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Samantha de Vaux
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Hi, I’m a Londoner and a writer, living in Marrakech. I write for TV, it’s my day job. I read, walk, swim, socialise, into art, nature, film, TV (🤍 sci-fi /fantasy). Zero interest in online bickering so quietly quit X. On a joy and friendship quest instead
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Who am I reading? Reading about working at Meta and the book that became the TV show Murderbot) I finished Juice and some people are reading my cast (I broke my hand / wrist in a Me v Guéliz roadworks fail) Thank me for my service 😂🫡 #amreading
May 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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In the same week as reading Juice, I hosted a “film club” night here in Marrakech. We watched Don’t Look Up so the #climatecrisis theme continued. We feel it here after seven years of drought and then flash floods recently. In other news got gently trolled 😂 and we had another earthquake
Myself and female friends say in my living room in marrakech during a film night News report of a 4:5 earthquake in marrakech The same photo of Myself and female friends say in my living room in marrakech during a film night with another image of the breaking bad publicity poster with actors in similar poses. The title reads “mum rn starring in her own Netflix show” Cover of the book juice by Tim Winton. Orange black and pink graphics
May 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Finished this book - a great listen on audible. Post apocalyptic Australia #climatecrisis #novel now started one if his previous novels: “breathe”
Book cover. Orange, black and pink graphics. Title of novel is juice. Authors name is Tim Winton.
May 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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As you all know, the United Kingdom is grey, damp & chilly in January. Missing home and the Storytellers Festival in Marrakech this month. But… #amworking
A dusty, ochre coloured mountain road near Marrakech, Morocco with a pale blue sky A toad with a view of the Atlas Mountains in Marrakech A police road stop on a mountain road near Ouikemden, Morocco as seen through a car side mirror Marrakech airport sushi bar, a bowl of sashimi and avocado salad and a book called Writing the Pilot last week when travelling to London
January 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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It’s fashionable to delete X but I dumped TikTok as in England, with no VPN, the algorithm pushes non-stop far right reels and fake videos. I see too much of Reform & Farage but no doubt lots of people will buy in. X feels irrelevant but TikTok’s effluence may prove credibly influential. #tiktok
The message that comes up on users phones announcing TikTok isn’t available but president (elect) Trump has indicated he will reinstate it
January 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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I’ve been reading about British #photographer Lizzie Hatton, who died aged 17 from a rare cancer. She pursued a #photography bucket list. An exhibition of her work was staged by British Land / Getty. The pursuit of her dream this year in her final chapter is the story of 2024: a lesson in living.
November 28, 2024 at 8:46 AM
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On my watch list tonight, Queen of Speed, a documentary about
Michele Mouton, French racing driver from the 70s/80s. Formidable. Yesterday I watched UNTETHERED, about the first blind woman to swim the English channel and Lake Geneva. Melanie Barratt, inspirational gold medal winning athlete.
A black and white photograph of a young Michele in a crash helmet and racing overalls
November 24, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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This week I met up with old friends at The Ivy in Manchester (boujee) for the first Christmas food of the year. Well, pudding. I had the plant based frozen fruit (which I loved) but the puddings from the festive menu looked amazing. Snow and edible snowmen. Winter is here hashtag sleigh
A pudding from The Ivy restaurant made from meringue, cream and chocolate in the shape of a snowman with a hat, scarf and skis. Tiny minded pies and a vanilla cream from The Ivy’s Christmas menu decorated with a vintage theme and decorated with artificial pine leaves and holly berries Frozen berries pudding from the Ivy. Strawberries, redcurrants, blackberries kn a frosted glass plate. It normally comes with a hot white chocolate sauce. The vegan option has a warm red fruit sauce and it’s not as successful in melting the fruit or aesthetically sadly. View of the snow covered rooftops of Leeds from an old multiple glass pane old window of a hotel. The old fashioned rooftops have an air of Mary popping or Peter Pan’s London about them.
November 21, 2024 at 7:26 AM
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Good morning. Just wanted to share that yesterday I had a gloriously stress-free day of travel from North Africa to London. Airport security, immigration, trains, all working efficiently. I kvetch like X when it goes wrong so here I am, blueskying it. Well done you transport bees, I salute you.
Blue sky with white fluffy clouds over an airport with a view from a plane window, over an engine, to the runway below.
November 16, 2024 at 9:04 AM
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Hello, new person starting as I mean to go on, sharing randomness. An early morning walk in downtown Gueliz led me to a whimsical solar tree in an urban park. Do the ‘leaves’ tilt to follow the sun, anyone know? I couldn’t stay long enough to observe but can now
add bad scientist to my oeuvre.
A blue sky and a tall, real palm tree next to a solar panel tree with branches topped by oval discs soaking up the sun. This was spotted in an urban park in Gueliz, a district in Marrakech, Morocco.
November 13, 2024 at 10:46 AM