Riad D'Or Meknes

... will happen. I think it just becomes so easy to hide out with other westerners and shy away from challenges that would normally happen during long term travel. I’d almost call it cheating. With that all said I’d also be scared to death to be set wondering in Sub-Saharan Africa from the stories I’ve heard, so maybe the first half of the trip was a good decision. On the other hand East Africa is traveled by so ...

... 1086; (когда собак 80; на улице траха 02;тся – это ведь тоже интер 77;сно, но вряд ли привл 77;кател ...

... before buying tickets to start a tour at 9am. The inside is just magnificent, so huge and with the most beautiful tiles and carvings. The roof even opens on special occasions. The tour was very informative - we went downstairs to the washrooms and hammam, and the guide explained the washing process. When the tour finished we got a taxi (took a while to find one, then explain where we wanted to go and negotiate ...

... company might have mistaken us for golfers, as we were led to what seemed to be a golf cart instead of a car. Realizing our limited options, into the Toyota Yaris and off into the rain we went. It didn't take long to also realize that Moroccans can be a bit - casual - in their approach to giving directions (more of the "it's over the hill and past ...

... for the town. Our guide pointed out a vomitorium, said to be used when they imbibed in too much wine, which I must admit I had not heard of before despite visiting many previous Roman sites, and many in our group doubted that was its use. However, Ben, who has studied Roman history, informed me that it was common to have such an area to go to and purge when feasts were being enjoyed, in order to allow ongoing consumption. Charming!! Maybe not so civilised after all?

... to eat them in his guest room. They were like mince meatballs in a big bun with onions and tomatoes - pretty nice if you didn't think about the fact that you were eating a camel. We thanked our host and made the long walk to check out the granaries - via the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail - one of Morocco's greatest rulers. A simple but elegant place with beautiful tile work and lovely keyhole styled doors. It was about ...

... now housing Moroccan arts and artifacts. Shortly after we entered the museum, one of the staff gave us a personal tour, providing us with many interesting details beyond what we could glean from the mostly French and Arabic faceplates on the exhibits ...

... that the singer was also sporting a delightful pair of eyebrows. Not in the same league as my Russian friend, but a decent show nonetheless. There was certainly a theme here. I staggered up to my room and began attacking my eyebrows with a vengeance. The next morning I gazed in the mirror to be confronted with intermittent bald patches on each of them. Very attractive. Moral of the story - don´t pluck your eyebrows when you are under the influence. Happy Christmas!

... Getting lost was fun as the streets really reminded me of the streets in Venice. They were narrow and winding but these ones had a little more garbage in them. Wethen walked through the Medina and much like the other Medinas that we have walked through, it was full of the same people, selling the same things. The best part about it was the wood shops near the far end that were turning out beautiful wood pieces by hand. We came out of the medina ...

On a dormi à Midelt et on se met en route pour Ifrane, en passant par Boulemane. On s'arrête à la forêt de cèdres et on voit plein de très beaux rapaces. Arrivés à Ifrane, on se rend vite compte que c'est une ville très touristique alors, on va voir le lion ! Et oui, le lion d'Ifrane était très important pour Papa et Tonton, qui avaient été pris en photo devant le lion des années auparavant. On s'arrête manger à El Hajeb. C'est ...