Medina of Essaouira

After spending the morning to get caught up on by blog entries, I enjoyed a nice breakfast at the hostel. I had been the first one up in the hostel, but by this time people were starting to gather for breakfast. I did not have big plans for the day, so I would just take my time this morning, and maybe find someone to roam around the city with me. …

Essaouira is known as the windy city, where kite surfing and wind surfing are king. Although this time of year, the winds have died down, and there are no kite surfers and wind surfers to be seen anywhere. So for those that at are still looking for some activity in the water, there are some meager waves that are perfect for beginners. That is where …

After surviving my miserable surfing experience, I decided to take it easy today and stay out of the water. I had yet to really explore the medina or check out the harbor so I thought I should do that before I headed out. That would not take all day, but hopefully I would run into something or find something interesting to fill the rest of my day.< …

We wake late, that's the good thing about not having a window in your room! It is 8.30 and we eat our breakfast before going out to explore the town. Even so we are almost the first to rise, this is a backpackers hostel after all. Gill is clearly at home here, harking back to younger days. Ian is not so sure. Gill is glad these kind of places still …

... situation, could show me around Essaouira and recommend a place to stay. So three hours later, arriving at the entrance to the medina of Essaouira, I followed him from the bus to his hotel of choice.  It was a perfect little hotel, with a great view ...

After 12 days I walk through the medina of Essaouira like a native, or at least feeling a little closer to being one. Tourists arrive here every day lost and confused.  I am pleased with myself that I am no longer the uninitiated.   My ...