tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33791891843308086022024-03-12T21:15:35.819-07:00Fez Travel Guide, Morocco, Fez City Guide, Fez flightsCool Travel guide to Fez, Morocco, Fes travel guide, sightseeing, shisha, Fez lounge, Fez hotels,Fez holiday, Fez vacation, flights to Fez, Fes tour guide, Fez restaurants, what to do in Fez.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-65582580495839770992016-10-13T17:26:00.004-07:002016-10-13T17:26:59.640-07:00Cheerbnb, Spanish start-up Managing Airbnb Flats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Airbnb has changed the way we all travel and look at the world, and a whole ecosystem of startups is surrounding the flat renting giant platform.</div>
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<b>Cheerbnb is a spainsh startup that manages the flats</b> of hundreds <b>of busy home owners </b>offering all kind of professional hospitality services like <b>checkin, checkout, handling the keys, cleaning</b> after the guests are gone and general maintenance including reparations and professional photography. </div>
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We have not seen anything like that yet in Morocco, but its a good idea to implement in a successful market like Fes where a lot of the owners may live abroad in France, Uk, Germany or Allah knows where.</div>
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You can have a look at their website and get inspired, for sure this kind of service will help out more than one busy owner in the medina of Fez.</div>
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<b>Video Production services</b> just got upgraded in Morocco thanks to the leading events agency <a href="http://www.bestagence.com/" target="_blank">Best Agence</a>. With the help of a spanish team from <b>Barcelona </b>they are now offering <b>professional film services</b> for <b>advertising</b>, <b>corporate</b>, and any kind of <b>business </b>wanting to improve their image and their presence online through beautiful and functional videos. The new brand is called <a href="http://www.mediacontentproduction.com/" target="_blank">Media Content Production</a> and has its office in <b>Casablanca</b> in the prestigious Boulevard Zerktouni. The team behind it has more than ten years experience and the clients portfolio speaks loud about their quality and reliability: <b>Mango</b>, <b>Zara</b>, <b>Massimo Dutti</b>, <b>Gottex</b>, <b>Mala mujer</b> amongst others.<br />
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They take charge of the whole process: pre-production, production and post-production and editing. Recently they had a fun <b>film production</b> for a spanish fashion brand in our dear Fes medina, the whole tanneries where privatised for the special shooting...the results were great but...not sure the model liked it !<br />
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Long time Fes resident artist and writer<b> Alessandro Ferrando</b> is publishing a book with much of its material composed in our delightful little city, famous for having inspired many other authors including superstar Paul Bowles and Sandy Mccutcheon.<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> </span></div>
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<b>De Cama en Cama: 32 Poemas de Amor y 5 Cuentos Urbanos </b>(Tranquilo Books, 2015), means literally, "From Bed to Bed: 32 Love Poems and 5 Urban Tales; for now is just available in spanish, his mother tongue, but he promises that he's already working on an english translation. We asked him about the title, and it's not exactly what we were thinking. Alessandro kindly answered our question: "<i>It's not about sex, not at all, From Bed to Bed wants to be the kind of story that goes around from mouth to mouth, that enters the popular imaginary, a bit like the childhood tales that our parents told us when we were little...only that this one is mainly for adults</i>". His voice is dark and sultry, with tragic hints and impossible romances, with complex characters that we are forced to hate: the prostitute, the criminal, the thief, the serial lover, but for some reason we end up ,if not loving, at least understanding that, like many of us, they simply could not escape their own fate.</div>
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As a gift he agreed to translate one of the poems just for us:<br />
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You've been drinking all night that kind of Japanese liquor that you like<br />
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Recalling words as warm as the fire that moves on your left<br />
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And that more than once hurt you …<br />
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Your smile seemed indelible , however, now that no longer exists<br />
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the words "youth" and "arrogance" that accompanied you for so many years<br />
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perhaps unaware that it was your own being which diluted in their saliva.<br />
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You have been drinking the whole night<br />
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You've been drinking all night<br />
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leaving your glass on top of that book of Cavafy whose beauty someone taught you<br />
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You've been drinking all night<br />
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Since you wanted to become self-sufficient;<br />
