Riad Al Madina Essaouira

O.k. perhaps I best explain...

Coming up for air here after many adventures all across Morocco. Am presently in Essaouira - a most lovely seaside town along the Atlantic coast, about 3 hrs. southwest of Marrakech.

The techno explaination:

I arrived yesterday (well actually "today" as it's now Oct. 4, but I shall leave the date above as that's when I first arrived) and whilst ...

... 8211; Sahara – was a bit temperamental and in truth he actually frightened me a bit by shaking his head around and flicking his tail about – he seemed agitated and I think he sensed that I was a bit nervous of him, so he took full advantage of that – which meant that I ended up being led round, which wasn’t quite the same.

Johnboy on the other hand was a complete natural – he looked decidedly unsure when – after two minutes of ...

... in my hostel.

So when I go back, I hear someone speaking French to me. Here we go. I knew it was only a matter of time before someone tried to pick me up. I look over, bracing myself for the awkward escape...

And stop. He is just... striking.

Mocha coloured skin, a narrow, feline face, and eyes that looked almost golden in the light of the setting sun. Oh, and the longest dreads I have ever seen on a person.

I was a ...

... 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 ...

Hotel Palais Le'Heure Bleue







Imagine waking up to the sun peeking in through your suite window.

Just enough to summon you to the balcony to take in the marvelous views of Morrocco
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The sea, the port and the towns that await you...


This could be the start of your day when you stay at the Heure Bleue Palais
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Located in ...

... 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 ...

... Mounia and were led into a room out the back to get undressed. In our jocks we were then led to the steam room to sit on a bench for a little so the heat would open our pores -- then the lady came and splashed a bucket of water over us. After we were led over to 3 benches where we were given the hardest scrub down (so much black skin and grime came off us it was grose!). Back to the hot room ...

... he sat down next to me anyway and chatted for a while. He left after I dropped into the conversation that I had a boyfriend and I was traveling with my Dad, who's just over there and he should probably be scared of him. Finally peace, I watched the sunset over the beach with my Dad and then went back to the campsite, where I got asked out by the campsite boy when my Dad went for a shower. How am I going to manage travelling on my own? I need a wedding ring.

... a big breath and sucking your guts in, just like David Hassellhoff did in approxinmately 400 episodes of Baywatch. Not only does your stomach start to get cooled, but the free flowing air will make it down to your nether regions as well! This is the bonus move, and is sure to bring me fame and fortune in the long distance motorcycling world. 20 km out of Essaouira and this advancement in rider cooling technology is no longer required. A strong chill wind is blowing from the ...

... when we noticed that said hotel had been apparently adandoned for about a decade. In town, a large tour bus full of German bird watcher tourists had just stopped, giving them enough time to get out with binoculars and ogle birds while locals ogled them. We rode on out of town hoping to get off the road by night fall.... riding into the setting sun off the main road, 15 km downhill toward the ocean, surfer village ...