MARRAKECH – I almost cried when I walked into my room. It was a real-life equivalent of the Moroccan fantasy I had built up in my mind. It was a Berber jewel box, and I had the key.
MARRAKECH – Camels on the beach. Fountains in the riad. Palm trees against a purple sky. Escape to Morocco with a short film by Andrew De Francesco and Gavin Bellour.
MOROCCO – A woman teaches me their shrieking technique, and I realize why I do things for Nest, why I came to Morocco to meet these women. We are part of something phenomenal.
The very same things that make Marrakech exotic and breathtakingly cool for grown-ups make it a minefield of dangers for toddlers. So what did Alexandra Hall and her husband do? Took theirs along, of course.
MARRAKECH – Find perfect camel boots. Pretend you don't want them. Leave stall. Try to divide 1513 by 8 in your head. Erin Wylie learns how to bargain in the souks.