Marrakech, Morocco Travel Blogs

Finally a bit of chaos again...
May 5, 2007 (41 photos)

... Madrid to Casablanca for about 58 Euros per head with EasyJet. And with only a three hours train ride inland to Marrakech from Casablanca, we both looked forward to spend a week discovering this famous North African city and its surroundings. Carolina and ...

The Real Morocco
Dec 7, 2005 (15 photos)

... it being a prime destination for tourists and it has become very touristy. Our guidebook describes Marrakech (population 970,000) as the "lodestone" of Central Morocco; the oasis was the finest many traders had ever seen. Although many of the streets ...

http://ADwarfIn...
Sep 22, 2006 (42 photos)

... english say, and are constantly repeated by the touts. Palais El Bahia? Average. No further elaboration required. Marrakech impresses as a genuine city, certainly not free of the exploitative blemishes that come with tourism, but not particularly ...

Fes and Marrakech
Jul 10, 2004 (6 photos)

... . Then there were the food stalls, more like outdoor restaurants, that serve up delicious Moroccan fare at cheap-even-for-Morocco prices: cuscous (a North African grain) with "the fixins" (my term, not Moroccan), tanjine (a Moroccan stew), olives, calimari ...

"Hey, my food still has a face!"
May 12, 2006 (20 photos)

... , so after a few moments of awkward silence and stares, the guy gave in and reluctantly handed us our change. Only in Morocco! After a few days in Marrakech, we really needed to get away from the chaos. We took the bus a couple of hours to the sleepy ...

Marrakech- Farewell to Morocco
Jun 13, 2008 (14 photos)

... a bathroom that had seen its better days. We then took an 8 hour train ride across the plains and the desert to Marrakech, which fortunately seemed like a different world. It is much cleaner and paradoxically for a city on the edge of the desert, greener ...

The Spectacle...Djemma-el-Fna!
Jul 27, 2006 (6 photos)

... one case down, only a few dozen to go! We spent the day yesterday riding the rails from Fes to Marrakech. Trains in Morocco are actually quite pleasant. The coaches are air-conditioned and situated with six seats per compartment. After our experience ...

I would like to begin by suggesting that ...
Aug 26, 2002

... have to hire a car.... 5 hours on the train (no driving this time) and I am in a taxi with two local Moroccan guys in Marrakech, one who has spent 6 years in the USA - so now I am set English chit chat and local chit chat to get good prices. Last night ...

MMMMMMMMM can I try some of that
Jan 5, 2002

... now top of my list. If I asked to go in the poll today, I could name many more places I would not return to. Marrakech, I love you !!! As a parting word, unbelievable as this might seem, I haven't had one drop of alcohol so far this journey, but ...

Marrakech
Sep 15, 2009 (72 photos)

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madness and mayhem
Mar 2, 2006 (16 photos)

... weather cleared for a brilliant day and the high atlas mountains (biggest peak over 4500m!!) which rim the southwestern edge of Marrakech revealed their splendour for the first time. Spent a full day together wandering and eating. Really nice to catch up ...

The Marrakech Express
Nov 9, 2006 (3 photos)

... battling the flooding out of Rissani and a bus change at Erfoud, we found ourselves stuck on leaky, noisy and crowded overnight bus to Marakech which ended up taking an extra 2 hours due to the rain. Not the best time we've ever had. And not only was it ...

Marrakesh
Jan 15, 2006 (13 photos)

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The Camel Experience
Nov 25, 2003

Hahaha... everyone laughed at Veeral. Poor guy was thrown off his camel. The camel slipped in the soft sand and tipped to one side... forcing him to jump off. I didnt see it happen. I was totally last in the 'camel train' - thats why i named my camel ...

Respect in the Form of a Sheep Head
Nov 17, 2006 (10 photos)

Marrakech is the most cosmopolitan and developed city in Morocco. It is populated by the Moroccan elite, French retirees and celebrities. Marrakech has all of the usual suspects: a massive medina, a sprawling ville nouvelle and a luxurious palmerie ...

