Comments on: 10 Questions (2) For: Lara Dunston of Cool Travel Guide http://www.happyhotelier.com/2008/08/19/10-questions-for-2-lara-dunston-of-cool-travel-guide/ The Happier the Hotelier, the Happier the Guest Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:00:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Happy Hotelier's 10 Most Popular Posts of October, 2008 — Happy Hotelier http://www.happyhotelier.com/2008/08/19/10-questions-for-2-lara-dunston-of-cool-travel-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2352 Happy Hotelier's 10 Most Popular Posts of October, 2008 — Happy Hotelier Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:42:10 +0000 http://www.happyhotelier.com/2008/08/19/10-questions-for-2-lara-dunston-of-cool-travel-guide/#comment-2352 [...] 10 Questions For (2): Lara Dunston of Cool Travel Guide: Back! However, you should read the two very in depth interviews with her Nomadic Matt here: Part 1 and Part 2! [...] [...] 10 Questions For (2): Lara Dunston of Cool Travel Guide: Back! However, you should read the two very in depth interviews with her Nomadic Matt here: Part 1 and Part 2! [...]

]]> By: Happy Hotelier http://www.happyhotelier.com/2008/08/19/10-questions-for-2-lara-dunston-of-cool-travel-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-524 Happy Hotelier Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:54:50 +0000 http://www.happyhotelier.com/2008/08/19/10-questions-for-2-lara-dunston-of-cool-travel-guide/#comment-524 Hjortur If you want, you're on! Hjortur

If you want, you’re on!

]]> By: Hjortur http://www.happyhotelier.com/2008/08/19/10-questions-for-2-lara-dunston-of-cool-travel-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Hjortur Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:20:28 +0000 http://www.happyhotelier.com/2008/08/19/10-questions-for-2-lara-dunston-of-cool-travel-guide/#comment-523 Great interview Guido. Fascinating to read, Lara. You're living the dream. I'm still trying to figure out how to travel with my 5 kids full time, for a year or two. But then again, there's school :) I must check out your blog and read more about your adventures. Great interview Guido. Fascinating to read, Lara. You’re living the dream. I’m still trying to figure out how to travel with my 5 kids full time, for a year or two. But then again, there’s school :)

I must check out your blog and read more about your adventures.

]]> By: laradunston http://www.happyhotelier.com/2008/08/19/10-questions-for-2-lara-dunston-of-cool-travel-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-522 laradunston Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:03:17 +0000 http://www.happyhotelier.com/2008/08/19/10-questions-for-2-lara-dunston-of-cool-travel-guide/#comment-522 Hi Guido - thanks so much for the fun interview! You asked about the photo of me in Morocco... my husband took the pic of me in front of the kasbah or kasr (or qasr!) of Ait Benhaddou. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of Morocco's most impressive fortified cities, just outside of Ouarzazate - I'm actually standing in the dry bed of the Ouarzazate River. It's mostly known in the West for all the famous films shot there, from Lawrence of Arabia to the Sheltering Sky. One of my biggest regrets was not actually exploring inside, however, we'd been travelling all day and were very tired, and there were lots of hassly guys standing at the entrance wanting money to show us around, and we weren't in the mood to deal with them. These kinds of touts are one of the things I hate about Middle East travel, even after living in the region for so long - most of the time I can deal with them, but sometimes if you're tired, you just can't be bothered. But I know I'll go back and explore the inside (as well as the exterior) more thoroughly next time. I have this attitude about wherever I travel that if I love a place, as I did this one, that I'll return. And we do return to places we like time and time again. I'm not one of these people who thinks "I'll never get back here so I have to see everything in one stay." I always think I'll go back, so that way I appreciate a place more while I'm there. Hi Guido – thanks so much for the fun interview!
You asked about the photo of me in Morocco… my husband took the pic of me in front of the kasbah or kasr (or qasr!) of Ait Benhaddou. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of Morocco’s most impressive fortified cities, just outside of Ouarzazate – I’m actually standing in the dry bed of the Ouarzazate River. It’s mostly known in the West for all the famous films shot there, from Lawrence of Arabia to the Sheltering Sky.

One of my biggest regrets was not actually exploring inside, however, we’d been travelling all day and were very tired, and there were lots of hassly guys standing at the entrance wanting money to show us around, and we weren’t in the mood to deal with them. These kinds of touts are one of the things I hate about Middle East travel, even after living in the region for so long – most of the time I can deal with them, but sometimes if you’re tired, you just can’t be bothered. But I know I’ll go back and explore the inside (as well as the exterior) more thoroughly next time.

I have this attitude about wherever I travel that if I love a place, as I did this one, that I’ll return. And we do return to places we like time and time again. I’m not one of these people who thinks “I’ll never get back here so I have to see everything in one stay.” I always think I’ll go back, so that way I appreciate a place more while I’m there.

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