I've written down some more...
by Krystynn
I've written down some more tips which you may find interesting...
If you can, try and carry a few colorful postcards/ photos from home and give your new found FRIENDS in
Morocco a glimpse of where you live! I said - FRIENDS - and not those guys that you met at the bar last night, ya know? :-))
This is strictly for the ladies: IF you wish to discourage unwanted MALE advances and attention
here in Morocco, I can't think of a better ploy than to bring along say, a Chinese language magazine! Or if you're from the USA or Europe, just buy any other language magazines you can lay your hands on so long
as it's NOT in FRENCH, ya know? :-) Then when someone tries to pick you up, PRETEND that you don't
understand a word of English and FRENCH! And continue reading your magazine! Believe me, Moroccan men find Caucasian and Oriental women VERY fascinating and will not hesitate to tail you.
(P.S. If you do read and speak Chinese or any other foreign languages...all the better. In this case, you don't even have to pretend!).
Getting around by Caleche
by sunlovey
You'll see a gazillion horse-drawn carriages lined up on the Club Med side of Djemma el Fna all day long. And through out the city transporting mostly tourists from what I saw. You can get around by Caleche for around 100 dirham an hour. They'll take you almost anywhere within Marrakesh, we even saw people being taken down the narrow Derb Debatchi on one of these things which I thought was INSANE considering this passageway is overflowing with people on foot.
Desert trip from Marrakech.
by Andihar
As soon as we booked our flight from Casablanca to Cairo we felt as though a weight had been lifted. Although the schedule dictated that we would be forced to remain in Morocco for another week, the fact that we knew we would soon be experiencing something new breathed fresh life into our travel sails. Our ambition was to use the extra week to make our way to the mighty Sahara where we hoped to take a camel ride and (Morocco willing) spend the night on the cool desert sand.
Having slowly but surely learned our lesson, our first step was to hit the internet and formulate a plan. We did some research on possible jumping off points and even exchanged a few emails with some camel trek vendors on the other side of the country. In the end however, we decided that Marrakech would likely prove a better point of departure because we remembered seeing several set tours advertised in town that included dromedary adventures. So by the middle of the day we were on the train once again and quickly remembering the chorus to 'the Marrakech Express'
The next day we again got lucky. Almost by chance we stumbled across an internet site that advertised a very affordable packaged Sahara tour with camels and Berber tents that departed from Marrakech. We made our way over to the whitecamel trekking tours,( www.cameltrekking.com) the home base of the tour operator, and inquired within. To our great delight they offered everything we were looking for at a price that even we were willing to pay. We paid the required fee and showed up the next morning ready to head to the desert.
The Medina
by keeweechic
As you slowly wander the narrow cobbled alleys of the Medina, the sights of every day lift is amazing. There are the enthusiastic hard sellers who drive you crazy and there are ones you almost have to poke awake to ask a question. But on the whole a lot of them a friendly, willing to have a laugh with and mostly it’s a fun experience.
Still magic
by fassolia
I actually went there for honeymoon!And stayed in the bazzar area,in the old town.A paradize for shopping and bargaining.Thrilling images,lots of colours and aromas.Delicious food ,weather and easygoing.Look for a ryad to stay!
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Man in djellaba and fez
me and Hassan the chebakiya man
young morrrocoan blacksmith.
Place Jemaa El-Fna (Marrakesh, Morocco)
