Marrakech
Travel Blogs from Marrakech, Morocco
Day 16-18 - Morocco, Marrakech - Markets
... with the upcoming 7-8 night bush camp stint. Mmmm week with no showers... sure we will all be smelling lovely after that!! So Marrakech - love it but not nearly as much as Fes or Chefchaouen due to the fact that it is just so touristy. Fes ...
Morocco
First time for me in Africa. Another continent conquered. Flew into Marrakech and had three days of 25 deg C weather. Really great after the cold of the UK (-10deg C). Cannot quite understand why the local Arabs try to rip everyone off at every ...
Snake Charmers and Grill Masters
Maybe it was because our tour ends in 2 days and I have to say goodbye to new friends, but I am completely uninspired to write. This city assaults your senses into an excited state & it starts with the avenues of rose gardens ... You have to come ...
market madness
Everyday the streets are alive, hungry cats, insistant shop keepers, one thousand welcomes from everyone, the constant call of fish and chips(who knows why), the shouts of "come to my shop, prices almost free!" and "you want moroccan husband, five ...
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Morrocan roll
WOW, amazingly we have made it to continent number 7 (seven) and everyone thinks we're not playing with the full set. Having covered a fair part of the atlas it seemed only fitting that we arrive at our final destination by flying in over ...
Goodbye Morocco!
... ; The End! Morocco was a lot of fun and i learnt a lot about their different culture. Moroccan people are generally really friendly, helpful ...
Location de villas Riads dans un domaine de charme
SITUATION : A seulement 12 km du centre de Marrakech et entouré des plus beaux golfs de la ville rouge, les « Jardins de Touhina » jouissent d'un cadre naturel d'exception avec un panorama enchanteur sur l’Atlas et tous les avantages que ...
On the Road In Morocco
... , we were able to get a good taste and feel for three of Morocco's great imperial cities: Meknes, Fez and Marrakech. Morocco’s history and culture have been shaped by the Berbers, originally a nomadic Jewish people converted to Islam around 1000 ...
Two Nights in a Riad
For our last two nights in Marrakech, we checked ourselves into a riad for some relaxation and rest. Moroccan cities are a blistering hive of activity. We spent two nights behind the high walls of a riad--an oasis in the midst of the ...
Interesting Times in Marrakesh
The final two days in Marrakech have definitely been different to the first two and not for the better. We were picked up by our new Riad and after driving for about 10 minutes we then had to get out of the nice air conditioned car and walk through a ...
Marrakech
I slept like a baby on the train,so I'm glad we opted for 1st class, so that I could enjoy today and not be exhausted1 We met this Mexican girl in our cabin and she has joined us for the time being. Today, while Michael was lazy, we wandered through the ...
Marrakech online
Arriving after sunset in the imperial city of Marrakech offered an interesting spectacle walking through the main square, D'jemaa el-fna, where all life in the medina seems to focus around is ram packed full of the smell of every possible spice and food ...
Oh let the sun beat down upon my face . . .
... saffron. Beezel bought an original of one of his pieces for 80 MAD. Cheap! We now had to contend with the drive back to Marrakech over the winding, mountainous roads. Aside from being referred to as Ali Baba half a dozen times or so, it was an uneventful ...
Into (North) Africa
... , 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 ...
Worse Lunch Ever
It was nice to have the chance to sleep in this morning after a few exhausting days of hiking. We had arranged to be woken up at 08:00 for an 08:30 breakfast before embarking on the final leg of our trek back to Imlil. Typically nobody came ...
Arriving in to Marrakech
... the 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 ...
Our first full day in Marrakech
... had had enough sensory over load for one morning. The locals were all very friendly with kind greetings and 'Welcome to Marrakech'. The irony that this was a developing country filled with civil folk, whereas we had just left two developed countries with ...
Tombs 'n' Tanneries
... a chaps cave to discuss such prospects. We settled on a daytrip to the seaside surf hotspot of Essaouria, ~180km West of Marrakech, for Sunday (tomorrow), and made assurances that if it went well we would book a desert trip with this company. Happy ...
The final fading sounds of Morocco
... ' adventurous journey to experience Morocco's varied people, places, cultures, and landscapes. A full day spent touring Marrakech's monuments and walking through its streets, souks, shops, and alleys. Mohammed, our trusty but somewhat ...
Where the streets have no name
... it on the TV, but that’s not the same, I knew I was somewhere different, from what I’d seen so far, Marrakech was going to be a place ripe with possibilities. Once the mint tea is finished we’re all ready to go and get something ...
Marrakech Express
... caravans used to come to sell their wares. He tells us if we don't experience this square we have not experienced Marrakech. It is now dark outside and as we approach it appears there are thousands of people. There are small clusters of ...
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Marrakesh
Marrakesh is Magical. The souks and the Djemaa el-Fna with its story tellers , snake charmers, magicians, fruit sellers etc, the atmosphere was hypnotic. And it wan't just in the day time but at night it was also busy with the food stalls and ...
Everything but beer!
... met a tour operator who has spent lots of time traveling the world. He told me that without a doubt he feels safer in Marrakech or anywhere else in Morocco than in New York or London. He told me that there are no streets in the city that are not perfectly ...
1.02 - Marrakech, Morocco
... are his only flaws, as far as we saw, and not the reasons why he is our favorite Moroccan). So, a quick two things about Marrakech. First, the old part of the city (the medina) is completely functional, but it’s like time stopped 700 years ...
