Into the Desert – M’Hamid, Morocco

…Mohamed climbs out and walks around the car.  He squints at the sand around the door sills and kicks at the tires.    Bill and I look at each other, and feel grateful we brought plenty of water.   “Now we push”, says Mohammed… It’s 06:45.  The sun’s coming up.  I untangle myself from my sleeping…

A Small World – Tamnougalt, Morocco

…Several films have been shot in Tamnougalt, Alami tells us, including “Babel”. “I loved that film”, I say.    “Cate Blanchett is Australian, you know?  I met her at a barbeque once.” “It is a quite small world”, Alami says, “my cousin was an actor in that “Babel”… As we bump down the rocky track…