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Riad Sekkat Marrakech

40 derb el Farnatchi, Rue Souk el Fassis Marrakech, Morocco

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Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel!

A travel blog entry by viva.sabata

... with two ceramic bowls thrown in to sweeten the deal. So of you are in the market for a Moroccan rug, cut out the middle man and buy direct from the weavers! We made our way back to Ouazazate and figured we'd get a hotel in the middle of town closer to the local action. However, we found the road into the town center blocked off by the police. We followed some cars which seemed to know a way around only to find a police paddy ...

Across the Atlas to the Real Morocco

A travel blog entry by viva.sabata

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... by the ticket issuer to ensure getting to the correct station. After our delicious lunch, we pressed on to Ouarzazate. We obeyed the speed limits unlike everyone else on the road and got waved right through the two police blockades we encountered. We booked a room at the Ibis. Just follow the Zona Hotelera signs from the main drag into town. BTW, they will negotiate and move quite a bit on their price ;-> Thumb pecked on my iPhone...please excuse the ...

All Roads Lead to Marrakech

A travel blog entry by viva.sabata

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... it all off, it was generously adorned witn plenty of stained glass.
Before making it to the Palace we were distracted by snake charmers and folks with monkeys. We stopped at one of the snake charmer booths and took anfew pics and the attached vid. I find snakes repulsive but still have a strange fascination with them. I gave them the equivalent of a few bucks and they insisted on more. They poor guy next to us gave them about $20 and they still wanted more from him. Whih leads me to a ...

All Aboard the Marrakech Express!

A travel blog entry by viva.sabata

... After freshening up we ventured to the main square (Djemaa el-Fna) for some dinner and entertainment. It was complete mayhem. Pushy arabs plied for our business goind so far as to block our path. A transvestite belly dancer flitted about for tips. Rather good musicians added to the ambiance. Henna tattoo artists were selling their talents. We showed half interest of them in passing which caught their attention and agressive selling tactics. ...

Le voyage au Maroc

A travel blog entry by rachsoms

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... for both us and our guides when he started singing edelweiss. It was an really surreal experience as it was a really clear starry night and you could see every constellation and a bit overwehming being in the desert. Definitly one of the highlights of my trip thus far. In the morning we went for another hour or so camel ride then hopped back in the van to head back to marrakech, it seemed like a lot further on the way home and all of us were feeling a bit under the weather. We ...

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