Ryad 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 ...

... dear as a souvenir) scarf - and they ended up draping it 'round my head and THEY snapped a pic of ME!<br><br> - Given my (relatively recent) penchant for collecting a bitty tattoo from each country I visit (o.k. I only have 2 so far - starting w/ my 1st ever in South Africa 5 years ago, followed by a sweet blue and yellow "Om" symbol from Bali ), I was understandably eager to add a permanent Morocco tattoo to my ...

... 8211; Sahara &#8211; was a bit temperamental and in truth he actually frightened me a bit by shaking his head around and flicking his tail about &#8211; he seemed agitated and I think he sensed that I was a bit nervous of him, so he took full advantage of that &#8211; which meant that I ended up being led round, which wasn&#8217;t quite the same. <br><br>Johnboy on the other hand was a complete natural &#8211; he looked decidedly unsure when &#8211; after two minutes of ...

... and then walk round the walls of the city and the fortification and then we make our way over to another of Alex&#8217;s friends shop &#8211; Alex is greeted warmly, she introduces us as her friends and we too are welcomed warmly &#8211; the chairs come out and mint tea is on its way. A couple of Alex&#8217;s other friends arrive at the shop and we all sit for a while chatting &#8211; these particular friends speak good English, so we are able to join in ...

At 7 A.M. we already left the hotel to move north to the ancient port town Essaouira. It was a Pirate port and has a lot of history to tell and to show us.<br><br>The trip was much more dangerously now. The Serpentine is so scary, and the driver of the bus drives like a mad man, but of course, he's just very experienced, but sitting near the window made some people almost sick. The road took ...

... br>the family or couple on vacation. Offering a host of amenties, including wifi, DVD players, spa<br>and massage services, a restaurant and club style bar, and a roof top pool that gives you<br>access to a view of the city you couldn't find elsewhere. Take a stroll through the narrow streets<br>of the medina and visit the many soukses (market places) that fill every corner of them.<br>Hear the ...

... lovely room in Moroccan style. I felt like I'd never want to leave again. My first stop was Il Mare. A restaurant right behind the city walls but high enough to look over them. Ten days before Christmas, I was sitting outside on the roof terrace, enjoying a good lunch with a view of the ocean. It was blue skies all over and just pleasant. Was it really 3 days since I was walking through the snow...

... I was there a boat brought into port a swordfish so massive that all activity stopped for a while for all to gawk at the leviathan. Some of the best overall views of the fishing port were from the Skala du Port, an old Portuguese seaside fortification also famous as the site of the opening scenes to Orson Welles' adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, most of which was filmed in and around Essaouira.

... them have the busted collar bones. It all seems to make sense, but before our next stop there are some truly horrendous 45cm deep stretches, and I eat sand two more times. Helped up each time by Pierpaolo stepping from the 4WD. At the next village 90 minutes on, our guides stop to get their punctured tyre repaired and Pierpaolo and I take a break. By now he is absolutely knackered and is hardly staying upright, so its time to plunder the medical kit for some gastro fixer uppers ...

... Instead, his "man" meets us at the restaurant and escorts us to the five-level abode. My client had sent me on a mission to determine the state of finality of the finishing touches, so my clients and I acted as spies-sweeping through every floor and commenting on the wild color schemes and decorative touches. I can't wait to see it after my client has actually moved in! Back to Marrakech, arriving at about 6pm. I sort out the tips for the guide, the driver, and his assistant with ...