L'Initiale Hotel-Restaurant Oualidia

... avec
pas mal de gens pour la suite de notre voyage, dont une personne pour
vendre notre remorque. Le vendredi Aziz nous a presente a un
ferronier pour fabriquer un porte roue. Le samedi 16 mai, direction
le souk et ensuite nous avons vide la remorque a ne pas faire meme
dans un petit village il pense que l on va vendre le contenu dur dur
mais bon c est de notre faute.<

... or in heaven or hell. He just could not believe his ears and asked how I knew that there was not afterlife as God says there is. "Did God tell you that?", I asked, "Or did someone else, like your teacher or parents, told you so?" "It's in the Kuran!", he replied. "Well, God told me personally that there is no hell or afterlife. That there is only physical energy returning into non-physical energy", I replied calmly. "What do you do for work?" he asked ...

We left Essaouira and drove north along the coast to Oualidia, passing fields being ploughed by donkeys and children with school bags, walking along the roadside in the middle of nowhere. They would wave as we passed and we were always unsure whether they were trying to stop us to sell something, or whether they were just curious and friendly. As we drove we looked across at peaceful sandy beaches and fields of crops not far from the sea. I met my new boyfriend ...

Ahhhh. El Jadida was the saving grace of the trip. Since we couldn't do the ever-popular camel trek, a few days on a beach was in order. We follow the travel gods and their signs, and they clearly were telling us to get the hell out of Ouerzazate, or we would surely die. We found a somewhat decent hotel when we arrived. That was after a few Km hike with our packs in the midday sun. We noticed a few taxis driving around but it ...

Clearly the number one highlight of my trip to Morocco has been getting a local Hammam. Probably one of the most satisfying activities this year. A Hammam is a local concoction similar to Turkish baths. I shared this experience with Thomas who was as equally imressed as I was. The Hammam starts with stripping down to your underwear. You go through to a hot room where you relax for about 10 minutes and become ...

We awoke at 6.30am in readiness for our 4 hour trek up the mountain to the Holy Rock. The trek was made increasingly difficult by the sand storm rolling down the hillside. Nevertheless, all of this trekking is helping me with my Inca preparation. It was also made difficult by the donkeys, thin trails and loads of tourists. It was stunning scenery and this in itself made the trek up the hill worth it. I was feeling very ...

(The map pin is slightly off since we headed back to Marrakech) While in Tangier, we researched our options and decided to take the train to Marrakech again, and then the bus to Essaouira, an artsy town set on the Atlantic coast. So after a long journey south and an interesting conversation with a woman from Ceuta in as much Spanish as I could muster, we had another night in Marrakech before taking a bus to Essaouira in the morning. Essaouira is known for its goats ...

12 de Mayo: Escribimos hoy desde una ciudad sobre la costa en Marruecos, un lugar muy lindo llamado Essoueira, si,con las 5 vocales en su nombre! Tomamos un bus esta maniana desde Marrakech luego de habernos tomado el dia de ayer para recorrer la ciudad en bus, Marrakech termino por parecernos muy linda, con sus plazas y jardines bien cuidados y fuera de la plaza principal, la gente era mas tranqui, se ve que esta plaza con su mercado ...

... of the Youth Hostel). There is plenty of fresh seafood around, but this morning Yoong came across a local restaurant preparing tajine dishes for lunch, so we went there for a delicious lamb and vegetable tajine. We have explored the Portuguese walled city, including walking around the ramparts and sampled the local markets. Not a lot to do here. There ...