If I had to sum the photographs from up our recent trip to Morocco in one word, it would be…. Texture.

From the tranquil Riad we lived in, to the train station we traveled through and the mosques we prayed in. Morocco’s signature mosaic tiling is everywhere. Below are a few photographs of the colours and intricate mosaic tiling.

The view of the medinah from the rooftop terrace of Maison de la Photographie in Marrakech.  More Morocco pictures to follow soon.

A short and quick update:

Saaleha.com & Naeem.co.za have arrived in Saudi Arabia on the 26th October to perform Hajj 2010.   I’ve been posting up various cellphone photographs about our experiences as we go along. 

Visit the facebook photo album here

I’ll also be constantly tweeting to twitter under the #hajj2010 hashtag. 

We hope you enjoy our updates and inspire you to one day experience this beautiful journey.

sunrise at the top of mount moosa

Decided to go through some past images from our trip to Egypt  earlier this year.  The images in this post were taken at the top of Mount Moosa (Jabel Moosa) in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. Also known as Mount Sinai, Mount Horeb, Mount Musa, Jabal Musa. You can read more about this over at Wikipedia

It was quite an adventure getting to the top which starts with a 2 hour taxi drive at midnight. Then at about 2:30am, armed with a flashlight and light snacks you begin your hike to the top and push along to make it in time to witness the sunrise from the peak. Don’t expect to have any spiritual awakening here as you are joined with about 100+ tourists and dozens of Egyptian traders trying to sell you snacks and stones. Nevertheless, a tremendous experience and great photo opportunity.

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intricate work on the outside walls of the masjid

During our stay in Egypt earlier this year, we took a short weekend break to the coastal town of Alexandria. The must-see is the amazing bibliotheca, however in these pictures I’ve put together a few snapshots of Alexandria city-life, the boats & beaches as well as Pompeii’s pillar.

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These are a few sunset photographs of Alexandria, Egypt, taken from the coastline outside of Fort Qaitbay.   I really need to invest in a portable tripod or better still get a gorilla-pod to improve on these random photography shots

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