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HABIB DRIOUCH Network engineer and second-generation French citizen of Moroccan origin...
...hilly, serpentine streets of Fez seem like passages to nowhere. Yet every new turn in the 8th century Moroccan city's crowded alleys leads to surprises: a glimpse of intricate architecture, a stunning historic mosque or the shop of a local artisan peddling his handcrafted wares. After a day just following your nose?and fending off the smiling but insistent merchants?it's rejuvenating to return to a home base that is secluded from the commotion, yet infused with the city's imperial grandeur. Your best chance of finding that is at a riad, one of the converted traditional villas...
...five individually designed rooms?with carved oak furniture, velvet curtains, patterned silk bedspreads and Berber carpets?manages to be grand and yet surprisingly cozy. Our bathroom in the Arabesque suite featured a cool concrete tub and locally produced natural soaps and moisturizers. A splendidly fresh breakfast of crusty bread, Moroccan bread or Moroccan crepes with jam is included. With its sumptuous comfort and kaleidoscopic flair, the Riad Fes Baraka captures all the intense and colorful blur of the city outside. tel: (212-5) 5740584; www.riadfesbaraka.com
...special. So she literally went for the gold—by cold-calling Harry Winston, New York’s jeweler to the stars. During her summer as the company’s first and only intern from Harvard, she was able to work with Barbara Walters and the Moroccan Royal Family. Now, she’s even working on a special project for Rod Winston, the CEO. Her determination has also helped her rise through the ranks at Harvard—she is now the president of Women in Business (WIB). This past fall, she oversaw the first ever...
...hilly, serpentine streets of Fez seem like passages to nowhere. Yet every new turn in the 8th century Moroccan city's crowded alleys leads to surprises: a glimpse of intricate architecture, a stunning historic mosque or the shop of a local artisan peddling his handcrafted wares. After a day just following your nose - and fending off the smiling but insistent merchants - it's rejuvenating to return to a home base that is secluded from the commotion, yet infused with the city's imperial grandeur. Your best chance of finding that is at a riad, one of the converted traditional villas...