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Riad Hotel Assia Marrakech

32, calle de la Recette, Riad El Mokha, Jamaa El Fna Marrakech, Morocco

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Coming Full Circle

A travel blog entry by wendy_wanders

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We celebrated our last night in Oualidia before our return to Marrakech for our flight to London. Getting out of Oualidia proved to be a bit of a challenge, as there was no direct means of transportation to Marrakech. We took a normal bus to Safi and from there another to Marrakech. Once back in Marrakech, we had some specifics to accomplish. …

Hands of Fatima

A travel blog entry by wendy_wanders

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The Hand of Fatima, also known as a hamsa, is an apotropaic symbol. It is in evidence everywhere you look in Morocco -- from door knockers to jewelry -- and is considered by many as superstitious in nature. It will protect you from the evil eye. Here is a Hand of Fatima hanging from the rearview mirror of the taxi which took us to Volubilis. Wendy …

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Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel!

A travel blog entry by viva.sabata

... shop, into which he invited us into for tea. We politely declined figuring that hard carpet or dromedary sales tactics were sure to follow. Looking back on the situation I would do the same again not wanting to leave someone stranded in the middle of some desert. Whether or not it was a scam remains unknown. If it was a scam to sell carpets or desert excursions, then they have taken things to great heights. But in this case ...

Across the Atlas to the Real Morocco

A travel blog entry by viva.sabata

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... road to through the mountains. The car is a Peugeot 207, a whimpy compact car that winds up to 3,500 rpm at 100 kph. It is not made to go very fast, which is fine since there are traffic cops with radar everywhere and avoiding any encounters with the Moroccan police is a high priority. We rented the car through Autoeurope; Avis is the agency. The car is on the spendy side at $546 for the week but still far less than an excursion for four. We chose to pick ...

All Roads Lead to Marrakech

A travel blog entry by viva.sabata

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... out but he drags me back in. We haggle and I walk out again and he finally agrees to 150D. But he seemed too happy so I still paid too much! Although it was marked "Fez" on the back, it will still be a good souvineer from Marakech.
We bought nuts, a ring for Jed,a few other things and a basket to carry it all in. The kids were getting cranky at this point so we found a nice sit-down restuarant on the square who insisted that he advertisement for live music and belly dancing ...

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