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I see from afar how you can't get up from the chair<br />
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I thought a thousand times in coming closer and tell you something<br />
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But I know that there is a special glow in your eyes that I cannot see<br />
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and that would force me to stay next to the body I once loved.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-40615710352272000832014-02-24T06:55:00.000-08:002014-02-24T07:30:57.062-08:00Hotesses Accueil et Personnel Evenements au Maroc BEST AGENCE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Are you organising an important event and you dont want to leave anything to chance? We might just have the contact you need. <b>Best Agence</b>, a relatively new '<b>Agence de evenements</b>' in Morocco have their main agency in Casablanca, but they happen to have an impressive selection of high quality personnel in every important city in Morocco: Casablanca, Marrakech, Tanger, Rabat...including of course our beloved Fez. The directors have an international background and work with high standarts of quality, and have already helped the<b> International Fes Festival of Sacred Music</b>, and prestigious venues like our favourite Italian Restaurant <b>L'Italien</b>, the always in fashion <b>La Mezzanine</b> and also cute-deep-in-the-medina <b>Fez Lounge</b>. Models for catwalks and shootings, hostesses for exhibitions or commercial promotions, valet parking guys for a marriage, big scary guys for frontdoors... if is high standart people that you need at a reasonable price, just give them a call (and maybe say you read it first here). </div>
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So looking forward for a weekend in Casablanca and thinking where to stay and what to see? <a href="http://www.casamood.net/" target="_blank">Casamood</a>, Our friends based in the economical capital of our beloved kingdom are doing such a good job that we agreed to help promoting their city guide, after all, they're not our competitors :) !</div>
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Every year Fez hosts the most prestigious Sacred Music Festival in the world. Set in the most atmospheric venues such as Bab Al Makina and Riads that recall the One Thousand and One Nights, even Chuck Norris has been moved to tears in one of lasts years performances that of course Gatsby cant disclose for fear of his own life. This year the whole festivals aims at Re-enchanting the world celebrating the figure of the persian poet Omar Khayyam. Gatsby has been more than involved in the whole projection of the Festival this year so he is looking forward to each and every concert. The whole program can be seen in the following link <a href="http://www.fesfestival.com/2012/fr/fes.php?id_rub=15&type=11" style="text-align: left;">http://www.fesfestival.com/2012/fr/fes.php?id_rub=15&type=11</a></div>
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If you're planning on going to the opening show that its been said is going to be the mother of all the opening shows don't hesitate to look for Gastby, he'll be in the first row and probably the only one not wearing those awful short sleeves shirts and those philistine - what are they called?- oh sandals. </div>
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If you are one of those who thought that Fez was lacking glamour you are two times wrong. First because Gatsby lives almost full time in the sacred medina and second because tomorrow one of the coolest riads in Fes is organising along with the French Institute the "Fes Fashion Day", a total must for fashionistas and basically everyone interested in art and having a good time. </div>
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Three fashion designers including Gatsby's friend Karina Duebner are presenting its latests trends in a sexy catwalk, and nobody wants to miss it: the setting is gorgeous, the magnificent garden of the Jardin des Biehn (<a href="http://www.jardindesbiehn.com/">http://www.jardindesbiehn.com/</a>), the models -whom Gatsby knows one or two- are also gorgeous, and the only thing I can hope for are gorgeous cocktails after the show. </div>
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Unfortunately is an invitation-only event and rumour has it that all the places are filled, still, if you want to come in you can always say that you are Gatsby himself and they may let you in. If you make it I'll be available close to the bar.</div>
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Saturday 26 of May, Akbat Sbaa, Douh, from 17h.</div>
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After receiving countless letters on the topic "How much can I get for my girlfriend in Fez" I have decided to drop a few lines giving my opinion and a piece of advice based on my own experience.</div>
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We don't live in a perfect world, and there are many westerners that pretending to spend a few days in Morocco want to take advantage of the commercial spirit that still today burns in the city of Fes, and try to make a profit selling their annoying girlfriend/spouse or even their daughter. I know it may not even be their fault, for such is the big crisis in Europe and, alas, there is little good we can look forward to.</div>
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Gatsby strongly advises not to be carried away with the prospect of amazing offers, since the reality of the matter is that camels are a complicated currency to keep in your Ryanair luggage allowance.</div>
