Ryad Dyor Marrakech

Situé en plein coeur de la médina, à quelques pas du port et de la plage, le Riad Chakir Mogador est le lieu privilégié de votre escale à Essaouira.


Cette maison d'hôtes, entièrement restaurée dans le pur respect des traditions et de l'architecture ...

... is
dusty and hot. Really hot. I had a mint tea under the misguided assumption that
a hot beverage would cool me down, like chai tea does for the Indians. It did
not, and I was sweating like a ******* and really feeling the heat, so I
retreated to café for a cold water and a Moroccan Salad (much like Mexican
salsa, consists of roughly chopped cilantro, tomato and onion), which came to
about 60 cents. Great lunch.

Found Milli and
Nick later and we ...

From the fun flats of Marrakech...we made our way to the High Atlas mountains for well...mountains of magnificent hiking and views.

Jebel Toubkal stands at 4200m above sea level and at that is the highest most point in northern Africa and also a bit of a mission! We made it up the mighty mountain in a few days and did some sleeping, sun burning and Scrabble in there as well. An absolutely incredible adventure!

Back down and all set to embark on a road trip to Fez!

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... magnificent mazes of Marakesh. After the events of my manic few months back in Britain, i was up for a few days of down time but the city soon sucked me in.

Between BIG sleeps and snuggles with the resident cats, camp land lord and lovely courtyard at our hotel, we wound our way amongst the amazing stalls, scenery and scents of an awesome place.

It ...

... not a bit curious at us. I found a young boy beside me today, keeping apace, just staring up at me. Susan said some of the women she’s passed who are covered head-to-toe including a veil say something [positive], even if she didn’t first nod or say “salam”.

Last night we ate in the riad. We are its only guests; someone new arrives on our day three. We ate a delicious feast by the pool, below ...

... t seem to be much else to do in Agadir so we wandered aimlessly along the seafront. This was out first experience in a city an Agadir is very new and modern having been rebuilt after being destroyed by an earthquake 20 years earlier. Lizzie and I were stopped on numerous occassions by Morrocan boys who wanted our number, email addresses, to invite us to drink tea, have dinner, drive us up to the mountains etc etc. It was amusing at first but got old quickly and ...

... ask if you may take a picture, the answer is almost certainly no. If you get a yes, it is because you've asked if they'd mind. If you ask why, they will tell you, it is against their religion. This is hard to argue against. However, one thing would easily change everything: Lots of people will ask for money if you want to take a picture. Maybe I just misunderstood, did they say it's the prophet or the profit that matters?

... br>Jantamos dentro da haima, um Tagine maravilhoso de frango,
arroz branco para limpar e muitas, muitas bananas, cola sem gás e pão,
o pão é divinal.
A noite, o silencio não consigo descrever, não tenho palavras, é é não sei...adorei.
As estrelas parecem que estão a meio metro dos nossos olhos.
Dia seguinte decidimos regressar a nossa vida de "Lords" pois não é facil a vida de nomada.
Meu Deus mais horas de dromedário.....AIIIIIII o meu rabo ...

... to take us back to the path. Made our way back along the river via the Bob Marley cafe where we had soft drinks including one called hawai tropical which tasted just like a good old frosty fruit. Walked up to the top of the falls which was a pretty impressive sight and back to the town for lunch where my pink jumper (aka pinkie) was lost for good. Sad days. So what it has holes everywhere!?! Onto the bus at 3 and back to ...

... to Marrakech planned which coincided with our stay. Right on cue, the weather cleared for a brilliant day and the high atlas mountains (biggest peak over 4500m!!) which rim the southwestern edge of Marrakech revealed their splendour for the first time. Spent a full day together wandering and eating. Really nice to catch up with Ella, she has been in London for ages, so it was a real treat. Also really nice to meet Tom. Swapped travel stories, squeezed in a ...