L'Oasis Sycree D'Oum Laalag
Travel Blogs from M'Hamid
The princess and the omelette
... on until mid-morning. We stop for a snack and to ensure that we take the time to get some fluids on board. I'm not enjoying my camelbak really; the mouthpiece is a bit big and is already rubbing on my upper gumline. Ironically, I also find it rather fiddly and difficult to use whilst walking - something it was designed to do apparently. I am already looking jealously at those using simple water bottles! Everyone is looking a bit hot and ...
To the desert
... desert, seemingly not heading anywhere in particular and relying completely on local guides Lahcen and Ibrahim. It was hot and sunny and a relatively gentle stroll for a few hours to our first camp which comprised a big top type main hub tent, five bedroom tents, a kitchen tent and the main crew 'mammy wagon' lorry used to move the camp each day. In addition, the already notorious toilet tents were placed strategically far away from the main camp. Mint tea and ...
No water in the desert
... of water, i talked with a local and he said he needs for his family of eleven 300 ltr every second day.
An awful lot and the tourists need much more...they have ****in swimmingpools in a country without any water at all. All the wells i saw are full with trash and dry.
But they still get kids like rabbits so my sorrow is limited. Overpopulation is always the same story, Especially in Africa where the population tenfolded scince the 50ies.
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1131 Desert Caravan Town (Mor 373)
... be Touaregs, wearing the blue turban that covers the lower face as well. They find it hard to believe that someone would come all the way to Mhamid Ghizlane and NOT want to go on a camel trek!
After my 100 kilometer hike down the Draa Valley, discovering scores of villages, exploring ancient castle ruins, experiencing true hospitality, learning inspiring things about the culture, seeing lifeless wastelands and lush seas of ...
Loneliness can be so sweet
... for ever, swimming over dunes at day and sitting close to the camp fire in the evening (it is not particularly chilly at night but it is just so pleasant to do that!), listening to the wood cracking and watching the thousands of stars that are offering themselves to a delighted and speechless (and sun-burned) audience. M'Hamid is the last ...
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riad " Ma bonne etoile"
douar Ouled driss, M'Hamid | 2 star b&bfrom $54 -
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la Palmeraie - Ouled Driss, M'Hamid | 2 star b&bfrom $42
