Auberge Dunes D'or
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Into the desert
Approaching the dunes from Rissani, the dramatic pastels of the sand against the perfectly clear blue sky sat in a direct opposition to the dark brown barren land we were driving through. From Ifrane, we drove through the Middle Atlas mountains - seeing patches of snow off in the distance. We quickly left the cold, brisk mountain air and entered …
11-29---12-7-12
... night we really had been stopped most of the time due to snow blocking the ONLY ROAD TO MERZOUGA. We spent 2 hrs in Midelt (seemingly the coldest place on earth) waiting for the ice to thaw. While we waited, Nissrene had a korya tilge (snowball fight) with some others outside the bus, we were asked to participate in an extremely awkward but relatively standard photo shoot with random Moroccan teenagers and of course consumed at least 3 croissants each and mass amounts ...
Rock the Kasbah-Journey to the Sahara
... a ‘here we go’ moment.
We were all lead into the home of a local woman who weaves rugs.
Berber Whisky wad offered with a ‘where are you from’ that followed. I was quite excited this time, our guide translated that our lady replied ‘Kiwi’ to my New Zealand.
We learnt how the rugs are made, how they use 3 different techniques to add the designs on to the rugs and what quality of yarn is used – if ...
Amazing Sand Dunes, Less than Amazing Village
... Asia skill set and acted out Dramamine at the Pharmacy....1 second later, we had our medication.
Once we arrived, we had to negotiate half the originally quoted price for a ride to our Riad (guest house).
Upon our arrival, we enjoyed an early morning breakfast on the rooftop terrace. From the terrace, we enjoyed direct views of the red sand Erg CHebbi Sand Dunes which are quite breath taking.
Afterward, we took ...
Velbloudí tour a noc na poušti
... i evidentně holdující kífu. Kolem páté nám tedy jeden mladík osedlal dva velbloudy, Jimmyho Hendrixe a Boba Marleye, a jelo se. Pomalu se šeřilo, a my jsme tedy část cesty jely za světla skoroúplňku. Po dvou hodinách jsme dorazily k několika berberským stanům, připraveným pro přenocování turistů. Kluk nám uvařil opravdu výborný tajin, popily jsme pár konviček mátového čaje, a pak nás vzal, že nám ...