Hotel Golden Tulip - Marrakech
Oct 5, 2006 (8 photos)

... got here!  And a day early.  From the distances I have been covering each day on this ride, I figured that Casa. -> Marrakech in one day was feasible.  Only the amount of daylight was out of my control.  So I decided I would give ...

Marrakesh
Mar 14, 2008

... me apart from the bus and there were snowy mountains on the horizon. Everything was so quiet. And then... Marrakech. Hustle, bustle, tight spaces, Arabic, heat. Morocco is a kick in the butt for the senses as touts are numerous as are people and ...

The Air Is Full Of Spices! Marrakesh, Morocco
Nov 2, 2009 (46 photos)

... Birthday, Elena – we love you!] So… it IS true.  The air is full of spices here in Marrakesh (sometimes spelled Marrakech).  It may be cliché, and it may be what everyone says, but I can now tell you that it is an accurate summation of ...

Ali Baba and his beard
Nov 25, 2007 (4 photos)

... calling him Ali Baba, after a fictional character in an Arabic story; Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Since we have been in Morocco Dad has been continuously called this, because Ali Baba had a beard. Dad has got a bit fed up with his nickname from the ...

Au Revoir Marrakech
Jan 28, 2009 (4 photos)

We enjoyed breakfast in the hotel - and you could really feel the French influence.  We had all sorts of flaky pastries and fresh fig jam.  We went off in search of the sights, which aren't all that much to see.  We visited the Almoravid Koubba - basically a ...

Marrakech #1
Jan 24, 2008 (19 photos)

... , besides a 15kg bagage limit, no food on board and no seat tickets, lowcost Ryanair is just like normal airlines. Finally Marrakech, 9:30, 20°C. After dogs having checked some baggage for money or drugs, we got some amount of inconverible dirhams (1e ~ ...

2 days in desert, arrive Marrakesh
May 16, 2007

2 days in desert, arrive Marrakesh

Into (North) Africa
May 19, 2009 (23 photos)

... , bikes and donkey carts would pass by, seemingly oblivious to the awful stench or treacherous holes in the ground. Marrakech is a constant and relentless assault on every one of your senses – dodging people, motorcycles and mangy donkeys, all the ...

the most marvelous market
Jul 25, 2008

The girls and I arrived in Marrakech after a 16 hour journey via taxi and bus from Chefchaouen. At this point I am quite used to getting my nights rest in a bus, but it was the first time for the girls so they were pretty exhausted. I told the girls that I ...

one of the liveliest places on earth
Nov 8, 2006

bye bye kel

Arriving in to Marrakech
May 18, 2007 (5 photos)

... lid of the over loaded boot, and we set off for the Medina. The Medina is the ancient walled city in the centre of Marrakech that dates back to the 11th century. The wall is tinged a pinkish colour and makes for a spectacular approach into the Medina ...

Marrakech to the Mountain
Apr 15, 2007 (21 photos)

... made it back to the cafe soleil in 4 hours (seeing a lizard on the way yey!). We'd arranged to share a taxi back to Marrakech with the spanish guy (pedro) and two english guys who had also been on the mountain, so we dropped off our rented equipment and ...

Marrakech
Jul 14, 2006 (9 photos)

... is close to Djema el Fna. Other highlights were a trip to Atlas mountains and a visit of Le Jardin Majorelles in Marrakech...! ´ My favourite dish was vegetarian couscous. The new city is quite clean, full of roses, lemon and orange trees and palm ...

Marrakech roads in rush hour
Nov 24, 2007

The last time Mum and Dad came to Marrakech, they didn't have the campervan with them and after seeing the traffic in the city, they said they never wanted to drive here. Eighteen months later here they are driving through the city centre in rush hour at ...

Rainy day
Nov 24, 2007 (2 photos)

... small, confined space in the van, when we are all feeling miserable and irritable. However there is only so much wandering around a supermarket you can do, no matter how big it is. Luckily the rain eased a bit in the evening and we went into Marrakech.