Melia Palais Salam Agadir

... that I was able to live for a part of my time at Villa Mandala, this beautiful home kitted out in Moroccan decor and flair, rich with stories, personality and feeling. Not to mention that during June it was re-done with a new swimming pool and a sweet Yoga Shala on the roof overlooking the sea. Yep, I was a happy camper to move my backpack from my apartment in Taghazout (which I also loved ...

... all about being respectful so I'm fine with this.  It's just odd to go out into town and not see women in the streets, to be so surrounded by men. 

I'm having an incredible time here, meeting fun and interesting people who stay with us.  My main jobs are to teach yoga and socialize with guests staying at our villas/guesthouse locations or while out surfing with them.  Pretty sweet.  I live in an apartment in ...

... in the lush Palm Bay and enjoy the sun, because it's always there to light up your day! The opportunities for play during your day are plentiful, including a variety of water sports! There's also a golf course and tennis court. If you're more into relaxing than getting active, or need to wind down after too much activity, sip a rejuvenating beverage in one of the six bars inside ...

... way I spent this day. Of course, I swam a lot... The Ocean is such a paradise... When you enter the water, it feels very cold, but as you enter farther, you got used to it and it feels normal. The Waves! They are really big, it's so fun to greet them with your body... Cool water brings a new kind of freshness to you... And then, when you go to the beach, the water becomes more and more warm, and closer to the beach it ...

... is normal.

Sud Bahia 3* - the hotel is the cheapest in Agadir. All rooms are sold though=). Old, but good, has very small territory with a little pool, but if you're goin' to watch Agadir, not lying by the pool - it's the best choice=D.

Club Hotel Al Moggar Garden Beach 4* - great hotel! It's territory is stretched along the beach line. The hotel is oldie, but it's in a good form. Rooms are spacy enough. The pool is interesting ...

... amp; Spa 5*. Well, it's very rich, very pretentious... Red wood is everywhere around you... And that is what annoyed me the most... You feel yourself like in museum! Very depressing corridors, dim light, and wooden doors... All that is pressing on you... The rooms are rich, but also very simple and have no soul... Well, if you search for a prestige - it's your kind of hotel. 
Next was Amadil Beach Agadir 4*. Well, i liked it much. It's a four ...

... the front seat, plus the driver. Cheap but not very comfortable, though it ensures close contact to the locals. It was already late and after waiting a long time, I ended up buying three seats and off we went. It was pitch dark, nobody spoke a word and there I was in Morocco. One of the other passengers knew exactly where my hotel was but then he didn't, so I ended up gone way too far in a ...

... metros dessa estrada e estava agora a meio caminho andado para a fronteira. Mais de 1000 km de distância. Depois de muito andar com o polegar de fora, tentei mudar para o modo mochila aos pés e encarar os motoristas, mas apetecia-me andar e voltei então ao método menos eficaz. Desta vez funcionou e mais uma vez com a pessoa mais improvavel : um taxista. Reconheci a buzina que pergunta « não queres facilitar a vida e apanhar taxi ? ». Fiz o ...

... cafes and restaurants and just soaking in the atmosphere of the town. We also met a couple of German blokes, Sasha and Simon, who weve been surfing and hanging with a bit. All in all its been a great relaxing week but after looking at the surf report we decided wed leave today to travel around Morocco for a week or two whilst waiting for the swell season to start. Unfortunately Proudys bowels and the spaghetti he had for dinner last night had ...

... language, food, birds, vegetation, modes of transportation and agriculture (think plowing a field with a donkey or camel), all distinctly Moroccan and a feast for our senses. That said, our current campground is a European island of over 400 campers so we are still connected in many ways to the continent. Our plan from here, should it work, is to head into the Sahara for a few days before heading north on the final leg of our journey. We haven ...