What a welcome change was Ouarzazate. You still have the hounding of both Marakech and the more African hustlers, but they are easy to dodge with some tact. The hotel we found was cold, but it ws cheap and management and staff were warm-hearted which helped. At one point I was either nearly adopted by the Femme de Chambre, or maybe married to he...

Marakech has it's advantages, but afte a while you need to get out. After traveling around the city, trying to get the outdoor or small town feeling, you realize that it's probably better to actually go to a small town. We decided we want the dsert, so we're going to head out that way. The street ends at M'hamid (as in get's covered by sand dune...