Riad Zahra Mogador Essaouira

... few days to have a wash as they dont have any shower facilities in their houses. I was going to go but apparently it is really hot and I was a bit worried about fainting as I still dont feel 100% after the acident. So Ian went off with Mohammad on his own and I hung around reading and trying to get our washing dry which was hanging on the line on the roof terrace. Ian got back smoking a morrocan cigarette and acting now like a true ...

... out, a bit of a swim out to the "Castle in the Sand" (a natural stone relic immortalized in a tune by Jimmi Hendrix in the 60's who used to hang out - no doubt in a tie-dyed T-shirt - nearby).<br><br> Prudently turning away from such georecklessness (nay possibly a watery geocide!), my guide Mohammad instead turned our trusty "chevals" inland at my direction, as I waved my GPSr and vainly tried to explain (in French!) the ...

... amazing &#8211; we had to buy the fish and then pay a small amount to have it cooked, but to feed the four of us with more fish and prawns than you could want, a salad each, chips each, bread, a big bottle of water and a couple of cokes it was less than £10 between us.<br><br>John has never ridden a camel before &#8211; so after lunch we make our way back to the beach and take a camel ride for half an hour. Half an hour is more than enough &#8211; I don&#8217;t think it helped ...

... workshop where local masters make different and and extraordinary things using the tree Thuja. Diiferent small souvenirs, tables, boxes, cupboards, hangers, toys... All that can be found here, such beauty things...<br><br>Then we had some free time to walk around the city and shops by ourselves, and then we met again to go to Agadir again.<br><br>While on the road, we saw local trees Argan ...

... The road to Essaouira is partly along the coast where some huge waves attract surfers, but at 17 degrees water temperature at this time of the year, it appears somewhat pale compared to Hawaii. So I guess they come here if Daddy's cheque didn't arrive in time for the flight to Honolulu. Essaouira is a town with a great atmosphere. It is right next to the coast, a walled city that looks unchanged ...

We are on the beach in Essaouira for a few days before heading into Western Sahara to begin the long desert crossing. Net is still difficult, and I have no idea when I will be able to connect again. The trip is going well so far. Good food and lots of fun. I will fill in the blanks when I can.

... giving any money, it's horrendous and makes me embarassed. I sniper them from the roof. We decided to try for a plush CTM bus for the journey and got lucky on some seats. We consider taking the touristy bus cheating because it has rest stops at touristy shops selling fossils and overpriced Pringles chips and you miss all the bus action with the locals. It is faster but you don't see all the little towns. We made it to Essaouira in time to take an afternoon walk ...

... Essauoira is known for windsurfing and there was also the odd kite surfer. A small flat off shore island which has a prison largely protects the beach from any significant swell while there is a good sea breeze. At Essauoira we met up with John and Melanie for dinner, an extraordinary coincidence which we had established when we ate dinner together in Gloucestershire, that ...

Right out Marrakech Airport I have Mohamed Oubala waiting for me. A couple of hugs and Salem Alikoum later we are off to Essaouira in his taxi. You can now book him trough his e-mail essaouira.taxi@gmail.com and don't forget to tell him Paul sent you so I get my bakshish ;D. Anyway first stop at famous McD cause Mohamed never comes to Marrakech without a stop there so ... It's my 7th year to Essaouira. I fell ...

... growing list of different transport means by hiring a mule to take me up a mountain with stunning views to our hilltop tribe Armed. So impressive is the scenery that film director Martin scorsese chose Imlil as one of the locations for 'Kundun', temporarily transforming the Kasbah into a Tibetan Monestery. I spent the afternoon chatting ...