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But Gatsby himself is only a man, and there was a time he was indeed in need of money; so taking advantage of a russian friend visiting the city, he took her to a bazaar to look at the most beautiful rugs. The vendor took Gatsby aside:</div>
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- Then I give you 3000 camels.</div>
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Since then Gatsby has refused to sell any of his beautiful friends coming to discover the magical city of Fez, and focused on selling the ugly ones for basics like bread or milk. And with the voice of experience he can tell you that the business is over, and if the purpose of your travel to Fez is selling your partner, you should better buy yourself a ticket for Saudi Arabia, where apparently they pay in gold.</div>
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Paul, the leading worldwide bakery is soon to be opened in the great city of Fes, in the new part of the town at the end of Ben Abdellah avenue, just in front of that crazy round fountain that apparently the japanese built under commission. </div>
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Paul makes the most delicious breads, cakes and world famous macarons, on top of that is also a good restaurant and works already like the place to be in other cities in Morocco like Rabat and specially Casablanca, where you have to be seen if you are someone, or at least trying to be.</div>
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Gatsby's friends are in the origin of this most welcomed project, so for now the Villa that is going to host it has been purchased, and it will be soon demolished to build a brand new construction; there will be a nice terrace and many comfortable sitting areas. Old time favourite La Villa Boulangerie exploded with rage when they saw the prime location Paul got for himself and its trying to rebuild itself on time to start a fierce competition that will only be too good for Fes.</div>
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The spanish hotel chain has finally opened after more than one year of heavy works in the very beginning of Hassan II avenue, just in front of the infamous MacDonalds, knows for its healthy options and for terrorising the cows all over the world. </div>
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The hotel looks gorgeous from every angle and would be the first natural choice for a business oriented traveler, or people with special needs -like handicapped- that would experience difficulties in our beloved medina. There are more than 100 rooms including superior, suites and even one Royal Suite, all with carefully designed furniture and ultramodern bathrooms, and Gatsby is already starting to place its visiting friends there, instead of keeping them at home, when soon a friendship is turned into a nightmare. At barely 3 minutes in taxi from the medina, or even in an adventurous 20 minutes walk, the Fez Medina Hotel suits also tourists willing to visit the old city and discover its millenary veiled charms.</div>
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There is also a little hammam, a swimming pool and a restaurant looking quite out of context but inspiring specially for business lunches. Prices are reasonable starting at 100 euros in their own web including breakfast (probably cheaper in webs like booking.com). So all that Gatsby can say is that a hotel like this was much needed in Fes, that besides being one of the most interesting destinations in Morocco is starting to awake as an economic center after long years of being neglected by the authorities and companies alike.</div>
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<br /><div align="justify">Yesterday, after a normal Ramadan day watching James Bond movies -the Roger Moore ones, of course-, Gatsby was in the mood for new scenarios and new adventures. Atlas Palais Medina & Spa Fes opened a few months ago, belonging to the sometimes prestigious and sometimes doggy hotel group Atlas Hospitality, and was about time to pay it a visit. Plain t-shirt and velvet smoking shoes were probably enough for the occasion, better overdressed than underdress, and Oscar Wilde would have agreed. </div>
<br /><div align="justify">The Hotel is situated in the road that links the New Town with the Medina, in the very same spot where a couple of years ago there was only a couple of really scary Petrol Stations. With long palmtrees, manicured gardens and its own door recalling Bab Boujelloud the hotel becomes one of the big players in the area. The lobby is spacious and elegant, the staff is really polite and welcoming, but without being intrusive, and the swimming pool at night was the perfect spot for a late drink listening to some old arab music. </div>
<br /><div align="justify">The rooms are modern and big, and prices are not too bad either, almost cheaper that the drinks (Orange Juice 60 dhs). The only problem is that not being in the medina the hotel does not attract foreign tourists for now, but rather a fashionable crowd from Rabat and Casablanca. </div>
