Le Caspien

... herbe rare, un paysage d'ocre. La ville de Bakou est impressionnante, les petro-dollars coulent à flot, ça construit de partout, le contraste est très saisissant par rapport à la campagne traditionnelle. Je suis là encore jusqu'à mardi, aujourd'hui ...

... Melb Cup Day in Marrakech - by the time we woke the race would have been run. Perfect autumn weather. Clear, sunny, still. Hotel Le Caspien is a good hotel. Comfortable, quiet, good breakfast; just a bit far from the old city. Glad we had decided to move ...

... bottle of Moroccan beer (called Flag) last night, from the hotel bar), but we’re heading out to dinner soon (at Le Caspien, a recommendation from an English writer staying at our hotel – plus the lively Café du Livres Internet café after ...

Marakech traffic is crazier than anywhere I've ever been!  Every mode of transportation from donkey cart to car, buses, motorcycles, bicycles and people on foot all in the streets with no obvious right of way rules or traffic lanes.  There are ...

I felt a little jaded as the train pulled into Marrakech station - the train had been like a sauna that it was difficult to sleep.  Nevertheless it was my last day in Morocco and I was determined to make the most of it! After a quick shower and ...

Up around 7.30am, breakfast and ready to go by 9. I found myself with Tim, Cameron, Rok and Meri & Kerrie, walking through the city visiting places I knew nothing about (some rose gardens, a mosque with some sort of graveyard attached, a famous ...

Excellent night's sleep, woke feeling 100% again. With the first half of the day to myself, I packed my bag up and put it in the storage room downstairs and headed off.  Tried for a bank first, to change $100 but the queues were deep and ...