Category Archive: Picture of the Day

19 Mar

Pic of the Day: March 19

Pic of the Day: March 19

Marrakech's main square, Djemaa el Fna, is famous for the chaos of its snake charmers, magicians, singers, orange juice squeezers and, after dark, dozens of ...

 
By jpallen
Also posted in Morocco
Comments (0)
18 Mar

Pic of the Day: March 18

Pic of the Day: March 18

The maze of Marrakech's souk is legendary.  Guidebooks advise travelers to pay for a guide to keep from getting lost, and as protection from aggressive ...

 
By jpallen
Also posted in Morocco
Comments (0)
17 Mar

Pic of the Day: March 17

Pic of the Day: March 17

Yves Saint-Laurent's ashes are scattered in the Jardin Majorelle, his Marrakech hangout.  The lush gardens live up to every Frenchman's exotic Morocco fantasy. Morocco is the ...

 
By jpallen
Also posted in Morocco
Comments (0)
16 Mar

Pic of the Day: March 16

Pic of the Day: March 16

There are five or six Arabic phrases still left from my childhood.  Not that they necessarily work in Morocco, where they speak a variant of ...

 
By jpallen
Also posted in Morocco
Comments (0)
14 Feb

Pic of the Day: February 14

Pic of the Day: February 14

Carnaval in Buenos Aires is different from Brazil.  It's more about neighborhood parades, and the displays are as known for their street theater as their ...

 
By jpallen
Also posted in Argentina
Comments (0)
11 Feb

Pic of the Day: February 11

Pic of the Day: February 11

The most beautiful bookstore in the world?  It could easily be El Ateneo, a former opera house converted into an Argentinian Borders.  The stage has ...

 
By jpallen
Also posted in Argentina
Comments (0)
10 Feb

Pic of the Day: February 10

Pic of the Day: February 10

Buenos Aires was more about everyday living for us than seeing the sights.  The basics are all here:  delicious cheap wine, beer, coffee, and convenient ...

 
By jpallen
Also posted in Argentina
Comments (0)
09 Feb

Pic of the Day: February 9

Pic of the Day: February 9

La Recoleta cemetery has to be the most photographed location in Buenos Aires.  Interesting looking crypts, and great stories, like the girl who was buried ...

 
By jpallen
Also posted in Argentina
Comments (0)
06 Feb

Pic of the Day: February 6

Pic of the Day: February 6

Buenos Aires' Jardín Botánico was a few minutes walk away from our Palermo apartment.  The gardens are pleasant enough, and mercifully free of dog poo, ...

 
By jpallen
Also posted in Argentina
Comments (0)
04 Feb

Pic of the Day: February 4

Pic of the Day: February 4

The conventional wisdom on Buenos Aires is it's a European city that happens to be in South America.  It's often described as the Paris of ...

 
By jpallen
Also posted in Argentina
Comments (0)