<br /><div align="justify">Gatsby knows that an incredible Nightclub and Lounge are now in construction, the arquitect being a dear friend, someone not to forget, the same who designed the famous L'Italien Restaurant near Champs de Courses.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-18073101628186996532011-08-02T10:34:00.000-07:002011-08-02T10:46:52.596-07:00Ramadan 2011 in Fez<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JGMhaxKHZ5g/Tjg1fZ9W_hI/AAAAAAAABl8/Erl5XUwrQG0/s1600/ramadan2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 387px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636313747314638354" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JGMhaxKHZ5g/Tjg1fZ9W_hI/AAAAAAAABl8/Erl5XUwrQG0/s400/ramadan2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="justify">Today has been declared the first day of Ramadan. As most of you know this is the sacred time of the year when eating, drinking and some other pleasures are avoided during the day in order to meet them when the sun goes down in a daily party that lasts the whole night.</div><br /><div align="justify">Needless to say, Gatsby loves Ramadan. Because Ramadan is a time for friends and family, and the doors are always open and everyone welcomes a visitor at F'tour time. And later is time to go for a stroll and take a coffee, maybe play cards, or ping-pong, whatever you like but always with the best company.</div><br /><div align="justify">For the tourists is really an interesting time to see, and because everything runs as usual in the medina, there is no problem whatsoever. The restaurants remain open (opening times may differ a bit) and the most delicious desserts and pastillas are everywhere on exhibition. </div><br /><div align="justify">Moroccan are very tolerant and they understand foreigners dont do Ramadan, but will appreciate if you dont eat or drink in their faces. Be a gentleman like Gatsby and you'll really have a good time. Ramadan Kareem.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-70331630803105022312011-07-30T10:49:00.000-07:002011-07-30T11:03:39.349-07:00Gatsby's View on Fez Situation<div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GWD4ErUjkjk/TjREUhx8zYI/AAAAAAAABkg/g4HkvPbNr6c/s1600/morocco.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 259px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635204153203281282" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GWD4ErUjkjk/TjREUhx8zYI/AAAAAAAABkg/g4HkvPbNr6c/s400/morocco.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">God Knows that there are only a few things that Gatsby takes seriously, and one of them is the right to have fun and enjoy freely this lovely city called Fes.</div><br /><div align="justify">After all the Arab Revolutions and specially after the tragic incident of Cafe Argana in Marrakech a lot of tourists experienced a deep lack of confidence in Morocco that lead to cancelations and the general feeling that one should go somewhere else. Lots of people emailed Gatsby personally to have an insider's point of view, and the answer was always the same: the situation is completely calm and safe in every possible way: the cafes are burstling with life and flooding orange juice and mint tea, the souks are filled with olives, dates and sticky almond and honey desserts, the kid in the streets still wants to show you the tanneries, the man with the moustache stills tells you about his cousin in Italy...and Gatsby himself keeps drinking a Gintonic before having dinner in Maison Blanche or L'italien; in other words: business as usual.</div><br /><div align="justify">So this is just a message for all that people that really wanted to come to this country but were packing to actually go somewhere else: Come to Morocco, you'll fall in love.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-73506541596545548342011-07-04T11:31:00.000-07:002011-07-04T12:06:28.697-07:00The Andalous Fez Option<div align="justify"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bUAQ0aNs0po/ThIIuVoovpI/AAAAAAAABi4/cCBBmRyZWso/s1600/Pictures11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625568476713762450" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bUAQ0aNs0po/ThIIuVoovpI/AAAAAAAABi4/cCBBmRyZWso/s400/Pictures11.jpg" /></a> When something new opens in Fez, you have to give it a try. After more than one year of renovations and all sorts of speculations <strong>Andalous Fez </strong>finally opened some months ago. <strong>Gatsby</strong> was there in the beginning, and he liked it. He didnt want to write immediately about it, he wanted to see how was going to evolve, to grow, and only now, with the perspective of time, he can say its a very good place to go. First time the waiter had no clue of what a mojito was, but by the second time was already drinkable, and nowadays its rather good. The prices are incredibly affordable and the music is quite good; besides, all the customers know Gatsby, which is guarantee that you are in the best possible company. </div><br /><br /><div align="justify">The concept is easy: Andalous Fez has a restaurant in the ground floor stating dishes from Morocco and some international winners like a glamorous Burguer, and in the first floor you find the Lounge with a fashionnable young crowd. A terrace is lacking but there are plenty of dark corners for dark deeds. It closes at 1 a.m. meaning that is the perfect spot for a first drink after dinner after <strong>L'Italien</strong>, pre-<strong>O'club</strong> and pre-<strong>Jnan Palace</strong> for the most daring.</div><br /><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><br /><div align="justify">Andalous Fez, Route D'Imouzzer, 34</div><br /><br /><div align="justify">tel. 0535.60.31.62</div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.andalousfez.com/">http://www.andalousfez.com/</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-67099395850513384682011-06-08T18:24:00.000-07:002011-11-26T17:38:00.964-08:00L'Italien of Fez Opens in Style<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Finally a restaurant where you can actually eat real italian food in a trendy space: the food is beautiful, the setting is beautiful, and even the people is beautiful but unpretencius, just like Gatsby. Our friends from L'italien restaurant did not call us for the opening night, but excused themselves saying that they prefered to have fewer customers and serve them better rather than having them all and leave them unsatisfied. They may have a point. According to the owners the idea of the whole place is: 'to introduce the real italy straight to the hearts -and stomachs- of the moroccan-fassi, because you know fassi people is very demanding, but with good food you can conquer anyone and make them fall in love with you' said Alessandro. </div>
