Hotel Essaouira Marrakech

... vous séduira par son atmosphère reposante.


20 chambres vous accueillent dans un univers de confort propre aux charmes de l'Orient. Soucieux de votre bien-être, l'ensemble du personnel mettra tout en oeuvre pour vous garantie un séjour inoubliable.

... lunch, well I had a fruit salad – trying to be healthy
and trim that damn Croatia doughy waistline.

More walking
around in the afternoon followed by a siesta.

Milli and I went
to watch the sunset and have a soft drink in one of the rooftop terraces,
watching the tourists dodge the snake charmers who seem very quick to put a snake
around your shoulders so you can get a photo taken, a prospect that didn’t
exactly overwhelm me with joy ...

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!

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What a week of extremes. Highs and lows - literally, physically, emotionally...

So I arrived in Marrakesh, a little nervous just over a week ago. I felt thoroughly unprepared - mainly in terms of wardrobe as my last minute reading on womens fashion in morocco had me worried... however I needn't have panicked too much as although some of my clothing was probably not totally culturally acceptable, I still managed to get away with shorts and singlets (although not spaghetti straps). I ...

... I said to Susan, “Hear that kid crying? That’s the young brother of the boy I gave a coin to, I think.”

One the way home – pitch dark other than some diffused light from a filigree wrought iron lamp on a paint-peeled wall here & there – we pass the same woman, her head down, same two boys. It’s about 11pm. I knelt down to the younger boy this time….out came a little ...

... for dinner?" - for which he yearns for more. He told us that Morocco was the first country to outlaw polygamy - that is, unless the man can prove that they are financially capable and the first wife has to consent to it. But there are still a lot of happy polygamist couples. It's just different. We learned about the Berber people and that they are still very prominent within the country and that they are not Muslim. We learned that there ...

... mt, respira-se...umas vistas fabulosas, vimos o
Toujbkal o segundo monte mais alto de Africa 4.167 mt.
Ait Benhaddou
um Kashbah fabuloso, bem tratado dentro das suas possibilidades, mais
uma vez labiríntico. Com uma cor ao final do dia quente, muito quente,
uma terracota quase vermelha. Aqui comprei a minha recordação da viagem
o tapete. Aqui foram gravados filmes como "A Jóia do Nilo", "Lawrence
da Arábia", "Jesus de Nazaré".
Um rio com ...