Morocco's Locations to See Before you Die

Morocco is the north-westerly African country with its Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines on the continent. This ethnically rich and exotic nation still gives an experience of the old world charms of its unchanged scenarios from history. Called as the Land of God which is the meaning of its Berber name 'Marrakech', there is no doubt that it's fascinating locales, buildings and monuments are large tourist pullers every year.

The exotic locations of Morocco are tailor-made for any pair of eyes looking at its desert, mountains and very old medina paths that lead to riads and souqs. Following are some of the exotic Moroccan places that you can visit and experience their true colours.

Fez- The oldest of the regal cities, Fez is the queen bee of all mystic places of Morocco. Every night as a citizen of Fez goes to sleep, he knows that his city is the real tourist hot-spot. It treasures the heart beat of the imperial country. It still sports the medieval looking Islamic markets named Medina of Fez el-Bali. Once you reach there, your mind can never forget the place as you reach unprepared just to get strongly assaulted on your senses.

A short term visitor like you can come to grips with its shops, covered bazaars with restaurants, mosques, workshops, dye pits, tanneries, etc. Often you will come across a riot of colours, sounds and tang while strolling there. Anyone could easily wonder which century he is travelling into Fez when he sees only donkeys and mules stuffing the streets and on the other side lofty satellite dishes on the skyline and cell phones altogether.

Marrakesh- Don't confuse it with the country's name? Yes, Marrakesh is one of the exotic locations where one experiences a distinct feeling of losing a sense of certainty and sense of directions. Discovering the obscure pathways into this city, mind-boggling diversions just disturb your linear walk logic. Yet, if you still have a destination marked on your map, then the only obstructions that you would face on your way are the hissing snakes and their snake charmers, unrestrained mule carts, antique silver shops and old Berber healings to cure all your problems from love to lease.

Getting Away Directly from Morocco to the US

International travellers who desire to travel directly from Morocco to the US can actually do it through the Visa Waiver Program or ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization). If you are a traveller who prefers via air or sea to reach the US borders, then ESTA is available for you. 

Every traveller is supposed to fill up the application program by themselves online. So, you can hire any third-party agency for it too. This program intends towards ensuring the borderline security of the United States of America. So, if in case, you wish to apply for it then it is recommended to go online and follow the procedure as established on the ESTA website. Just ensure that you have an active credit card and valid passport with you.

Back With A Vengeance

After a lot of trials and nagging, I am finally back with a vengeance! It's been so long that I really fed this blog with some of my creativity lately. Long back I was longing for somebody to co-author here with me. Somehow it didn't seem to work.

However, I couldn't find anybody suitable who could do justice to my sweet little baby here. Moreover, all this time I was always in the middle of a hard climb after which I have finally seen a speck of that perfect sunshine. And I am happy to announce that this has motivated me to bring back the blogger into me all again.

All this time spent and experiences gained has filled me to the brim to pour it out and ink it down here. Definitely the excitement level to write now is more than ever.

I will be back with some fresh posts soon!
Till then keep coming back for more.

Dilip Shanghvi and NK Chaudhary bag distinct category E&Y Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 Award

 
A humble and industrious saint in disguise, NK Chaudhary, MD of Jaipur Rugs Company won the most prestigious global impact award. On Feb 7, 2011 in a celebratory banquet held at New Delhi, NK Chaudhary was felicitated with The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year-Start Up 2010.

Dalip Shanghvi, MD Sun Pharmaceuticals sweeped The E&Y Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 Award.

Such is the appeal of the award that a record 312 nominations from India were registered. Among those 18 finalists were selected.

Mr. Rajiv Memani, Country Managing Partner, Ernst & Young India said, Our list of finalists this year is both inspiring and exciting, representing a combination of individuals who have either created market leadership in their own segments; successfully transformed businesses in challenging times; made a mark on the global stage; or opened up new vistas of opportunities with path-breaking innovations.

