On the Road to Marrakech

Final Stretch of North Africa

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October 5th 2010
It’s the final stretch of my 3 weeks in Morocco. The 1st 2 weeks were very authentic. The food, our accommodations, the day trips… The past week I have been on a tour of the Imperial Cities. Hotels, buffet style food, showing up somewhere to find the other 150+ people that we keep seeing in the same places. Basically, the parent name of my tour group is Atlas. Two Atlas buses are 100% It ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech

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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