Maryam Montague

Once upon a time, I packed up my family and left everything I knew to move to a real kingdom far, far away. The kingdom of Morocco. There I bought a Marrakech olive grove and with my architect husband set out to build a home and boutique hotel, Peacock Pavilions (www.peacockpavilions.com). Oh, it’s been years in the making. Will it ever be done? Maybe. In the mean time, I haven’t been idle. My day job is as a human rights and democracy specialist -- a job I’m passionate about and which makes my parents proud. This past year, I have traveled to Egypt, Mali, India, Rwanda and Yemen on assignment. I’m a writer and photographer, too. My first book -- part memoir, part Moroccan design treatise -- will be published by Artisan Books in 2010. As a freelance writer/photographer, I conjure up articles for magazines about all things Morocco, and I’ve updated several guidebooks on Marrakech. Interior design is my obsession, and I sell beautiful Moroccan carpets and textiles to stores and individuals. When I am not working, I love spending time with friends in our rug-filled Berber tent, and chasing after my two rascally children and extra-rascally husband.

Visit Maryam Montague on the web at: http://www.moroccanmaryam.typepad.com/

Maryam Montague contributes to the following category:

• Independent Travel

The Last 10 Posts by Maryam:

• Marrakech: and a tale of seeing is believing, (22 May 2013)
• Afghanistan and the quest for beauty: a tale of pottery, or sort of, (20 May 2013)
• Marrakesh: and a tale of ridiculousness, (17 May 2013)
• Marrakech: and a birthday tale of Michelle, (12 May 2013)
• Caftan 2013: a tale of Moroccan fashion & pictures - part 2, (09 May 2013)
• Caftan 2013: a tale of Moroccan fashion & pictures on the runway - part 1, (07 May 2013)
• Caftan 2013: a tale of backstage in Marrakech, (06 May 2013)
• Marrakech: and a tale of dreaming, (01 May 2013)
• Marrakesh: and a tale of Peacock Pavilions and its cocktails, (29 Apr 2013)
• Marrakech: a tale of design at Peacock Pavilions, (24 Apr 2013)

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