L'escargo

Rocking the Casbah

---

March 24th 2007
Hello at last from Morocco!!! So, to fill you in on what's been happening since I left Ireland (if I can figure out how to work this arabic keyboard ... nightmare) I left Ireland just over 2 weeks ago and flew to Marbella, Spain where I was to meet my 15 travelling buddies for the next 6 months. A great mix of ages and nationalities, yet everybody has similar interests and seem to get on su ... read more

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

---

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