Riad O2 Marrakech
97-98 Derb Semi Ben Slimanemaria - Sid, Sidi Ahmed soussi, Zaouia Marrakech, 40008, Morocco
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Morocco I saw very little evidence of wealth in Morocco. Casablanca is a commercial city, with surprisingly few tourist attractions. So there must be great personal wealth, but I did not see any...nor in Marrakech. So I began to wonder about the wealth disparity. I have seen it before - in my two trips to China. But something is different in …
Marrakech: Swindled by the monkey man
In transit - grumpy again--
Today we traveled by train from Casablanca to Marrakech. Things did not start out well. This reminded me of a recent experience at the Bush airport in Houston on our return trip from Cozumel, which involved a fiasco with customs and mechanical problems with the plane. I guess these things happen everywhere.
Marrakech: Snake charmers and stray cats
Marrakech: snake charmers and other tourist traps
On Wednesday we took a guided tour of the medina (the old city surrounded by walls). The guide explained to us the history of the city and also took us to local merchants in hopes that we would buy some Moroccan goods. Everyone gets a "commission" when we buy. And we did buy. It is part of …
Finally made it
So, I would like to begin this post with a little shout out to the people of Easyjet. Why can't we have something like this in Canada? So simple, cheap and easy. Anyway, we left on time and arrived on time. I don't think either of us has really come to terms with the fact that we're in Africa. So, customs again was a breeze, our Riad sent a driver …
Our attempt to avoid being talked into buyin stuff
So, after breakfast, we decided to venture out into the craziness, and immediately got lost. I have no idea how you ever find your way around this place. All the buildings are the same colour, the streets are narrow and twisty, motorbikes and donkeys flying by all the time. It was very dizzy-making. Eventually, a strange little man on a bicycle …



