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our room (Qarfa) Zaafran Zaafran Bathroom 2nd Floor

Riad Quenza Marrakech

24, Derb N'Kahl Rabba Lakdima Marrakech, 40008, Morocco

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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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... just a pile of rocks at the edge. The switchback corners have insufficient turn radius to accomodate a truck, which we learned by following a loaded petrol truck up the hill. Just before the corner the driver would blare the horn to warn on coming cars that he was swinging wide into their lane. We listened intently for truck horns the whole way. At one point we pulled off the road to stretch our legs and relax our sphincters. I also had to take ...

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 ...

All Aboard the Marrakech Express!

A travel blog entry by viva.sabata

... to chase a bunch of locals out of our assigned cabin to Marrakech. Once there we hopped into a taxi who gave the obligatory fare reeming to the main square, except he was supposed to drop us off two streets south so as to avoid the touts. After shaking off the touts and getting our bearings, we headed to our target hotel area and found a very nice newly built place. It was spotless, all marble, and friendly albiet a bit pricey at 400D per ...

Bonjour from Marrakech in North Africa

A travel blog entry by barbaraj90

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... with little action.
Guides put it down to:
Moroccans living abroad who only work on their houses here during
their holidays:
When a house is completely finished, then you start paying a
property tax!!:
Muslim countries do not believe in burrowing from a Bank. They will
not pay interest and will often spend years building it as they have
the funds available,
They Run a cash society, do not believe in Banks and stash their
money under mattresses.
Sue
...

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