Palazzo Desdemona Essaouira

... few days to have a wash as they dont have any shower facilities in their houses. I was going to go but apparently it is really hot and I was a bit worried about fainting as I still dont feel 100% after the acident. So Ian went off with Mohammad on his own and I hung around reading and trying to get our washing dry which was hanging on the line on the roof terrace. Ian got back smoking a morrocan cigarette and acting now like a true ...

... us on. Eventually dismounting at Ground Zero (a decidedly g-forsaken tumble of thorny scrub that no Lonely Planet guidebook would dare to include among the "Gottasees in Morocco") Mohammad gallantly (albeit still dubiously) helped hunt amid the parched thicket til... we finally found the geoprize (an overturned rusty can concealing a trinket-filled tub of Tupperware) - yippeee!<br><br>Other Essaouria highlights:<br><br ...

... amazing &#8211; we had to buy the fish and then pay a small amount to have it cooked, but to feed the four of us with more fish and prawns than you could want, a salad each, chips each, bread, a big bottle of water and a couple of cokes it was less than £10 between us.<br><br>John has never ridden a camel before &#8211; so after lunch we make our way back to the beach and take a camel ride for half an hour. Half an hour is more than enough &#8211; I don&#8217;t think it helped ...

... hours later we arrive in Essouria and go and find the riad. The riad is, once again, quite beautiful and the owner was extremely friendly &#8211; he didn&#8217;t have the rooms we booked though and offered us a 3 person room instead &#8211; this was okay with all of us, so we dropped our bags and went to investigate.<br><br>Lunch was high on the agenda, so we wander round to find somewhere to eat. We find a fantastic place to eat &#8211; everything was ...

... 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...<br><br>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.<br><br>While on the road, we saw local trees Argan ...

... 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 ...

... beginning to get a little holiday tired :) The rain enforced break allowed Shellie to return to her knitting and for me to catch-up on my notes over the last few days before we set out to watch our first sunset in Essouria.On this second walk we didn't get wet - it didn't rain; the rain gods must have known we have our wet weather gear this time. We started by walking along the beach. The high-tide mark was clear; marked by the presence of waste wood, mud and some (not very ...

... Like no other sand I've seen before. The beach was packed full of people, the boys are very active playing soccer and paddle ball. The women seem pretty mellow relaxing on towels, even a few wearing swimsuits ( to my surprise). Went back to riad to relax then had dinner at Le Patio. Not our favorite, but cool chic ...

... Fes we get the feeling that if the tourists stopped coming and slinked out the back door, the city wouldn't really notice as it was too busy having a good time. A rest day here seems like an excellent idea. May 16th - Rest Day, Marrakesh What a luxury to have a night in a decent bed! Normally I would have felt that I had betrayed my backpacker roots staying in a plush place like this, but we justify ourselves coming to this riad in Marrakesh due to our desert ordeal and lack of ...

... was already crowded and expected more ppl to come...it was the first day of the Gnaoua African music festival which is the reason why we went there also. from the moment after stepping out from the bs there was always someone offering you smth...riksa, place where to stay, being ur guide, different hats, jewellary and so on.. as we didnt have a place to stay yet and it promised to be quite ...