Author: Lynn Sheppard

I am a knowledgeable expert on Moroccan culture, cuisine and travel. In particular, having known the city for over 12 years, I am a well-networked and multi-lingual mine of information about Essaouira, local sights and attractions, events, history and expat life. I first visited Morocco in 2001. I found the people incredibly hospitable, the architecture and crafts inspiring and the colours (the blue skies, sunsets in the Sahara, the spices and handwoven rugs) dazzling. I stayed in a riad (Moroccan townhouse) in Essaouira over the new year into 2002 and there began my love affair with Essaouira and my dream of having my own place in Morocco. True love never dies and I am now in a position to live my dream. After 13 years working as a civil servant for the Scottish Government, the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the European Commission, I have moved to Morocco! As well as writing, researching, sourcing and photographing for my own blog, I guest blog for others and write for the High Atlas Foundation, where I am also responsible for fundraising, social media and web content. I am available for collaboration in a number of areas, including writing; translation (from French or German into English); social media marketing, communications and strategy; fixing, scouting, sourcing or search functions in Essaouira and advice on foreign investment, property purchasing or expat life in Morocco. If you have a writing assignment about Morocco or business idea or project you’d like to turn into reality, get in touch to find out how I could support your project. Please check out my Maroc-O-Phile blog. You can also reach me via email.