Nevertheless, the eight member jury consisted of distinguished corporate personalities like Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai (HSBC India); Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal Hero Corporate Services); Mr. Dalip Pathak (Warburg Pincus); Mr. P.R.S. Oberoi (The Oberoi Group); Mr. A. Vellayan (Murugappa Group); Mr. Sanjay Nayar (KKR India) and Mr. Rajiv Lall (IDFC). The finalists were a combination of entrepreneurial individuals who are potential leaders and work on path-breaking, innovative business concepts.

About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the solitary global award that is based on self-nomination idea. This year it had successfully entered its 12th edition. The jury was led by Mr. M Damodaran, former Sebi chairman.

The Attack of The Sea

Global warming has started at an alarming rate. What’s worse is that inspite of this global uproar of minimising pollutants and their emission in the atmosphere, other aspects such as deforestation and killing of animals that play an important role in the nature cycle are also becoming extinct. 

The infographic above explains a much grave situation due to global warming- rising temperature and sea level rise. Rising water level of the seas and oceans is like a bomb ticker that when explodes will engulf most of the ground level area of earth. Many cities would submerge beneath water as ice sheets continue melting leaving less and less space for humans and animals above earth to survive.

“Old-Made” Soup by Chinese Recipe Since 2, 400 Years, Discovered

After finding a great ancient treasure of Royal Chinese coins, there has again been an interesting excavation of something ancient yet ‘once edible’ Chinese piece. As quoted by BBC, Chinese archaeologists have recently unearthed a 2, 400-year old, sealed bronze utensil with a green gooey liquid believed to be “soup with bones immersed into it”.  They say that tests are going to be confirmed for identifying the actual constituents of the ancient recipe along with an odorless liquid found in another vessel, believed to be wine.

The state media report too, said that the site, which is an old royal tomb was excavated in order to make space for the extension of the local airport in Shaanxi province. 

After the discovery, Liu Daiyun of the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology said, “It's the first discovery of bone soup in Chinese archaeological history. The discovery will play an important role in studying the eating habits and culture of the Warring States Period (475-221BC).”

Adding an interest element to the news, the excavation site is in the proximities of Xian. Xian served to be the capital of ancient China 1, 100 years back. Moreover, Emperor Qin’s mausoleum and his famous terracotta warriors make the closest spot from the fresh activity centre. 

Emperor Qin is said to be the first Chinese Emperor who was responsible for the unification of China in 221 BC. His tenure extended till 210 BC. As soon as he ascended the throne, he spent decades in building an enormous underground tomb for himself. Still the entire site has not yet been dug fearing it might damage the rest of the relics that it contains. 

The archaeologists also suggest of the fact that maybe the emperor is also buried with his soldiers in the tomb.

'Watch' How an Internet Browser Works

As the Internet arrived and revolutionized the world with faster communication through emails and knowledge portals, it seems like it would be the Doomsday, without it. However, relax, this is not going to be the case. 

Talking about the browsers like IE, Firefox, Chrome, etc., that actually rule the minds of the geeky ones are the ones that makes the Internet-skimming a delightful pastime for the planet Earth inhabitants. Ever wondered that how does it actually works? As this question intrigues you inside, how about I provide with a very trouble-free yet tasteful understanding of the work process of an Internet browser. Here, check this comic strip depicting steps that a browser takes to fulfill your search demands.

Traces of an Inspired "Issa", Jesus Found Recorded in Indian Himalayas

This may be shockingly distrustful but it does sounds true. This gentleman did travel altogther to the Indian Himalayan range that also consists one of the highest mountain peaks in the world, named Annapurna.

He was there in the Tibetan territory only to find the truth that the rest of the world is unknown about. The fact that could Jesus be inspired by Buddhism in India and be the awakening behind Christianity!

Moreover, strengthening the fact are the ancient Tibetan scrolls that tell about the King of Kashmir welcoming a fair man with fair hair, named "Issa", claiming to be the son of a virgin!

The clip above is a try to reveal a little about Jesus Christ during the age of 12 - 30. He may be in India only to be influenced by Lord Buddha and his teachings and imbibe them in Christianity.

An enlightening one!!