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Marrakech Boutique Hotel with Spa - huge discounts

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Enjoy a relaxing hammam followed by massage with argan oil. Our wonderful bathrooms with stunning lights for max atmosphere.   The Rose Bathroom - with a special rose marble bath and rain shower.  Enjoy the Orange Blossom body wash - simply divine. A favourite spot to listen to the birds, drink mint tea and enjoy your book. Zamzam is full of antiques and character pieces to be enjoyed. Our stunning Palm Suite for honeymoons and special occasions. Come and lay in the sun and enjoy blue skies and excellent service - email Emma - zamzamriad@gmail.com or telephone 00212 661215062

Adventure yoga and energy holiday - Morocco

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Its that time again when we are starting the get excited about our Sahara Retreat next March 2014.  Combined with energy work and relaxation at Zamzam Riad this is a wonderful Moroccan Spa Retreat .  The Zamzam team of yoga teacher, reiki master, chef and Spa pack up and in luxury land cruisers make our way over the spectacular Atlas Mountains in convoy to the magical town of Ait Ben Haddou. At Ait Ben Haddou we do a yoga track, starting with some stretching yoga before heading off on a trek around the wonderful Kasbahs of Ait Ben Haddou. The second day we drive to the ancient city of Mhamid - last town before the Sahara and we start an exciting drive through sand dunes. We meet our wonderful team of Nomad Berber who await us with camel caravan, ready to camel trek to our Luxury Camp. Arriving at the stunning camp in total serenity we enjoy a mint tea before being shown our tents with luxury beds, linen, carpets, leather arm chairs and bathrooms with toilets.  A

TEDex Marrakech 2013

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Very excited about the next TEDex Marrakech, but absolutely gutted that I cannot go!!! I'm catering for 150 people wedding dinner on the Saturday which is the main day of TEDex Marrakech.  The wonderful new British Ambassador Clive Alderton will be there as well as  Josh Shoemake probably talking about his recently launched book on Tangier.  Mamoud Chouki my favourite Moroccan musician will be playing and there is also a speaker form the High Atlas Foundation.  Lastly I wanted to meet my neighbour Andrea Kolb owner of Anayela our neighbour riad who kindly shares her wonderful guests with us.  Oh well, I will have to book Marcus a ticket instead!  Be there and be round, book your ticket now! If you need to book a room or lunch we are next door at Zamzamriad@gmail.com - www.riadzamzam.com In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our

Our Future - Made in Africa Foundation and the African Development Bank Gala at the Taj, Marrakech

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During The African Development Bank Conference in Marrakech this fantastic Gala Dinner was hosted by the Taj Palace.  It was an amazing evening with music from John Legend, Youssou N'Dour as well as a spectacular fashion show celebrating creative talent from three of Africa's top designers.  At the event the Made in Africa Foundation presented a special award to Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank.  Ozwald Boeteng was interviewed that evening by BBC World News and he also launched his film 'Our Future, Made in Africa.  You can view the film on U-tube or The Made in Africa Website . The extraordinary amount of work that went into this show was overwhelming and the performances outstanding.  It was fantastic that Marrakech was chosen to host this important week of inter country relationship building, knowledge sharing and debate. Being born in Uganda and growing up in Nigeria, my life has been effected by African politics and I have be