Ryad Lyon-Mogador Essaouira

Got up to another really tasty breakfast had a terrible nights sleep as some spanish girls that were staying in our Riad got up with the call to prayer at 5am and they were going off on a trip to the desert! You can go on a camel to the desert and stay overnight sleeping in a traditional tent and eating traditional food something that we would have done had we had more time.<br><br>We decided to go for a little walk around and try and buy ...

... nuances of the U.S. military's fleet of 27+ satellites (a.k.a. Global Positioning System) that gratuitously allows folks all over the World to happily seek Tupperware in the woods (i.e. geocaching) - or in this case, the dry wasteland of the nearby sand dunes. Indeed, as I repeatedly shouted "Faites-moi confiance - SURPRISE!", he clearly thought I was nuts. Nonetheless (for 150 Dh) he prudently kept mum and dutifully ...

... him how to work the reigns &#8211; he&#8217;s left to his own devices. We file out of the ranch and into the sand dunes &#8211; its not long before John looks completely natural and like he&#8217;s been doing it for years, he wasn&#8217;t brave enough to go any faster than a walk on his horse (Nassib), but I felt really pleased for him cause every time I looked at him he was grinning from ear to ear!! Alex is already an accomplished rider and has been for many years so she ...

... two hours. When we arrived, it was such beautiful! We walked to the defensive fortress built right on the cliffs, there are many cannons which looks ahead on the ocean. The waves are crushing on the cliffs under the fortress... And the wind of course! It knocks you down as if you were a puppet... Incredible feelings... Then we went to the deep part of the fortress, to the town itself. We visited ...

... the city formerly known as Mogador) this rare gem of a hotel<br>offers more than one could ask for within the medina walls.<br>Featuring 35 luxurious African, English, Portugese and Oriental themed rooms and suites, this<br>grandeur Morroccan house turned five star hotel holds true to the cluster of cultures that have touched the surrounding land. The hotel is appealing to both the business traveler ...

... of Arabia, and lots of people would travel back home to their families, so they put an old rattling bus back on the road and it came just at the right time. There was one seat left and it was next to a middle aged woman in a long dress so I wasn't too sure if it would be ok for me to sit there or would I get thrown out of the bus after only 50 meters, but I guess I was tolerable to the community ...

... along the beach into town. The medina was once again full of shops galore selling a lot of wooden trinkets as well as the usual blankets, scarves, bags and shoes. We had lunch at one of the fresh seafood stalls which was okay... not fabulous but definitely well worth the GBP4 we paid for a set meal of various fish, calamari, prawns, sardines, bread, drink and salad. The first night some of us went in and watched the ...

... brilliantly! Of course im slip slop slapping though. What is the next thing you are hanging out to see now that Morocco has been ticked off? Switzerland List 10 item's (not people) that you miss from home (as in Melbourne). Good milk, top gear, 24hr convenience stores, coles mud cakes, steak, driving my little baby, my bed, shower, Hamish and Andy, mums cooking! Mum - im glad im inspiring you to come overseas! Its about time! Though I don't think dad is ...

bus log: 4 hours marrakesh to essaouira 9 hours Essa. to Rabat after the sahara adventure, i was looking forward to some chill time in a city called Essaouira, which is about a 4 hour drive due east to the moroccan coast. I was promised it would be a drastically different experience than the other towns i had visited thus far, and i was looking forward to that.The bonus was that i got to experience it with 3 new friends from mexico that I had met on the Sahara ...

Another earlyish start today, with breakfast at 8am, and getting in the car at 08:50. Our first stop was a Kasbah where we had an entertaining tour. Ouarzazate is the Hollywood of Morocco boasting several three international Cinema Studios. Our guide of the Kasbah had been an extra in a few movies, the biggest being Gladiator. From up high in the Kasbah he pointed out buildings, such as a church, that were not ...