Residence Ezzahia Marrakech

... After a stressful spell though the buzz of Marrakech makes me appreciate all we have experienced and everything us Westerners have even more. Morocco is more amazing than i remembered with its incredible colours, culture and continuous backdrop of distant mountain ranges.

Reality beckons as we are back by Chrimbo but for now we are losing ourselves in all sorts of surreal and out-standing cinema in the sunny but still cold capital...

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... ta med båda händerna men jag som är vänsterhänt måste nog börja öva på att inte använda ”bajshanden” vid måltider tillsammans med andra (en metod man kanske kan använda om man är väldigt hungrig nån gång och vill ha all mat för sig själv).

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Idag letade vi oss utanför murarna till nya delen av staden. Där fanns både Zara, Pizza Hut och traditionella tofflor, dock inga som Astrid ville ha ...

We have been in Marrakech for three days now and I just finally made it into town because first I was sick then it was pouring down rain. What a drag. Anywho just thought I'd give a quick update since we aren't sure if we will have internet for the next couple weeks.

Thought I'd put in some general stuff

Comments on Overlanding:

Why I chose African Trails and other comments about the trip:

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... a pic and Ian did not want the snake around his neck. He was demanding that we go to the bank and get some money and being really nasty so in the end I just dumped the 2d in his had and grabbed Ian and walked off.

We ended up having a walk around and going to the restaurant that we had seen in the day it was an oasis of calm after the street sellers. Ian had tajine of lamb and I had chicken we both had 3 courses and it cost us about 13 pounds and the food was lovely.

Met a fine fellow from Wales as a hopped off the bus in Marrakech (from Essouria). He was looking for an economical riad to stay and I knew just the place - the riad I'd dumped my rugs at just days prior.

After settling in, I invited him to tag along w/ me to grab a geocache at Menara Gardens. LOL ...

... Later the bus took us outside the Medina gates to the newer part of Marrakech where our hotel is. We hooked up with Les and Judy (who also took a trip to Marrakech, riding camels through the palm groves) via the walkie talkies. We took Bear to McDonalds for a happy meal. The most interesting part of that was that the mcdonalds is located in the Marrakech train station (i kept hearing Marrakech Express by Crosby Stills and Nash going through my head).

Marrakesh is a treasure!!! rich in culture, colorful and vibrant, I cannot tell you how many friends I made, Its a crazy environment so be prepared to be bombarded by almost every single Moroccan trying to sell you something! don't ever buy anything at their price and even when you first haggle don't be conservative with your offers, the more liberal the better, even if it means they don't ...

... It was sensational. We sat outside under the restaurant umbrella shade and ate Moroccan, drank Coca-cola with an Arabic label, and marvelled at the wonderfully chaotic and amazing scenes unfolding around us. Deposited our dirty laundry at a local hostel with facilities, and without receipt or any convincing agreement that they get washed or even returned, we walked over to the markets, crossing fingers that we´d still have clothes at day´s end (a risk that paid off when we returned to ...