Marrakesh Gold Coast

We drove from Noosa to Surfers Paradise on Wednesday, which took a few hours. It's mainly motorway so there's not a lot to see.  I do like the signs of the Koalas, Kangaroos and Bats!! We are staying in an amazing apartment between Surfers ...

... , twisting, windowless streets that make up most Arabic towns. We were in the medina, the ancient, original walled city of Marrakesh. Here the city has literally grown up and over itself. Houses have been extended out over the narrow streets to ...

... 14/09/09 - I escape for the day - enough said except that erin and cait met barry the chinese australian man from the Gold Coast with a real ozzie accent, they went on the Singapore flyer together and had a great time with his singaporean friend grace, i ...

... ;d be rushing to get any teeth pulled out by a self proclaimed “dentist” in front of thousands of people though. Marrakesh has a very cool Medina to shop in also. You can buy Aladdin slippers, genie lamps, Arabian lights, carpets, spices and ...

... They've moved on to the Greek alphabet - for the first time ever - and tropical storm Delta just slammed into the Moroccan coast south of Marrakesh. Our first days on the road again have been cold and wet and, frankly, it being north Africa and all, ...

... of our driver, Hammou, he is Berber and he’s from a village of 1,000.  He knows everyone.  He moved to Marrakesh for business, but his father banished him from the family and said he had to pay 10,000 dirhams if he wanted to come ...

... few days in London and Marrakesh.  He wasn't expecting the cost of London, and then seems to have been mercilessly ripped off in Marrakesh.  This is why I'm sad, because it's sooo easy not to be ripped off, and now he'll hate the place and never ...

... here, is truly a big economic and cultural sacrifice for someone to make.   That night we went to Aku's restaurant, Marrakesh, and had delicious Spanish tortilla and Morrocan stew.  Had some great conversations with Aku, who traveled for over 5 ...