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Chaotic City Life to Oceanside Tranquility -- Marrakesh to Essaouira

July 27th 2020
Yesterday our excursion exploring some of the Ourika Valley had begun early and ended late. We welcomed a somewhat later wake up call on Day 12 (Thursday, October 17, 2019) -- the only problem was the wake up call never came, or did we sleep through it? We’ll never know but we were glad that we had set our own phone alarm just for situations like this. We had to scramble to do some last minute p ... read more

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

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

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Although I have many and varied interests, travel is never far from my thoughts. I love reading and writing about travel. I never travel without a camera (or two) and a travel journal. While some view travel purely as a vacation and time for relaxation, I more often view it as an ongoing education -- a book with chapters I can't wait to read. At present, my wanderlust shows no signs of weakening. Every new passport stamp tells a story. My very long time travel motto is taken from Michael Palin: "Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infecte... full info

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5th August 2020

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

A goat's eye view
Fascinating at any angle, great shot. I've seen them in other African countries and seeing is believing, but I still can't believe these hoofed creatures can negotiate to climb, hang about, climb down and look surprised at my surprise. My Denise would love the cooking classes.

5th August 2020

starship VT
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A goat's eye view
Hi Dave, thank you! It is incredible to see the tree climbing goats here; I think the same thing about Rocky Mountain "goats" and the places they climb to! It just doesn't seem real. I highly recommend the Lotus Chef Cooking School if you & Denise ever get back to Morocco! I really enjoyed it!

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