Blogs from Marrakech, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz, Morocco, Africa - page 47

It was all happening in the centre of town in Marrakech.. Snake charmers, street plays, food stalls, souks (markets) selling everything from shisha to colourful handmade carpets, hand made Moroccan ceramics, people approaching you from every angle to eat their seafood, drink their freshly squeezed orange juice.....complete madness! Louise, Sarah and l commenced a 9 day intrepid tour by arriving into Marrakech one day earlier to soak up the Morrocan culture before the tour began. We spent 3 days trekking the tallest mountain in Northern Africa - The Atlas Mountains. The views from the mountains were incredible. l've never seen such beauty - snow capped mountains on one side and dry, green mountains on another. We stayed in little villages in the middle of the mountains, no hot water, little heating, home cooked Moroccan tagines and ... read more

Marrakesh turned out to be a lovely spot, perfect weather and the Atlas mountains to explore. It's weird going up in the snow, over the top, finding the sun shining again and the desert stretching out in front of us. Marrakesh itself is an interesting place to explore especially the Old Midina, go in the evening so you see the market stalls and everybody coming out and about after a days work. Best time is dusk. ... read more

After a decent night sleep I was packing again and headind for Gatwick airport to meet Tania and Debbie. This was my last international trip before heading home in 2 weeks and we intended to have a great time. It seemed like a terribly long flight of 3.5hrs (which scares me caus I have 36hrs of travelling to get home) and we were exhausted. We were picked up from the airport feeling like millionares after changing pounds to dirhams and headed for our Riad just off the Souks (Markets) in the middle of Marrakesh. It was a perfectly spotless Riad (Guest House) that had a quaint room for the three of us upstairs. We managed to hit the sack at about 1.30am and rose early to the sound of the local call to prayer. No rest ... read more

PICTURES From Marakech, enjoy Salaams... read more

Zopet je minilo nekaj dni in cas je za novo javljanje. Iz Midelta, kjer sva po dolgem casu pila pivo, naju je cakala jebeno dolga in naporna voznja v Saharo. Avtobus je imel ze v startu uro in pol zamude, potem smo se jajcali se nadaljnih 6 ur. Voznja je bila lepa, sli preko Atlasa, za spremembo voznik ni divjal-saj ni cudno, ce pa stara kripa ni sla nikamor. O prijaznosti Marocanov bi se dal kaksno rect. Na busu je Natalijo ena zenska najprej hotela prepricat, da sploh ni pravi bus, potem pa ko se je Natalija usedla na sedez je po njej vrgla svojega froca in ji govorila naj se umakne. Pa so malo kricale. Takoj ko smo prisli v Risani in cakali na prevoz do hotela v puscavi (smo se ze na busu dogovorili ... read more