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A dreamer because he flirted with the idea of producing the first <strong>Flamenco Festival</strong> in our beloved medieval Fez, and a practic man because as the director of the Instituto Cervantes he fought until that dream turned into a reality, and its going to be big.<br /><strong>Gatsby</strong> was invited to the press conference in one of the many well equipped rooms of the great <strong>Instituto Cervantes</strong>, and was not only surprised by an unusual crowd of people interested in the festival, but also by the good wine they served afterwards.<br />This first edition of the Flamenco Festival will be dedicated to the women, a subject which Gatsby truly approves of, and will develop during five days through seven different shows in the theater Al-Hourria (Av.Palestine):<br /><br /><em>-4 April- Conference 'Origen y evolucion del Flamenco' along with guitarrista Alfredo Mesa</em><br /><em>-5 April- 19h-'Chocolata' fusion flamenco group</em><br /><em>20h-'Chekara de Tetouan' moroccan group with andalusian roots</em><br /><em>-6 April- Concierto Gusto <strong>'Rafaela Carrasco'</strong> top level flamenco dance evolution, not to miss.</em><br /><em>-7 April- <strong>Jose Torres Trio & Melisa Calero</strong>, new show concept with music and dance.</em><br /><em>-8 April- 19h-M. Jose Perez (singing) & Miguel Molina (guitar), fresh flamenco</em> </div><div align="justify"> <em>20h- Juan Antonio Ramírez Lopez (cante) & Jose Luis Escoz (guitarra)<br /><br /></em>All tickets can be purchased in advance in the Instituto Cervantes and the prices are really affordable, starting at <strong>just 50 dirhams</strong> per show, and a whole week-pass can be bought at only 200 dh, making it a very good gift.<br />Some surprises are reserved during the festival and its being rumored that there may be an after show party with the artists in Gatsby's place, but for that we are sorry, no tickets can be bought. But he does accept bribes.<br /><a href="http://www.fez.cervantes.es/">http://www.fez.cervantes.es/</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-38284388257860728622011-03-14T14:00:00.000-07:002011-03-14T14:37:23.044-07:00New Garden for Fes, Jnan Sbil Opens<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WVGrx4Zsyt0/TX6KgrLP3AI/AAAAAAAABbk/9HYZUcvGgxA/s1600/2011-03-14.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584052881936342018" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WVGrx4Zsyt0/TX6KgrLP3AI/AAAAAAAABbk/9HYZUcvGgxA/s400/2011-03-14.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="justify">In New York's <strong>Central Park</strong> there are sexual assaulters running free, in London's <strong>Hyde Park</strong> the rippers like to kill prostitutes, in the parisien Le <strong>Bois de Boulogne</strong> the prostitues actually like to ripe you, and in <strong>El Retiro</strong> park in Madrid just about everybody starting from the gypsies ask you for money and try sell you drugs. But there is still hope for you Nature lovers and teenagers in search of a place to hold hands shyly, the <strong>Jnan Sbil Garden</strong> has opened its doors. After four years of detailed restoration and more than 30 million dirhams invested its the most expected comeback since ABBA, and <strong>Gatsby</strong> went there to have a stroll and sit with a good Henry James book for an hour or two. The Garden is really something exceptional and has to be seen and experienced in a sunny day, being in Fez, that is quite easy. The garden boasts more than 3000 different vegetal species some of them being really rare. The park was created by the Sultan Moulay Abdallah in the XVIII century and expands itself over more than 7 hectares. Gatsby's favourite part is the Bambou area, and the pintoresque noria. There is also a lake and plenty of water in this park that becomes a must for every visitor in seach of peace and pure air. And on top of everything our friends from the <strong>Mezzanine</strong> are just opposite the door so why not have a <strong>Gintronade</strong> (a mix of lemonade and Gin, invented actually by yours truly) from the lovely terrace?</div><br /><div align="justify">The park opens <strong>from Tuesdays to Sundays from 9 am to 5 pm</strong>.</div><br /><div align="justify">And if you see someone reading quietly in the shadows a nice Oscar Wilde or Joseph Conrad please dont bother, Gatsby is not so nice in person.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-12552015864190728672011-03-04T04:15:00.001-08:002011-03-04T04:33:03.035-08:00Charity Dinner in the Majestic<div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rTdNvKhDS6w/TXDYFwYDxLI/AAAAAAAABbA/bfZ-9CFW4E4/s1600/Diva%2527s%2BDinner%2BTicket%2B-%2Bsmall.