Villa D'Akhdar Marrakech
Marrakech, Morocco
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Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel!
... shop, into which he invited us into for tea. We politely declined figuring that hard carpet or dromedary sales tactics were sure to follow. Looking back on the situation I would do the same again not wanting to leave someone stranded in the middle of some desert. Whether or not it was a scam remains unknown. If it was a scam to sell carpets or desert excursions, then they have taken things to great heights. But in this case ...
Across the Atlas to the Real Morocco
Ouarzazate (pron war-za-zot) is on the other side of the Atlas mountains as Marrakech and is a classic 'getting there is half the fun' trip, but maybe more in this case. We were originally going to access this area via 'excursion' out of Marrakech but the only two reputable ones listed in Trip Advisor were booked as of last November. The remaining ones I grouped into the rip off category based on review sites and travel blogs. The main theme amongst them ...
All Roads Lead to Marrakech
... out but he drags me back in. We haggle and I walk out again and he finally agrees to 150D. But he seemed too happy so I still paid too much! Although it was marked "Fez" on the back, it will still be a good souvineer from Marakech.
We bought nuts, a ring for Jed,a few other things and a basket to carry it all in. The kids were getting cranky at this point so we found a nice sit-down restuarant on the square who insisted that he advertisement for live music and belly dancing ...
All Aboard the Marrakech Express!
... I told her to buzz off again. We went and freed Dorrie next and disappeared into the crowd.
In retrospect the whole thing was pretty harmless as they were just off to a better place to finish the hand painting. But parental instincts prevailed - a feeling I hope to never feel again!
We wandered the square more looking for desert and finally settled on ice cream cones. They were delicious.
Thumb pecked on my iPhone...please excuse the ...
On the Road In Morocco
... sited on, caused by the heavy rain of the previous days. Traditional crafts are still practiced: wood turners and carvers, tailors, metal workers etc each have their own sections within the medina. Nothing quite hits the senses though like the tannery section in the Fez medina. The stench is pretty overpowering, but it’s worth coming to grips with that to be able to wonder into a courtyard and see a process that has changed little in hundreds of years. Most of the ...



