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Brahim Labdaa

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'I did it as they told me but it didn't taste the

'I did it as they told me but it didn't taste the same!', complained my mum about her attempts to make Moroccan mint tea at home.⁣⁣
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For those who don't know, Moroccan mint tea, or Berber whiskey, as the Moroccans call their choice traditional beverage, is not just a simple brew.⁣⁣
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For one, the tea is not only made of mint. And then --- bubbles are important. 😁⁣
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Moroccan tea is a local speciality and its making requires a certain expertise. What fascinates me is how from a teeny tiny teapot, tea for as many as seven or eight people (that's the most I think I've seen so far) can be served. ⁣⁣
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So, here's the how to:⁣⁣
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You first brew strong green tea in a tiny pot🍃.⁣⁣
Then you add fresh mint🌿.⁣⁣
And after that enters a huge lump of sugar! 💎⁣⁣
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Mind you, this is not the end!⁣⁣
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Before the tea is served a little ritual is observed. ⁣⁣
On a tray a row of small glasses is prepared. The fresh brew is poured first to one of the glasses, and then it is poured back into the pot. Then it is poured once more but to another glass, and back in the pot it goes again! This procedure is repeated multiple times with each of the glasses until a certain moment, when the tea is finally ready to be served. ⁣⁣
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'A certain moment? What moment??', you may want to ask.⁣⁣
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When I, in turn, asked Brahim about it he simply said 'It's the bubbles. Bubbles are important.'⁣⁣
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What happens is you pour the tea in and out and in and out of the pot until enough bubbles have accumulated at the bottom of each of the glasses and then the tea can finally be poured one final time and served! ☕👳🏽‍♀️☕⁣⁣
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I can only assume why mum's tea didn't taste as well as she had hoped for, but perhaps the main reason was that she made it in England 🙈😅 #tasteofsahara 😍⁣⁣
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Though I also like to think that if the tea is made for you by your host, their loving energy is infused in the brew and that's what always makes it taste so wonderful! 👳🏽‍♀️☕❤️🐪⁣⁣
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Saying so, I can't wait for the borders to Morocco to open so Brahim can cook tea for us all over a fire under the starry skies of the Sahara desert! 🌌⁣
#whenwetravelagain 🙏

I promised! It's 1st September and Zahora Project

I promised! It's 1st September and Zahora Project is back! 🏜️🐪🌞⁣
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A little update on the state of current affairs: covid cases 😷 in Slovakia have been on the rise recently, though, strangely enough, no one panics anymore 🤷🏼‍♀️. My son starts school tomorrow and we can only wait and see how that goes. For me it means that I will be getting back to my old little routine of home office work, schoolruns and the usual amount of urgent errands, but I am looking forward to lace these with colourful Moroccan flavours to keep me content and joyous, and sharing them with you again! ❤️💚🧡⁣
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Sadly, Moroccan borders have been closed for a long time now and I am fighting the slight feeling of disconnection slowly creeping upon me, but I know this is nothing in comparison with how the extreme isolation is affecting the country itself. All the beauty that the Moroccan people create for the rest of the world to cherish and adore has been locked off on the opposite side of the Gibraltar Strait and the livelihood of these people, as well as of those working to share with you the charm and traditions of this wonderful country when you travel there, has been sorely marked by the current circumstances.⁣
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Thus I am impatiently waiting for the next announcement on 10th September to learn how Morocco will continue on in the following weeks, hoping, of course, for open borders so I, amongst other Morocco lovers, can take the first flight out, visit friends and restock on more beautiful items for our shop. At the same time though, considering the current trends, I am keeping my feet on the ground and expecting little. ⁣
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On the positive side, we're working to find a way to ship the lovely handwoven Berber carpets over this way, so please keep your fingers crossed - if we can't for now go to Morocco, let's see if we can have it come to us and help the local community at least a little in this way❣️🤞🏻🤞🏻 ⁣
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I'll be sharing carpets ready to order in our stories, and in the meantime you can check out our website for the cheerful Berber bread baskets & cushions, of which we still have a few left, and our carpets, which we have in store and currently offer with 🌟25% discount!!🌟

What a 365 days it had been! Tough, loving, hard-w

What a 365 days it had been! Tough, loving, hard-working, rewarding, emotional, peaceful, really peaceful at times, and kind and generous ~~~ 38 had been good to me and I am grateful 🙏 Now with high hopes I turn my face towards the sun rays of 39 and walk on ~~~ 🌞🌍👣 ⁣⁣
Thank you all for walking beside me, for being part of my story 💝💓💗