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580197531708802226" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rTdNvKhDS6w/TXDYFwYDxLI/AAAAAAAABbA/bfZ-9CFW4E4/s400/Diva%2527s%2BDinner%2BTicket%2B-%2Bsmall.jpg" /></a> In order to celebrate the 100th International Wowen's Day in style Gatsby will like you to go to a place he has definetely no access: a Women's only dinner. And then is for a good cause too, all the money will go to the Women's Centre in Batha, a non-profit institution that helps women that suffered from violence or have been ostracized by their families or society.</div><div align="justify">The Dinner will take place on Sunday 6th March in the reputed Majestic Restaurant, price is 250 dh for a gorgeous menu and transportation is included if needed.</div><div align="justify">Tickets should be purchased in advanced and places are limited! so if you want to secure your place contact one of the promoters, Vanessa Bonnin on the 06 75 00 67 88 or go straight to Riad Maison Blue, or to Fes et Gestes 05 35 63 85 32. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-5693315075823676952011-02-28T13:23:00.000-08:002011-03-01T10:34:32.713-08:00The smell of Margherita<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-euHfabN1FsA/TW08Dh3jt9I/AAAAAAAABaQ/Iur_MZPYOmM/s1600/pizza-margherita.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579181544710584274" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-euHfabN1FsA/TW08Dh3jt9I/AAAAAAAABaQ/Iur_MZPYOmM/s400/pizza-margherita.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="justify">No it is not last <strong>Gatsby's</strong> conquest, Margherita is just a kind of <strong>pizza</strong>, the most virgin of them all we may say, and one of Gatsby's favourites. Soon to be opened the only truly italian restaurant in Fez has already a name and its very simple: "<strong>L'italian</strong>"; the architecture is not pretencious yet very careful with the design and cozyness of the whole place: real wood oven, light colors, interior garden, superb terrace... Gatsby has seen the works and we may say its almost ready, and will be opening its doors in a month time according to the young and excited owners. The chef is already operational and its trying new dishes everyday, one <strong>amatriciana </strong>here, one <strong>porcini mushrooms</strong> <strong>lasagna</strong> there, some <strong>risotto</strong> and little by little the menu is coming along. Gatsby had the honour of attending some degustations and everything was in tune with its legendary italian palate: the chef was approved.</div><br /><div align="justify">The restaurant will be situated in the Champs de Course area, not far from already famous Zen Garden restaurant and the (in)famous chinese Wong.</div><br /><div align="justify">We welcome this addition without forgetting that many other restaurants are opening soon and Gatsby will give you all the infos in the near time...<br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aIfT3p2NWew/TWwUCDEGeaI/AAAAAAAABZw/O4XYY5yyGQE/s1600/amatriciana.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578856063820003746" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aIfT3p2NWew/TWwUCDEGeaI/AAAAAAAABZw/O4XYY5yyGQE/s400/amatriciana.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-19877397894659302822011-02-15T10:34:00.000-08:002011-03-21T11:54:22.910-07:00Mango Opens in Fes<div align="justify"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eOGeXees8Rc/TW0_blwOtfI/AAAAAAAABak/RW3piqM15S8/s1600/1298999034524.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579185256605332978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eOGeXees8Rc/TW0_blwOtfI/AAAAAAAABak/RW3piqM15S8/s400/1298999034524.jpg" /></a></div><div align="justify">'If you build it, they will come'.</div><div align="justify"> Ok, maybe this is not a big deal for you my dear window shopper stranger, but when you live in a medieval town like Fes surrounded by djellabas and fake Armani T-shirts, and like <strong>Tesco</strong> would say: 'Every little helps'. The new <strong>Mango</strong> shop is of course not in the <strong>Medina</strong>, but rather in the new town behind the police headquarters, in an area quite lively where you can find <strong>Cafe Eight</strong> and one <strong>Web Help</strong> Center with plenty of potencial customers. Its specially good news for all of those women that after riding a donkey all day long experience the need of doing some retail therapy to feel in touch with our globalised world. The new Mango shop does not have the mens collection but that only means that <strong>Gatsby</strong> will still have an excuse to go abroad and have a look at <strong>Harvey Nichols</strong> in London from time to time. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-23677378880824985372011-01-26T05:01:00.000-08:002011-01-26T05:25:55.074-08:00Beyond the Medina<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_45Iz2s6eCHA/TUAcq6EcPII/AAAAAAAABYk/nQUM_ROGfuU/s1600/2011-01-26.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566480662897900674" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_45Iz2s6eCHA/TUAcq6EcPII/AAAAAAAABYk/nQUM_ROGfuU/s400/2011-01-26.jpg" /></a><br />There is life beyond the medina. Even if the Old City of Fez remains a magnet for cultivated travellers in search of Gnaoua immersions, amazing historical sights and the finest gastronomy in Morocco, its a proven fact that the new part of Fez can offer some entertainment too. New places about to open include the never ending <strong>Andalous Fez</strong> in route d'Immouzzer and the only truly Italian restaurant to be open soon called simply "<strong>L'Italian</strong>" in the Champs de Course neighbourhood, belonging to the young group of enterpreneurs <strong>F&Be,</strong> which will soon become the official pizza supplier of Gatsby. And that's precisely where the man himself, un uomo tra due mondi, has recently established his general quarters, and like Nero when was showed his lavish new palace he also thought 'I'm finally lodged as a man'.