Riad Olema & Spa Marrakech

Confirming my ever-strong belief in fate and allworking out eventually, we ended up in Morocco right on time for the 2009 Marrakech Film Festival! As film fanatics, we hot-well, actually cold-footed it-from freezing cold Casa to Marrakech making it just in time for films galore...

Getting back to the Western world is weird after adventures in African countries like Mali and Senegal as it seems so different yet only a drive-or even briefer flight ...

... kollat in staden ordentligt och irrat runt bland alla små gator och torg där de säljer allt möjligt och omöjligt bl.a. på jakt efter fina tofflor som Astrid vill ha med sig till Sverige. Jag (Karin) har redan blivit pålurad en henna-tatuering vars pris varierade mellan gratis och 400 dirham (knappt 400 sek). Slutligen kom vi ”överens” om 50 dir (försäljerskan var inte så nöjd med detta). Här är många sköna m ...

... significantly cheaper and their Trans went quite a bit further. We have run into the Oasis truck on numerous occasions and yes it is much nicer with coach seats and a better sound system but I'd rather sacrifice such things to be able to do more on my trip. I mean over $1000 in savings can go quite a long ways in side trips like rafting and shark diving. I would advise if you are choosing an overlanding trip that if you need the extra comfort to go with ...

... hut. By the way, Pizza hut is an incredibly posh restaurant in Morocco so it seems with proper wait staff and an extensive menu. I don’t think I’ve ever had pizza hut that tasted that good!

That night it rained, and I mean RAINED. Everyone who had been out all day in the city returned to the campsite completely drenched while those of us who stayed ran around trying to make sure there were rain covers on all the tents and all the electronics were in dry areas. No ...

... Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. And Abraham stretched out his hand and took his knife to slay his son. But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham! Abraham!" So he said, "Here I am." And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him, for now I know that your fear God, since you ...

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... to complete our day of frolicking around in gardens by returning to the Menara Gardens to watch the Christmas sunset. It was beautiful again - rounded off a fab Christmas, and a fab Christmas holiday. And to top things off, it was pizza for ...

... conduct which other store owners help enforce. We have avoided any real purchases here, barely, thinking that next week might be better, or perhaps we'll still wait for Essouira, in hopes that the Casa friends will still meet us there. At night the square outside the Souq turns into an excited collection of musicians, storytellers and fortune tellers, maybe they are all are the same thing. It's fun and the ...

... get on the bus to Algeciras that left within seconds for the 3.5 hour drive through southern Spain. Nearing the coast, Paul pointed out the largish rock mountain jutting out from the coastline and into the sea. So, that'd be Gibraltar. Arriving just after noon, we walked from the bus station to the port, picked up a ticket, and shuffled off through the buildings and gangways to clear customs and get onboard the ferry. Embarrassingly, Paul carries one 50 litre pack, whereas ...