Hellooo 🌺SUMMER!🌺⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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So summer has finally arrived here, in Slovakia!!🌞 ~~~and as you might have noticed, we have been taking a little holiday 🌞🍹😎👙⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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In the past weeks I'd been attending to matters of personal nature, spending time with the family, meeting friends, walking in the woods, picking herbs, swimming in the lake, ...and generally taking it slow.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Nevertheless I do miss working on the project, and sharing my thoughts and the beauty of Morocco and the work of her people with you! 💗 ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
And so I'm here today, stopping by to say hello, with a promise that as off September we will be back - warm, joyful, colourful and oh so beautiful ~ simply Moroccan! 🧡💛💚💙💜❤️⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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A little heads up for you - our online store is open during the summer holidays, although the third week of August we will be away and orders will have to wait our return in order to be fulfilled. There is still a 25% discount on the rugs that we have in store (➡️➡️➡️ link to our website in bio!), and there are plenty new and vintage carpets waiting to be revealed - 🌟 SOON! 🌟⁣
In case you are looking for something specific do not hesitate to get in touch with us - tell us what you like, what your dream carpet should look like, and we'll start looking for the right one for you straight away! 📲👀⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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And before I go (in a canoe down river tomorrow morning ☺️🚣) I would like to thank you all for being here, for being our fans and being lovely. Sharing the love makes all the hard work - and holiday - worthwhile❣️ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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HAPPY SUNDAY to you all! 💞🌞🌴🐪

Have you ever wondered what makes you who you are?

Have you ever wondered what makes you who you are? Where your dreams and passions originate? Why you feel your heart squeeze when a certain kind of music comes on and you want to dance to it so badly you want to cry, or why you feel like you belong when you travel to the farthest off places?⁣⁣⁣
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For some time I had thought that perhaps some of our destiny runs in our blood, the powerful cocktail mixed up by our ancestors, laced with flavours of our past lives. And I was quite convinced that mine would somehow be on the wild side, with a bit of a gypsy in it. So understandably I was a little disappointed to find nothing much exciting from the DNA test I took. I seem to come from all around here, apparently from north of Slovakia, a bit from Czechia, some from Poland and Baltics, ...though perhaps it is that Hungarian streak in me that accounts for the nomadic appetites of mine!⁣⁣ 👣💗⁣
It is an interesting topic to ponder upon and I am going to continue by talking to my mum and dad about it. I wonder what they think, where they got their itchy feet from, their taste for adventures and attraction of the unknown. I like to think that each of our ancestors have shown bravery in crucial moments of their lives, which directed them on the path we have now come to walk on...⁣⁣⁣
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This depiction of the specific naturel, beauty and mystique of Berber women we found in the Musee Tiskiwin in Marrakech. It is a charming little museum, a nice place to hide from the heat of the summer sun and learn about the history of North Africa and its people, about the ancient trading route from Marrakech to Timbouktou, to ready you for your journey deeper into the rich Berber landscape ❤️ Recommend a visit!🌴🌞🌴🐪

If you think I'm giving you the smouldering look y

If you think I'm giving you the smouldering look you're sorely mistaken. This is my face as I am, dehydrated, about to pass out under the scorching Moroccan summer sun!🙈😅⁣
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Now fast forward to the present: Thanks to the caution with which Morocco approached the current worldwide pandemic situation, once its borders are open again - and we are all hoping it will not be too much longer - Morocco should be one of the safest countries to visit. New cases still get confirmed every day but the situation is said to be under control and this is good news. For the Moroccan people, but also for Brahim and I and our project, and for those of you who have long been dreaming of visiting this charming piece of land! ❤️🐪🏜️⁣
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And so I felt that it might be the right time to start showing you also some of the country, besides our beautiful Berber rugs and baskets --- although we shall not quit on that either! 😃⁣
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This is in Tazka, a short walk off a small town of Tafraoute. A special place seated among palms and smooth round boulders typical for this area. In Tazka, if you're a keen tourist or traveller, you can go on a search of ancient rock wall drawings (swipe right). I don't think I would have found the two gazelles without the help of Mahfoud from the Tazka kasbah museum, so I was lucky he found me wandering down the street towards the old clay fort (understand the only person out and about at lunchtime in 40°C!!).⁣
You can visit the Tazka kasbah to learn about traditional life of a Berber family from Mahfoud, whose grandparents used to live there until very recently. ⁣
I know Brahim and I will be visiting once more - in search to expand on our repertoire of authentic homestay possibilities for you in preparation for #whenwetravelagain ❤️⁣
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PS: Swipe further right to see if you can find a lion face in the rock wall! 🦁 ⁣
And tell me if you do! 🤓☝🏻

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