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A reflection from my filmmaker friend Remi Bumstead who recently visited us in Sahara during the Janga Bus adventure.
Live to Love the Road.
#travel #morocco #vilostradaComing back home after finishing the @jangabus project has been a pretty odd experience. On the one hand it was so nice to come back to my home, my space, and my plants. But on the other hand I now cannot leave it hah.
This is a very strange time for everyone across the world but it is a shared experience. We are all in it together. People are talking about making the most of this time, doing lots of things - ‘Shakespeare wrote shit loads of plays in quarantine blabla..’ And yeah if this is what you want to do then fuck yeah go for it. However it is also a chance to rest, take stock, contemplate, just be rather than do. The planet is also allowed to just rest and be for a while too which I’m sure she is very happy about.
There’s gonna be some big changes and possibly things will never go back to the way they were. This is a good chance to think about what’s important.
Also I realised I have a lot of pictures of sand 🐪
When you keep shopping from us, we keep feeding amazing artisans of Morocco.
#shopfair #moroccoJag försörjer 250 fattiga och deras familjer. Hjälp mitt företag att överleva!
I morse lämnade jag Marocko bakom mej. Jag lämnade en hel hög med freelancande människor som inte kommer att ha någon försörjning den närmsta tiden. jag kan inte låta mitt företag gå i graven. det är för många männsikor som behöver mej.
Jag har spendarat den sista veckan med att utbilda dem kring immunförsvar och vad de kan göra för att hålla sej lugna.
Nu är jag på väg hem och hoppas bara kunna fortsätta handla av dem, stötta dem..
Vi lyfter små entreprenörer som lever på sitt hantverk, produktutvecklar, coachar, marknadsför. För att de sak ha en bra lön. Vi gör det med hjärta och själ. Familjekänslan är stark.
Jag önskar inge över konsumtion men om du kan o vill handla, dela, berätta för era vänner om det arbetet vi gör så hjälps vi åt att stärka rättvis handel och försörja en hel massa människor.
Vi ger alltid genersöt av våra inkomster det är därför vi är på plats men nu lovar jag att ge 10% av alla intcäkter direkt till behövande familjer för att de ska få mat på sina bord.
Tacksam!
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Today I did the family round... among the people in my team here. I can calculate about 250 good hearted people here in Marrakech. People that would never steal, never cheat someone, always offer a smile and a kindness, always give more than they get. The people that took my son round in a carossa since he was a baby, the people who stand up for me in conflict, the people who serve us the sweetest tea and ask how my family is. the people that would offer me the roof tops to do yoga in sunset, creating unforgettable memories for visitors, that would almost give away a carpet just to make a client smile. The people that create the most beautiful things of wood, ceramic and art. The once that knows how much i love them and their city.
I had to put my hand into my pocket so many times. Because i know they have nothing.
Those people...
this is what I am here for.
This is why I hope my business will survive.
those people
I bought a round of pomegranate juices for the homeless, giving them some vitamins, I secured the food on the table for some people, in the empty streets of this town.
There is so much fear in the air... near neurosis. young men in face maskes heading for the bus station going back to their mums, with our without a virus. The doors of most of the small souk shops are shut and no cafes are allowed to serve food. The mosques are calling out prayers but no one can go.
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I am now heading for a flight home on Thursday. away from my love. away from my business. to uncertainty. I know... this is why I meditate. My mind is calm, mostly. My heart is breaking for the world as we live in.
I support 250+ craftsmen.
In my mind I can just hope that we in this become so much more conscious about who makes the stuff that we buy. these are people with good hearts, some things fall appart
but damn... may it not be our family.
Two happy Nomads with no worries in the world. Sahara, I love you. May your peace comfort the world during the coming weeks. Live to Love the Road.
#vilostrada #morocco
#Internationalwomensday celebrated with the Vilostrada friends, women & girls of Hay Massira. Henna, smiles, laughter and my tea (roibos with agave syrup).
Live to Love the Road.
#tanmirtjunior #vilostrada #morocco
Souk textile treasures.
I go each week to simple soak in the beauty of patterns, color and to let my imagination fly free to what they could become. The local Draa women buy 5 m and wrap themselves cleverly in them... me? I made curtains, kaftans, headscarves and blouses. / 😉 Victoria
Your ideas?
#shopfair #vilostrada #morocco
Halloj! Jag skulle behöva uppdatera tyget vid uteköket som utstått både sol och regn :).
Out and about Moroccan nature... a pop quiz for you: What is the green curly thing?
Live to Love the Road.
#morocco #travel #vilostrada
Summer season in Morocco closing in and the Nomad in me gets ready to go to the ocean. Thanks to local Jane Folliet, here is a list of what not to miss in Essaouira this coming months. Article attached says it all in French.
If you want more personal advice when planning your trip here, do not hesitate to get in touch.
#travel #vilostrada #morocco
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10 events not to be missed in Essaouira in 2020. Add these to your calendar. Detail in link article (in French). For the anglophones, here's a rough translation of the list of 10 events:
March 20 to June 20: Spring theatre at French Institute. Over five dates and performances, various theatre companies will present plays throughout the spring of 2020 for young and old, both in French and in Arabic and in the Darija dialect.
March 20 to 25: the Océanes Festival will orient art and culture around environmental issues affecting the oceans and their inhabitants. Under the leadership of the French Institute, educational workshops, shows, exhibitions and meetings will mark this new edition.
April 16 to 19: the 20th Printemps Musical des Alizés, as always a tribute to great classical music.
April 19: the Fishermen's Boat Race - a rowing race in the bay of Essaouira by the local fishermen.
May 9: during Ramadan Nights – concert by Mamadou Diabaté & Percussion Mania's - an evening of the rhythms of Africa.
May 30: when the Kafila cultural and scientific caravan (artists, scientists, thinkers, journalists accompanied by dromedaries) will arrive in Essaouira after 3 months of roaming in southern Morocco - an exceptional concert bringing together Loy Ehrlich, Julia Sarr, Ze Luis Nascimento and Fred Soul.
June 5 to 7: a program of exhibitions, installations and artistic activities in the city, accessible to all, on the side of conferences and workshops for the ‘Etats Généraux des Entreprises Citoyennes’.
June 25 to 28: Gnaoua and World Music Festival of Essaouira, 23rd edition.
October 9 to 11: MOGA electronic music festival at the Sofitel Essaouira Mogador.
October 29 to 31: the 17th edition of the Festival of Atlantic Andalusia, celebrate the memories and musical heritage common to the Jews and Muslims of Morocco and the Mediterranean.
Les 10 rendez-vous à ne pas manquer à Essaouira en 2020
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