<br />The house has lovely windows overlooking a garden that comes with its own palms, lemon and orange trees, has plenty of space and Gatsby is already thinking in hosting one party or two. Who knows, if you are well connected you may even be invited.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-50642748979876787242011-01-03T06:41:00.000-08:002011-01-03T07:13:04.331-08:00How to Start a Year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_45Iz2s6eCHA/TSHiBBD1sTI/AAAAAAAABXo/obCKZs4R-No/s1600/2011-01-02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_45Iz2s6eCHA/TSHiBBD1sTI/AAAAAAAABXo/obCKZs4R-No/s400/2011-01-02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557971922244186418" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Our friends from <a href="http://www.fezlounge.com/">FezLounge</a> decided to organise a private party to celebrate the incoming New Year, and was simply a huge success. Plenty of well known faces from the medina such as Jennifer from <a href="http://www.darroumana.com/">Dar Roumana</a>, Kleo from <a href="http://www.attajalli.com/">Dar Attajali</a>, Anthony Kwan and his lovely wife representing <a href="http://www.darelhana.com/">Dar el Hana</a>, Alvaro the medina earthquake who is about to open the first truly italian restaurant in the Fez New Town, the successful publisher Andrew Morris who published: '<a href="http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/tara+stevens/julius+honnor/clock+book/7995558/">Clock Book: Recipes from a Modern Moroccan Kitchen</a>', Dominick Nisbett from all over the world, Robyn Kerryson UN envoy flew in from Afganistan specially for the occassion and many many other. And of course Gatsby himself, delivering the best of his dancing moves. Food, liquid and music made the perfect combination and fueled the party up till 2 in the morning, which in the medina is quite a record.</div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Happy New Year</b> to everyone in the medina and ailleurs. And if you still havent visited Fez, maybe this could be the best year to make it.</div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-10731453255276988232010-12-21T11:18:00.000-08:002010-12-25T11:24:24.578-08:00New Year's Eve in Fez<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_45Iz2s6eCHA/TRZEfFXSuII/AAAAAAAABW4/IX7Mf7tnZaI/s1600/FLounge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_45Iz2s6eCHA/TRZEfFXSuII/AAAAAAAABW4/IX7Mf7tnZaI/s400/FLounge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554702491214592130" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div><br />So once again Christmas has come with its endless promises of world peace, new perspectives, perfumes that make you irresistible to the opposite sex and fantastic devices to get in shape while you are watching TV and eating muffins. And suddenly everyone is stressed about where are they gonna spend the last night of the year. Well, luckily here in Fez we have plenty of options; starting with a super luxurios party in <strong>Maison Blanche</strong> with live music at 1.400 dirhams is not cheap but well worth the money if jetsetting is your thing,<span class="Apple-style-span"> <div class="main section" id="main" style="width: 430px; padding-top: 8px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; display: inline !important; color: rgb(33, 17, 4); font-size: 13px; "><div class="widget Blog" id="Blog1" style="margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 12px; display: inline !important; "><div class="blog-posts hfeed" style="display: inline !important; "><div class="date-outer" style="display: inline !important; "><div class="date-posts" style="display: inline !important; "><div class="post-outer" style="display: inline !important; "><div class="post hentry" style="margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline !important; "><div class="post-body entry-content" style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; ">Booking essential:<b> 05 35 62 27 27</b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span>. <b>Palais Amani</b> offers a night filled with a 5 course menu at 750 dhs per person, and booking is essential on the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(33, 17, 4); font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;"><div class="main section" id="main" style="width: 430px; padding-top: 8px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; display: inline !important; "><div class="widget Blog" id="Blog1" style="margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 12px; display: inline !important; "><div class="blog-posts hfeed" style="display: inline !important; "><div class="date-outer" style="display: inline !important; "><div class="date-posts" style="display: inline !important; "><div class="post-outer" style="display: inline !important; "><div class="post hentry" style="margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline !important; "><div class="post-body entry-content" style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">0535 633 209.