Blogs from Marrakech, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz, Morocco, Africa - page 13

I woke up this morning a bit sad that the tour had now ended but I'm glad I stayed another night before flying out to Paris. Prior to coming on this trip, the plan was to use this extra day to take a day trip over to Ait Benhaddou. However, I made such good friends with some of the people on this tour that I instead chose to spend the day hanging out with them. Looking out the window this morning, the weather did not look good. The skies were looking quite ominous and appeared ready to drench Marrakesh at any moment. Troy and Melanie were not staying at the hotel tonight but were instead transferring to a riad in the middle of the medina. The plan for the morning was for them to drop off ... read more

Hi everyone, this is my first blog and writing about my travel activities. I've been travelling since 2008, when I first started to work as a Sales Executive for a multinational medical company. I was lucky to be given loads of opportunity to travel abroad for work and leisure. This first writing is about my not-so-honeymoon trip with my husband. Morocco wasn't actually part of my honeymoon plan. I actually plan to spend most of my 6 days in Granada and Madrid. However, looking at the madness offered by Ryan Air, I accidentally bought a one way ticket to Marrakech from Madrid. I planned the whole honeymoon journey, 6 days , 3 days in Morocco and 3 days in Spain. Super hectic and I just don't know whether it is achievable when I drafted my plan. ... read more

Introduction We spent two weeks in Morocco in December and January. We have decided to write three blog entries from this journey and we start by writing about Marrakesh and Casablanca simply because that is where we started this trip. Marrakesh Marrakesh sounds very exotic to us. Almost like places that only exist in fairytales such as Hogwarts, Tatooine, Shire or Narnia. In one part of the city, the medina quarters, we sometimes felt like we were warped into an episode in One Thousand and One Nights. But most of the city looks like any other city and couldn't be less exot... read more

26 janvier 2013, Marrakech et Essaouira Salam! Notre arrivée à Marrakech a été légèrement perturbée par la température, pluvieuse et trop venteuse pour atterrir à Marrakech. Après deux tentatives d’atterrissage avortée (je crois qu’à la troisième j’aurais fait comme d’autres voyageurs, soit de vomir), ils ont décidé d’aller se poser à Agadir, à 4h d’autobus de Marrakech. Trois autres avions ont fait de même. Une fois atterris, nous avons été témoins de ce que devient l’être humain menacé de ne pas rentrer chez lui : un bordel infernal pour entrer dans les autobus, se ruant sur les portes, se poussant, se tirant, se criant des bêtises. Une démonstration de savoir-vivre humain à faire rire n’importe quel singe. Il faut dire que la pauvre petite dame qui a hérité de se bordel a mal organisé l’évènement. Au ... read more

Firstly, i'll just explain the title. 'Marrakech', coz thats where we were, and 'Express' because I reckon its a place you want see and get out of as quickly as possible. Also, the song... It's in your head now isn't it? :D So, Marrakech. You will get scammed in some shape or form. This is a fact. Its best just to accept it and move on. Our first day consisted mainly of getting completely lost. Marakech is a maze of markets and houses, unnamed alleys and dusty roads. The mosques are the best navigation tool. They are all named and because it's prohibited for buildings to be taller than a mosque, you can always find your way to one. Although we hadn't figured that out yet on the first day, so we spent 5 hours 'exploring'. ... read more