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♪ >> anthony: when tangier was interzone, back in the day, it seemed to some, i'm sure, as if ex-pats outnumbered the locals. that was never true. but you certainly could live a life apart, make your own world within the existing one. reinvent yourself and live entirely within a universe of your own creation. far from the grand soco is a 14-acre estate owned by christopher gibbs, a well-known dealer of antiques and long-time ex-pat. today, he's having a garden party. who's coming? jonathan, you know. maggie dean is from scotland.

Just ask. >> george: just ask someone. >> anthony: uh, you know, you're not getting totally ripped here? >> george: no, it's a functional part of daily life. for a long time the rest of the country and the government didn't really like tangier a whole lot. because it was seedy. there are these foreigners that came here and did god knows what. >> anthony: the new king is -- the new -- >> george: he likes tangier. >> anthony: he likes? >> george: yeah, it makes money. >> anthony: he sees it as a future economic super power, as i understand it. he's talking condos, boutique hotels. is that good o...

Dream or to live that life. has the reality come to resemble his perception of the reality, or -- >> cherie: the tangier that i see is paul bowles, and i still see it. i still feel it. you can still find the magic. >> anthony: the market, or souk, in tangier is one of the best in all morocco. the food stalls and vendors are still pretty impressive. wander the markets long enough and you're sure to stumble across the unexpected. hooves? sure. how about a lamb's head? here, nothing goes to waste. charbroiled to crispy burnt perfection, the meat is scraped off and served on a crusty lunch bread. ...

She's been living here for more than a decade. g.p. de richmont, a frenchman who has his hands in a lot of businesses, including a café in the kasbah. years living in tangier, unknown. bianca hamri, an american. she's been here forever, led many lives, i gather, and occasionally translates books from maghribi to english. and the dashing and mysterious baron de coqueiros gondareus, an artist from chile who's been living and working in the kasbah since a hasty exit from puerto rico for reasons never fully explained. [ laughter ] on the menu, bastilla. a meat or often pigeon pie, as traditional ...

Another floor? >> abdelmajid: oh yes, follow me. yeah, there is a nice collection of, uh, things from the sahara. >> anthony: so you travel a lot? >> abdelmajid: little bit. not like you. [ laughter ] >> anthony: oh, this is, uh, for pounding -- >> abdelmajid: yes, yes, this is from the gond tribe from mali. >> anthony: how much will this sell for, do you think? >> abdelmajid: around $300. >> anthony: really? for this? that's very reasonable. >> abdelmajid: yes. >> anthony: i'll be buying that. that's going to be an old friend. >> abdelmajid: also, memory of tangier. >> anthony: and a memory o...