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span><br /><strong>Riad Fez</strong> will be throwing another good party and more information can be gathered in their web. The yougsters can go to the always funky <b>O'Club </b>in Route d'Imouzzer, starting at 21h and finishing at 5 am, is the perfect party for hangover lovers. <strong>Gatsby</strong> and some friends will be heading to the <strong>Fez Lounge</strong> that is proposing an affordable dinner party mostly for expatriates living cooly in the medina and eventual tourist just looking for some fun, at 250 dirhams for a two course menu with a promising tiramisú as dessert, it wont break anyone's bank, and reservation is strongly recommended, writing an email to <i><b>fezlounge@gmail.com</b></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-86683390840332624392010-08-27T10:46:00.000-07:002010-08-27T11:19:00.695-07:00New flights to Fez (6): Rome and Cologne<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_45Iz2s6eCHA/THf6bLatkdI/AAAAAAAABQI/UTiAQIAANaw/s1600/fezrome.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_45Iz2s6eCHA/THf6bLatkdI/AAAAAAAABQI/UTiAQIAANaw/s400/fezrome.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510148013939331538" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Again Gatsby comes back to you with a precious gift: the news that our fashionable Fez is one more time enlarging its selection of direct flights. Rome and Cologne are added to a growing list that includes already London, Paris, Barcelona (actually Girona), Madrid, Milano, and many others. The move is part of a plan issued by Gatsby's closest friends that foresees Fez as the new capital of the world, putting New York, Tokio and London to shame.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ryanair, the favourite arline for people who travel without luggage, is responsable for the <b>Rome Ciampino</b> flight, that will start operating on November Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The eternal city at reach of hand is a luxury that Gatsby plans to enjoy with moderation: the famous Gilda club -kind of an italian Studio 54- is like a black hole that sucks you in along with your money. But then there is La Fontana de Trevi, where if you're drunk enough you can try and pick up some coins to pay your last Martini. The Vatican with its Rafaello 'Stanze' is a total must along with the smelly Sistine Chapel. And one of the cutest museums in the world, the Villa Borghese, makes the perfect setting to declare eternal love to someone for a while.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Cologne</b> will be connected to Fez thanks to Air Arabia, a low cost airline that looks better than some mainstream ones. Cologne, the fourth largest city in Germany and the one that gives name to the famous refreshing water everyone should use, is widely known for its Gothic cathedral, the tallest of the world. The city suffered a lot the bombings of the Second World War, but everything was reconstructed like only the Germans know how to do, while other buildings were contructed with some modern architectures, which contributes to make the city very much alive and attractive on the whole. Cologne is famous as well for its huge offer on Restaurants and Bars and nightlife, one that at least has not -yet- being perverted by Gatsby and his entourage.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_45Iz2s6eCHA/THf6Nz7O6bI/AAAAAAAABQA/DZA616U-Ug4/s1600/colognefes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_45Iz2s6eCHA/THf6Nz7O6bI/AAAAAAAABQA/DZA616U-Ug4/s400/colognefes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510147784294984114" /></a><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379189184330808602.post-43327131747593926512010-08-12T12:40:00.000-07:002010-08-12T13:10:45.502-07:00Fez Ramadan 2010: Gatsby's Etiquette<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_45Iz2s6eCHA/TGRPeq2megI/AAAAAAAABO0/FAfUc5t50Gs/s1600/ramadan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_45Iz2s6eCHA/TGRPeq2megI/AAAAAAAABO0/FAfUc5t50Gs/s400/ramadan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504612032871561730" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">As you may imagine, Gatsby is the evolution of Phileas Fogg and has lived and experienced several different countries always respecting and learning from their cultures and traditions: Spain, Italy, England, France, Russia; Gatsby holds an Honorific PhD from the 'University of Life'. Morocco and Fez could not be an exception; while some people think Ramadan is not a good time to visit Morocco, Gatsby says 'Bring 'em on!' Its a great time to be in contact with the most sacred part of the Muslim religion, a month where fasting during daytime is the highlight, but above all is a period of humility, self-sacrifice, and inner-discovery.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a foreigner, you can see it as a pintoresque picture, or, as Lawrence Sterne would approve of, you can approach it as a sentimental traveller, try to experience their beliefs and who knows, you may end up learning something about yourself.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In any case, Respect is always the gentleman's most important 'Virtú', and during the Holy month of Ramadan you will now eat nor drink in public spaces; in the Fez Medina specially you will dress properly and the girls will keep their sexy outfits for when roller-skating in L.A.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You will also tip more generously than usual and will practice charitable giving in the measure of your possibilities. Then and only then the veil that covers magically Fez will dissapear to show you part of its mistery. Ramadan Mabrouk.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com