This afternoon we had the priviledge to meet Ayesha and to be invited into her home in the village of Bhalil outside. Her age is estimated at anything from 70 to 90, but no one really knows because no records were kept. Ayesha is known as the lady who lives in a cave. In truth the whole population of Bhalil are cave dwellers. Generations of families live there and never stray far from home. Ayesha has never been further from home than Fes. She told us all the ...

One of the most common sights in Morocco is the donkey. They are the most common form of transport after Shank's Pony. On the road to Fes, somewhere south of Assilah, we were introduced to the local Park and Ride facility. People from the surrounding area are making their way to the town where they can trade at the markets. As usual, Dad rides the donkey while Mum and the children walk as far as the highway. Along that road, at intervals, are concrete shelt...

Morocco will be holding elections in late November 2011. The challenge is to involve a population where 50% of everyone over 15 are illiterate. Advertising takes the form of a type of graffiti that I have seen painted on walls over the past week. It is a horizontal grid numbered right to left. Each square in the grid is allocated to a political party and each party is represented by a symbol. The photo shows a tractor symbol for a party who have an agricultural ...