Sipping tea in the Parc de la Lingue Arabe

Sin City?

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February 20th 2010
Alas, unfortunately our last morning in Marrakesh had arrived. Had I the opportunity to re-plan this trip I might have stayed in our Riad another night and done a day-trip to the coastal town of Essaouria, but the cheaper flight out of Casablanca was enticing and would allow us to see the infamous city. I had enough Euro on me to pay the hotel, but we would need to take our more cash to pay for t ... read more

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more