Dar Tuscia Marrakech

Situé en plein coeur de la médina, à quelques pas du port et de la plage, le Riad Chakir Mogador est le lieu privilégié de votre escale à Essaouira.


Cette maison d'hôtes, entièrement restaurée dans le pur respect des traditions et de l'architecture ...

... is
dusty and hot. Really hot. I had a mint tea under the misguided assumption that
a hot beverage would cool me down, like chai tea does for the Indians. It did
not, and I was sweating like a ******* and really feeling the heat, so I
retreated to café for a cold water and a Moroccan Salad (much like Mexican
salsa, consists of roughly chopped cilantro, tomato and onion), which came to
about 60 cents. Great lunch.

Found Milli and
Nick later and we ...

From the fun flats of Marrakech...we made our way to the High Atlas mountains for well...mountains of magnificent hiking and views.

Jebel Toubkal stands at 4200m above sea level and at that is the highest most point in northern Africa and also a bit of a mission! We made it up the mighty mountain in a few days and did some sleeping, sun burning and Scrabble in there as well. An absolutely incredible adventure!

Back down and all set to embark on a road trip to Fez!

XXX

After immense Irish experiences and an interesting and equally incredible adventure in Italy i arrived in Morocco having met both big brother Jage and eventually Stewart in Milan...

We made our way to the mad, mixed and amazing Marrakech with a few friends we found along the way and ended up in the midst of Ramadan at a funky guesthouse hidden away in the ...

... way out. He did; we went; so did he, always a discreet distance off my left front quarter panel. I tested him once by overtaking a parked cart on the right but, sure enough, I noticed he scooted around the cart and took up position again. We got to a street with vehicles and soon spotted a cab. It didn’t take long for his hand to come out and say, “Money”. If you were nuts enough to ask how much, they ...

... we explored the cave-like shops bursting with silver and
jewels, the range of babouches from classic yellow leather to a mock
Burberry design, an array of spices, and a slightly disturbing stall
selling tortoises stacked like bricks and baby Peregrine falcons.
Worn out from haggling on teapots and lanterns, we’d hoped to eat
dinner at the renowned food stalls used by locals and (fearless)
tourists alike, located in the ...

... ask if you may take a picture, the answer is almost certainly no. If you get a yes, it is because you've asked if they'd mind. If you ask why, they will tell you, it is against their religion. This is hard to argue against. However, one thing would easily change everything: Lots of people will ask for money if you want to take a picture. Maybe I just misunderstood, did they say it's the prophet or the profit that matters?

... around not close to their parents, when we were falling down the mountain, there were always about 25 hands in our direction ready to help us up...although there were a lot of people, I never feared for my life, I didn't think someone had a hidden weapon and was ready to pop it out on me at any time! The people - they're kind and full of culture! I loved it!

... para o deserto...horas em cima do dromedário é um
calvário....nem é pelo calor, nem pelo vento, nem pela areia e somente
mesmo pelo nosso coccix....MEU DEUS!!!
Quando desci da besta nem consegui segurar as pernas, tremiam pareciam varas verdes.
Chegamos
a umas das maiores dunas do Erg Chebbi 250 mt de areia....podem pensar
o Monte Crasto tem 125 mt, mas é granito, areia 250 mt são 5 km...dois
passos para frente um passo para trás, é muito ...

... angle lens, the guard immediately said I could not take any photographs at all, exclaiming, "You're a professional!" Needless to say, it took some persuasion on my part, telling him I was just an ordinary tourist from Canada who wished to take some photos for my Mother, an avid gardener and "green thumb" who just l-o-v-e-s flowers! The guard made a quick call. Moments later, the hotel's Chef de Client came by, and I explained my story once again. After a ...