa Aladdin, Casa Hassan, and Mandala Pizzeria. Great playground for kids near the main parking lot.
Tips and tricks for flying with kids for international and national flights. Some must have items that will help the flight go more smoothly such as special toys and activities to entertain the kids and my favorite sippy cup that keeps liquids cold.
Ralph’s Coffee opened today, December 6th 2018, at the Ralph Lauren women’s flagship store on Madison Ave, Upper East Side Manhattan. They serve organic coffee beans roasted by La Colombe, delicious espresso drinks, and baked goods. Enjoy beautiful holiday decorations in an inviting and cozy setting celebrating the Ralph Lauren brand’s 50th anniversary.
When visiting Morocco, be sure to eat a Moroccan pastry. They are an affordable sweet treat made from fried dough and drenched in honey. Some are filled with nuts and dates. They are traditionally eaten during Ramadan, but you can find them all year round.
Life on the Upper East Side in Manhattan is expensive. Online grocery delivery, laundry services, prices of haircuts, babysitting, kid’s music classes, gym memberships. Transportation on the subway and bus with kids, having take-out delivered to your house for dinner.
Central Park in New York City is gorgeous in the fall. The leaves are brilliant, colored in yellow, red, and orange. It is the perfect spot for a photo shoot.
The Romeo and Juliet story of Susona, a young Jewish girl living in Santa Cruz, and her Christian lover. Religious differences pulled them apart and Susona was murdered by her Jewish community. Her skull was placed outside of her balcony to remind other Jews to not rebel from the religion.
