Adrar Hotel Agadir

I found it really ironic that one of Surf Maroc's properties was called Villa Mandala. A lot of my time in Bali was based around the spiral, connecting to this circle of existence we all share a part of and we all come back to. How I can live and teach the sacred Mandala of ritual, but also the greater Mandala of daily practice. How I can be and feel the wholeness.

So it was quite ...

So I dropped off the map for a bit...I finished up an amazing trip in Indonesia early May.  Being in Bali was such a profound and special experience for me, but I'll write more about that another time when I update photos from the rest of the trip.

But now it's Morocco!  I hopped to NY for a few days (after a fun day trip to Taiwan to get my bubble tea fix) )before heading here to accept a job teaching yoga ...

Located outside of the medina, but not more than 10 minutes from shops and 25 km from the international Airport, Sofitel Agadir is a gorgeous place to stay while in Morocco. This grand five star hotel holds 273 rooms including family sized suites! The Kasbah style architecture combined with the elegant and exotic décor make this hotel a genuine beauty you'll never want to step outside ...

After a long sleep, I woke up fresh as a newborn=)

This day was a day when I decided to finally buy unbought souvenirs and presents. The first thing in my plans was a Confiserie where I could bought great morroccan pastry as a present=) It's Incredible... We walked the streets of Agadir to get to the La Fontaine Place where the Patiserie was situated... The city lives a very interesting life, non-familiar to us ...

... be returned to you by the end of staying here). Unfortunately, it's not green=( But the hotel itself is cool.
 
Caribbean Village Agador 3* - The space is Veeeery big because it shares its territory with another hotel, so you have a lot of things to do and places to go=) Lots of pools, facilities etc. Great!

Atlantic Palace 5* - Luxury, The richest hotel of all. His owner is a King's cousin. It's very impressive! Awesome Territory ...

It had snowed quite a bit overnight, just not enough to make a mess out of the city, which I greatly appreciated for going to the airport again. 11 days in Germany, enough to do my laundry, recharge my batteries and swap guidebooks. I was happy to escape all those Christmas songs that were now playing non-stop on the radio. Three hours and twenty minutes flying time and I found myself in Agadir ...

... here on in it was all village well pumps for us. Trying to spend our last Dirham I bought two icecream cones as am totally addicted with the peach one. The girl serving me was thrilled to meet an Australian so we chatted away for a while. She asked how I liked Agadir and I tried to explain that we were just passing through but she didn't seem to comprehend this only laughing when I said driving and Mauritania ...

... was anxious to get in the water... He eventually made it to Le Source, a surfspot named for the fresh water that bubbles up here, rather than the longer and more famous/crowded anchor point. Apparently this was the right choice for the conditions, as anchor point dried up and everyone followed suit. Although a bit crowded, especially with local ripping teenagers, the waves were still good and it was nice to experience true Moroccan surf. Good waves ...

Our entry to Essouira was heralded by a rousig chorus of "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!" We have proved ourselves to be something of a musical group - berber dancing, drumming on tables and undoubtably here we will continue our less-then-melodic-but-utterly-enthusias tic-efforts at entertaining ourselves... and the rest of whichever restaurant public place we find ourselves. Essouira is the opportunity for a good feedback session while the group ...

... was a large shop with just about everything a tourist could hope to buy without walking miles. They had musical instruments, leather crafts, clothing, food, alcohol and nick-nacks. Hats were expensive, but I did buy a calendar, choc, biscuits, Marrakesh notebook, wallets, drum and postcards for 172D (£11.00). It was more breezy today and not as hot. Continued shopping and bought a leather camel and slippers as gifts but I'm not sure about the size. I got both for 125D, which ...