Well here we are again --- ending the year on the same theme as we started it --- North Africa. This time the western end of the Atlas mountains. It doesn`t seem like 8 months ago since we started off on the eastern side from Lybia through the Sahara to Algeria and now we set off to complete the final leg.
The climate is much the same -- hot & sunny. Cooler mornings though at about 22C but reaching 30C by mid afternoon.
This forum has done me no harm at all & I`ve been asked to submit some reviews to tender for a possible newspaper series.
Ken.
The climate is much the same -- hot & sunny. Cooler mornings though at about 22C but reaching 30C by mid afternoon.
This forum has done me no harm at all & I`ve been asked to submit some reviews to tender for a possible newspaper series.
Ken.
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by Kattaddorra » 11 Nov 2008 06:59 pmGood photo Ken and wonderful news that you've been asked to tender some reviews, good luck, you must let us know when they come in the newspaper.
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by Ken » 12 Nov 2008 12:55 pmCheers Katt -- will do.
The Atlas mountains stretch for about 1,500 miles & traverse Morocco,Algeria & Tunisia.
The terrain varies considerably from the hostile & barren :-
--- to pretty little glades like this :-
I took that one because water is very scarce in this area & this was one of the very rare streams we`ve come across at the higher altitudes.
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The Atlas mountains stretch for about 1,500 miles & traverse Morocco,Algeria & Tunisia.
The terrain varies considerably from the hostile & barren :-
--- to pretty little glades like this :-
I took that one because water is very scarce in this area & this was one of the very rare streams we`ve come across at the higher altitudes.
Ken.
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by Wiccan woman » 12 Nov 2008 01:19 pmGood luck on the newspaper series Ken, Well Done !!
Some good pics, looks nice and warm, lovley blue sky, its a lovely day here at the moment but not as warm as where you are.
Hope you are thinking about us freezing cold and normally wet with the rain
Some good pics, looks nice and warm, lovley blue sky, its a lovely day here at the moment but not as warm as where you are.
Hope you are thinking about us freezing cold and normally wet with the rain
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by DoctorBeaker » 12 Nov 2008 07:09 pmBeautiful pictures Ken, I'm looking forward to your newspaper series.
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by Ken » 13 Nov 2008 08:12 pmThe Sahara is quite a contrast as well :-
---- and the towns & villages even more so :-
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---- and the towns & villages even more so :-
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by Kristof » 14 Nov 2008 08:32 pmWell done Ken, I can see another Alan Wicker here, only much younger of course.
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by Ken » 16 Nov 2008 07:30 pmI wish !! 
There were still "greens" for sale despite the apparent barren land and lack of water :-
--- and fruit :-
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There were still "greens" for sale despite the apparent barren land and lack of water :-
--- and fruit :-
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by Ken » 17 Nov 2008 03:53 pmEven fish as well (and the first time we`d seen a set of modern scales!) :-
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by Ken » 19 Nov 2008 08:52 pmThere were no motor vehicles of any form in these towns -- the streets were too narrow for any to enter in any event.
Also amazingly very few houses or shops had any electricity-- getting their light through openings which served as windows.
Those areas that did have electricity looked like they`d been wired up by the worlds worst amateur electricians :-
Also amazingly very few houses or shops had any electricity-- getting their light through openings which served as windows.
Those areas that did have electricity looked like they`d been wired up by the worlds worst amateur electricians :-
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by Daffy » 21 Nov 2008 09:29 pmThanks again from me as well Ken, very interesting and good luck with your new career! 
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by Ken » 23 Nov 2008 07:56 pmCheers all. Glad you like sharing them.
I felt very sorry for the chickens , trussed up with no shelter from the burning sun :-
---- and weighed out by the pound like lumps of lard (whilst still squawking & flapping wings) :-
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I felt very sorry for the chickens , trussed up with no shelter from the burning sun :-
---- and weighed out by the pound like lumps of lard (whilst still squawking & flapping wings) :-
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by Ken » 23 Nov 2008 10:18 pmAnd on a brighter note ---- just a few different pics. now.Most of these towns & villages had something worth photographing around every corner I went.
Dig that hat :-
This was the only female we saw on the whole trip without covered head & who didn`t mind being photographed :-
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Dig that hat :-
This was the only female we saw on the whole trip without covered head & who didn`t mind being photographed :-
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by Benny » 27 Nov 2008 09:32 pmThe girl in white is stunning, don't suppose you got her number, did you?
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by Ken » 28 Nov 2008 10:23 am Sorry cant give you it ----my computer doesn`t do Arabic numerals !Ken.
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by Ken » 28 Nov 2008 10:24 amYou may be feeling the cold in Shildon but you can even get "chilli" in the desert :-
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by Kattaddorra » 28 Nov 2008 11:02 amMore wonderful pictures of your travels Ken ! Thanks again for sharing them with us all.
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by Ken » 01 Dec 2008 12:30 pmYou need never be lonely in the desert.
There`s always plenty of dates available !
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There`s always plenty of dates available !
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by Ken » 06 Dec 2008 11:48 amAnd finally ----- we couldn`t leave Morocco without a pic of those famous carpets :-
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by Kattaddorra » 06 Dec 2008 03:30 pmThanks again Ken, the colours on those carpets are amazing !
Any news on your newspaper series ? One day,you really should write a book of your travels and put your photos in it too.
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Any news on your newspaper series ? One day,you really should write a book of your travels and put your photos in it too.
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by Firefly » 24 Jan 2009 04:40 pmYes thanks very much. This has been another fasinating series which I`ve really enjoyed. I agree with Kattadora that they would make a good book.
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Re: MOROCCO.
by Benny » 11 Sep 2009 04:55 pmAs one of my heroes, Jackson Browne, famously said:
Now you say "Morocco" and that makes me smile
I haven't seen Morocco in a long, long while
Says it all, for me.
Now you say "Morocco" and that makes me smile
I haven't seen Morocco in a long, long while
Says it all, for me.
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