Archive | August, 2010

The ever looked forward to  Camel races which is held quite close to heart amongst the Tunisian , the many camel races that are conducted here are one if the main highlights and is also one of the most commonly Bedouin events here in this region. Considering that camels aren’t really fast; you can see them galloping across the desert in a unique, clumsy fashion. This makes for quite a humorous sight. The Bedouins live in circular tents which are spread out and circular. These tents are erected in the desert region which lies to the outskirts of the town. Here the music is also quite applaudable. Also, the local food here is amazing. Dancing and making merry, is almost included in their regular culture  and is also what makes the beautiful and warm  and fun loving land of Tunisia  so  [...]

The World is a book, and if you do not travel, you only read a page - St. Augustine had rightly said. Well, not the whole of the book, but only a beautiful page, that’s what we are going to look at. If heaven was to be redesigned, it needed a map of Mauritius. Such beautiful beaches, calm waters, environment so peaceful, and fun-loving atmosphere all around – isn’t it just the best for a holiday? All the beaches in Mauritius are just marvelous, covered with palm trees, aqua colored waters, and a bay like curve. We have three of the most beautiful beaches in Mauritius to show you here. Paradis Beach The name itself can narrate the story of the beach. This is the first beach that is counted in one of the most beautiful ones in Mauritius. Paradis beach is a small but very beautifully crafted  [...]

Dakar is one of the undiscovered pearls of West Africa, although you might know it best for the annual rally that it lends its name to. And just as the Paris-Dakar Rally is not just any conventional rally you might be used to following, Dakar is unlike any African experience you might have undertaken. Exuberant and vivacious, Dakar has burst into life ever since it cast off three centuries of French colonialism in 1960 and it is almost as if the city has been racing against time itself to make up for every lost moment it had to endure. Dakar is dragging Senegal screaming and dancing by the scruff of its neck into a brighter future. A crucible of noise, Dakar is a swirling cacophony that’s a little bit of everything. By day, the beats of music waft over the air while mingling with the hustle  [...]

The transformation from the earlier form of Casablanca til the new one is the brainchild of thee Mayor of Casablanca, Mohamed Sajid. This man, warded off many eager commercial developers .The mayo, also then went ahead and placed the entire two hundred and fifteen thousand square foot complex in the hands of Casamemoire. This apparently is a non profit architectural preservation society. This was done with the help of the city very proactive and mature art community. This apparently was the mayors way of saying the cultural community is Casablanca is also quite important. Across the last few years many art galleries opened all across the city. The Casablanca Boulevard here is almost two years old. . The owner of the gallery, Aziz Daki is now the co owner and an art historian himself. The city  [...]

The republic of Kenya is a country in the eastern region of Africa. This place lies along the Indian Ocean and is close to the equator it is bordered by Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north east. Tanzania lies to the south along with Uganda and Lake Victoria. This place is famous for its wildlife reserves and the thousands of animal species.  The capital of this city is Nairobi. This country is named after a scared mountain that is found in this very region. The English meaning for the name of this country is gods resting place.  Because of the volcanic eruption that took place in prehistoric times here, this resulted win Kenyans association with divinity and creation. . The very indigenous inhabitants of the agricultural land and these people strongly believe in the traditions  [...]

This word is from khosian etymology. His place is a semi desert region located in South Africa.  This place is divided into two regions. One is the great Karoo which is in the north and the little Karoo which is located in the south.   The higher Karoo has distinct physiographic for the different provinces which are even larger that the south African platform. The great karoo basin has been here since the past two hundred and fifty million years.  This, at one point was completely a glacier. Later on with the onset of inland delta, sea, lakes and swamps, there was a huge deposits of coal that was formed  and this is what began building the south Africa economy. Volcanic activity over here took place on a large scale. Although this place was volcanically active, they had many types of  [...]

This is one of nature’s most spectacular displays of wildlife on the entire planet. This place is a natural reserve which is called locally as the Mara. This happens to be on of the largest game reserves in western part of Kenya.  And is an effective northern continuation of the serengity national park game and reserve in all of Tanzania.  The reserve is named after the Masai people. . These were the traditional inhabitants of this area. This place has lovely detailing of trees, shrubs, savannah and cloudy regions that line this area. The games reserves are famously known for the Thomson’s gazelle. These giant migrations are what make this place very popular. This takes place every year in between July and October. This place is just a small part of the greater Mara ecosystem. . Amongst  [...]

Among the remote villages in the Atlas Mountains, the Berber tribes are known to have ancient customs and traditions that they’ve been following from their ancestors. The most emblematical ritual here is the Imilchil betrothal ceremony which is held at the annual Imilchil fair. After spending a good amount of time in the hot summer mountains m the Imilchil clans along with their neighboring clans as well come back to the beautiful plain of Imilchil almost every September and settle in to prepare themselves through the winter. This place turns into a complete marriage mart and there is a much awaited gathering ceremony that happens here.  A lot of singles come to find their ideal partners and to be found by others. . The men here dress up in their traditional wear completely equipped with  [...]