Riad Alexandra Marrakech

Confirming my ever-strong belief in fate and allworking out eventually, we ended up in Morocco right on time for the 2009 Marrakech Film Festival! As film fanatics, we hot-well, actually cold-footed it-from freezing cold Casa to Marrakech making it just in time for films galore...

Getting back to the Western world is weird after adventures in African countries like Mali and Senegal as it seems so different yet only a drive-or even briefer flight ...

... kollat in staden ordentligt och irrat runt bland alla små gator och torg där de säljer allt möjligt och omöjligt bl.a. på jakt efter fina tofflor som Astrid vill ha med sig till Sverige. Jag (Karin) har redan blivit pålurad en henna-tatuering vars pris varierade mellan gratis och 400 dirham (knappt 400 sek). Slutligen kom vi ”överens” om 50 dir (försäljerskan var inte så nöjd med detta). Här är många sköna m ...

... significantly cheaper and their Trans went quite a bit further. We have run into the Oasis truck on numerous occasions and yes it is much nicer with coach seats and a better sound system but I'd rather sacrifice such things to be able to do more on my trip. I mean over $1000 in savings can go quite a long ways in side trips like rafting and shark diving. I would advise if you are choosing an overlanding trip that if you need the extra comfort to go with ...

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... went to ring Danielle and then went to look at a restaurant that we had got a flyer for in the day it did not open until 7 so we went to the square in the evening it comes alive with street food sellers and snake charmers Ian made the mistake of taking a picture then that was it the snake man came over and started putting the snake around Ians neck and they were demanding that I take a picture I said no as I know then that they want money and I only had 2d and I did not even ...

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 ...

... dancers continually rotating around the tables and soliciting tips. There were 2 cute girls and the old warhorse who was more talented than the other two (balancing a tray of candles on her head the entire time) but not so pretty to look at. We felt sorry for her, but not sorry enough to tip. Meanwhile the service didn't match up to the posh surroundings, with the concept of a fully cooked pasta seeming to escape them, as did what a vegetarian meal ...

... sex, which meant that more than once, I found myself alone in a public bathroom with Moroccan men who seemed surprised to see me there. Not fun. Also, many of the toilets were the kind where you squat over a hole, which luckily I got used to using when we were in Japan. I knew to always have my own toilet paper and hand sanitizer and just hold my breath. All in all, we had a truly fantastic time and enjoyed immersing ourselves in a new culture and meeting many new and interesting people.

... a new plan of attack. As is our want, we discussed several hundred alternatives, but with Andrew and Leo in the mix we eventually came to a suitable set of conclusions. We all agreed that an entire day of sitting in the 'salon de the' was untenable and that even if the clouds and rain never let up we should at least make an effort to see something. Our many guidebooks suggested that if we made our way back to the new town we could either rent a car or catch a grand taxi that would ...