Riad Amirat Al Jamal Marrakech

... vous séduira par son atmosphère reposante.


20 chambres vous accueillent dans un univers de confort propre aux charmes de l'Orient. Soucieux de votre bien-être, l'ensemble du personnel mettra tout en oeuvre pour vous garantie un séjour inoubliable.

... and I were stuffed. It had become very hot and we had
walked quite a lot. We stopped for a while at an antique store as dad asked
about old military medals. Didn’t ask why but as a collector he often requests
or houses some random things.

I had some mint
tea at this place, on the rooftop overlooking things. Dad has a way with people
so there was lots of joking and poking at big stomachs (like he can talk!) and
general cheekiness. People who know ...

From the fun flats of Marrakech...we made our way to the High Atlas mountains for well...mountains of magnificent hiking and views.

Jebel Toubkal stands at 4200m above sea level and at that is the highest most point in northern Africa and also a bit of a mission! We made it up the mighty mountain in a few days and did some sleeping, sun burning and Scrabble in there as well. An absolutely incredible adventure!

Back down and all set to embark on a road trip to Fez!

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... reminds me of India and all the experiences i had there that live on in my mind but it is an odd amalgamation of the western and traditional. The main square is a magical place where all is alive by night and oh so chilled and interesting in the day.

We did a couple of days exploration of all it had to offer and then onwards AND upwards...

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... basically an oasis in the northside of town, which is known as the Yves St Laurent gardens. A horticulturist designed and planted the gardens almost a hundred years ago following a traditional Islam plan. After he died in the early 60’s, Yves St Laurent bought the site and restored the plants and public walks. He lived in Marrakesh. His “Majorelle Blue” is a stunning colour of blue made famous by this ...

... themselves down to the sand and we dismounted.

The inside of our hut was lined with colorful Moroccan rugs and sleeping mats, and two low tables. Not long after we got situated, a teenage boy entered our tent with tray of glasses and a kettle of mint tea! We all gathered around as he poured us a glass of this traditional sweet tea. This young man could speak his native Berber language and French. Kyle, Laura and I were the only people in our group that could ...

... KFC, KFC" riiiight, I guess we know what the Moroccans' impression of the US is. We end the night at a rooftop cafe with a bottle of water and a coke... since Muslims don't drink, most places do not even offer any alcohol. This morning we get up around 8 for breakfast (another great meal at our Riad) again, we have no idea what to expect, but it was amazing spread of fruits, jams, bread and crepe-looking things. We meet our guide ...

... Toujbkal) Jbel Angour, Ait Benhaddou, Ouzarzate, Merzouga, Erfoud, Erg Chebbi, Vale do Dra, Desfiladeiro Todra.
Marrakech
uma cidade com vida, com cor, com aroma, a praça Jemaa El-fna, é
fantástico assistir ao final da tarde a todo aquele espectacular que é
o aparecimento de todos aqueles restaurantes ambulantes...onde se come
por 3,00 € apesar das condições de higiene serem bastante duvidosas,
mas a comida é sempre muito ...

... in panic, or running up to the boys' room to say I wasn't grown up enough for this and didn't want to be alone, I decided to record the day's events, for the travel pod. And now I feel a bit better. I have braved an early morning bus, an almost inaccessible train station, and a flight to Africa, so a night in Hotel Afriquia is really nothing. My door is locked, my suitcase is locked, and I'm exhausted. Time to take some deep breaths, close my eyes, and head on towards tomorrow.