Maison du Sud Essaouira

... about, I stumbled upon a very tres, tres chic hotel with wifi in the lobby! Thus, with my trusty little iPod I was able to swiftly log in here and post an entry. Easily entered the date 'n place, but... when I got to the interface for pecking the "Story" - alas for some strange reason my iPod (actually I believe it was a travelpod glitch) wouldn't bring up the keyboard so I couldn't type anywhere ...

... exception to the other driver talking to John and suddenly the two drivers start throwing punches at each other – serious fighting and then a few of the other drivers standing around see this as an opportunity to join in, so before we know it we’re in the middle of a taxi driver fight!! It eventually gets split up and we jump in a taxi and go to the main square. The riad we are staying in this time is within the souks themselves, its around 11pm by the time we ...

... 8211; they are celebrating a wedding. So we have yet more delicious food, accompanied with the now familiar Moroccan bread, which I adore. After the meal, once the family have gone, we go upstairs onto the terrace with Yassir and his friends and yes, you’ve guessed it – more mint tea!!!!!

The streets are practically empty by the time we leave and Yassir walks us back to the riad.

Essouria is way, way more laid back than ...

... workshop where local masters make different and and extraordinary things using the tree Thuja. Diiferent small souvenirs, tables, boxes, cupboards, hangers, toys... All that can be found here, such beauty things...

Then we had some free time to walk around the city and shops by ourselves, and then we met again to go to Agadir again.

While on the road, we saw local trees Argan ...

... the city formerly known as Mogador) this rare gem of a hotel
offers more than one could ask for within the medina walls.
Featuring 35 luxurious African, English, Portugese and Oriental themed rooms and suites, this
grandeur Morroccan house turned five star hotel holds true to the cluster of cultures that have touched the surrounding land. The hotel is appealing to both the business traveler ...

... The road to Essaouira is partly along the coast where some huge waves attract surfers, but at 17 degrees water temperature at this time of the year, it appears somewhat pale compared to Hawaii. So I guess they come here if Daddy's cheque didn't arrive in time for the flight to Honolulu. Essaouira is a town with a great atmosphere. It is right next to the coast, a walled city that looks unchanged ...

... of breed and olives (black standard and flavoured); with a serve of Moroccan Mint-tea. The total cost was 125dh, or less than 12 euro (24 australian); and we were both so full!To walk off dinner we decided to head for the beach at night. We learnt the beach is fully lit; it appears it has been designed to accommodate night swimming in the summer months. Tomorrow we plan to explore the Medina in more detail. The cost of food at restaurants is low, and the markets are ...

... screaming on the way back down this morning as i have no tread in my boots and kept sliding around. we left the gite 2 hours ahead of schedule as it was too dodgy to do the trek and arrived in lovely essa early instead, much warmer and lots of shopping to be done.

... get to check it out. Our hotel here is modada mogador riad, small with six rooms, and contemporary moroccan style. www.madada.com; very nice room with full ocean view. This city is charming and peaceful. very nice people, lots of cats, and relaxed vibe. we like it here. :) Had dinner of fresh seafood after finding the place, our usual style of getting totally turned around even with our map. HE SAID: There is also an area that ...

... pay 17.99 GBP plus all applicable taxes and surcharges to come here via SleazyJet. May 17th KM START = 14,701 (Trip = 4,331 ) KM END = 14,866 (Trip =4,496 ) Route: Marrakesh > Essaouira Today is the day where I realise that either: a) we have been completely spoilt, or b) my tank of geographic superlatives has run dry after only 2 weeks. The ride from Marrakesh to the Atlantic Coast is truly forgettable for me, but Pierpaolo is impressed by the vast expanses of nothing ...