‘A VIEW FROM FES’ Archives
LIVING IN FES
INTERVIEW: SANDY McCUTCHEON Novelist Sandy McCutcheon spends half the year living in the medina in Fez in Morocco and has become friends with many of the locals – including two women who’s commitment and determination have inspired him. This interview was recorded at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music.
WORKING THE MEDINA
INTERVIEW: SANDY McCUTCHEON As you walk through the medina in Fez in Morocco you’ll encounter hundreds of tiny businesses from a young guy squeezing fresh orange juice to an elderly man selling hard boiled eggs. So is there a system dictating who does what and where? Australian novelist Sandy McCutcheon has a riad in the medina and is author [...]
ENTREPRENEURIAL FES
INTERVIEW: SANDY McCUTCHEON Wandering around the medina in Fez in Morocco it’s hard not to notice the entrepreneurial spirit of many of the inhabitants. Australian novelist Sandy McCutcheon lives in Fez for 6 months each year and is author of The View From Fez blog and he has great respect for the determination of the local [...]
CULTURE OF FES
INTERVIEW: SANDY McCUTCHEON Life in the Moroccan city of Fes is different from the lives we live. Author Sandy McCutcheon has lived in Fes for a number of years.
LIFE IN THE MEDINA
INTERVIEW: SANDY McCUTCHEON Every year tourists fall in love with the ancient city of Fes in Morocco. Author Sandy McCutcheon spends a lot of his time in Fes and knows the city well.
RENOVATING A RIAD
INTERVIEW: SANDY McCUTCHEON Soaking up the culture and the atmosphere isn't enough for some visitors to the ancient Moroccan city of Fes. Some fall head over heels with the Medina, and dream of renovating a riad. Author Sandy McCutcheon has done just that, and spends much of his year in Fes, but Sandy advises against chasing that dream without [...]
