New Program… Bionics Excursion, Cafe Tissardmine 19 – 27 March 2013 Cafe Tissardmine is proud to be hosting a 7 day bionics program led by Professor Ingo Rechenberg of the Technical University of Berlin. This program is open to not only scientists but also people with an interest in desert research and bionics. The price… Continue reading December News
Author: Karen Hadfield
drawings from the retreat with Linda Cracknell
After a journey through the desert on camel, our retreaters were asked to make maps of their journey. Here are the beautiful (and amazingly accurate) results…
After the Writing Retreat with Linda Cracknell
having arranged all the accommodation in Marrakech and Fes and booked the taxis, all I had to do was wait. No-one had mobile phones and all were arriving from different points in and out of Morocco, Malaga via Chefchouan, UK via Marrakech, Australia via Casablanca so one in a taxi, 2 by bus, and one… Continue reading After the Writing Retreat with Linda Cracknell
October news, updated…
This morning I bade a very sad farewell to an amazing collection of people who came to Tissardmine for a five day retreat. It was a meeting of some great creative minds that resulted in some great ideas for the future, a mandala and amazing discussions about art in Morocco – not to mention a… Continue reading October news, updated…
special offer!
Interested in coming to write in the desert? Interested in saving money? Due to a last-minute cancellation we have spaces available for the writing retreat with Linda Cracknell November 16 – 25, we are offering a discount of 300 Euro so get your pens out and book now… if you can’t make it maybe you… Continue reading special offer!
late september news
Cafe Tissardmine has just farewelled a group of international experts in the fields of bio technology and arachnology (and their families) invited by Prof. Ingo Rechenberg from the Technische Universität Berlin. Tissardmine became HQ for the night forays into the desert to examine the “rolling” spider that is unique to the area of dunes to the South… Continue reading late september news
September News
Just landed in Marrakech which has a challenging temperature of 45Â degrees – ahhh! Heading to the desert tomorrow and can’t wait to see the progress out there. It’s been hot over the summer but now cooling down…need to check on the sheep and chooks! Getting ready for visitors and retreats and artists-in-residence. SPECIAL OFFER…Bookings for… Continue reading September News
August News
This is the place where, from time to time, we will post updates on what’s happening, who’s visiting, special offers, last-minute changes, generally just bits of news from the desert… so keep visiting here and keep up to date… We are currently updating the website so for a week or two it may be a… Continue reading August News