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Djellabas and kaftans   Marrakesh

Djellabas and kaftans, Marrakesh

 6 Reviews   The traditional Moroccan dress for both men and women is this long hooded garment known as a djellaba. It seems very practical – the body is protected from weather and from the dirt of the street,... 

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Bargain!   Marrakesh

Bargain!, Marrakesh

 9 Reviews  When in Marrakesh expect to have to haggle for everything! Some general tips: - Have a maximum price in mind for the item and offer slightly below it. - If they offer you a ridiculously high price... 

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Henna Ladies   Marrakesh

Henna Ladies, Marrakesh

 3 Reviews  Moroccan ladies desperate to paint henna designs on foreigners' hands and feet seem to be everywhere in the Medina, with the biggest concentration in el Djemaa el Fna. There are two types: natural... 

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Moroccan Wine   Marrakesh

Moroccan Wine, Marrakesh

 2 Reviews  Despite the huge growth in tourism in Marrakech, it's still surprisingly difficult to find places selling alcohol, especially in the medina. On our last night in the city, we wanted to get some wine... 

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Moroccan music   Marrakesh

Moroccan music, Marrakesh

 3 Reviews  The Jmaa El Fna square is a UNESCO heritage site, largely due to the story tellers that pass on stories in Arabic, but also note the musicians and various other stalls. However, be prepared to pay a... 

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Water man   Marrakesh

Water man, Marrakesh

 2 Reviews  Around the Medina and some of the historical sites you will see men in funny looking attire with brass cups hanging off them. These are water men who supply the locals with water usually from local... 

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Public Baths   Marrakesh

Public Baths, Marrakesh

 2 Reviews  Hamman Ziani is just down the road from Palais Bahia. It is a traditional style Hamman catering for tourists. 80Dh for Hammam, Steam, Gommage and Soaping - compared to 150 Dh at our hotel spa. I took... 

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Taking Photos   Marrakesh

Taking Photos, Marrakesh

 1 Review  This advice isn't unique to Morocco, but it's the first time I've been brave enough to try it and it worked a treat: I always look in travel magazines and books and am amazed at the magnificent... 

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The Pink City   Marrakesh

The Pink City, Marrakesh

 1 Review  Well all the houses inside and, nearly all outside are pink ... why??? well the material with wich the outside wall makes the wall be pink, ... nowadays people MUST by law paint their houses that way... 

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Faux guides in Morocco - particularly the South

by angiebabe

As per all the previous posts Virtual Tourist is also providing travellers experiences and recommendations via their Travel Pages - so hope youve found them already - I have quite a bit of info in my pages for both Merzouga and Zagora but I would recommend Merzouga dunes as the best and most accessible.All the auberges do their own camel trips - and there are a number of hotels based right up close to the dunes - so that you can wake up being next to them - or a camel trip out into the desert overnight.Rissani is the main town and then Merzouga is the town in the desert with aubeerges spread out all over the place next to the dunes - accessed by their own roads from off the bitumen road that runs all the way from Rissani to Merzouga.I would recommend as a good contact to whatever degree of assistance you want to contact Hassan ph 00212668078408 - via Enasra Hotel - who also do good trips...

Weekly souks

by angiebabe

Most towns or communities will have a weekly market - some big places such as Rissani have 3 big markets a week! - these are like a traditional institution bringing the commnunity together often from miles around - to buy and sell - by donkey, mule, bicycle, grande taxis, minivans - packed with people without being able to shut the back door!, trucks of all sizes laden with goods and poduce and live stock for sale!A big outdoor supermarket but often on the grounds of the regular daily covered markets if the case may be - again in places such as Rissani with such a big in-town and out of town community there is the daily regular covered markets for all those ongoing required items for sale and then the 3 a week influx of travelling salesmen, fresh produce and livestock and so on.A must-do to add to your list of visits while in Morocco to see the locals - the colours, sights and sounds -...

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Olives

by angiebabe

Olives are grown all over Morocco - a valuable staple in the Moroccan diet as an unadulterated olive but very much more so converted into Olive oil - and of course a valuable export.Actually the best olives Ive found here in London are Sainsbury's packed olives - from Morocco of course!!

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Ramadan

by Veroali

I can recommand to visit islamic country during Ramadan (Ramazan). Ramadan means for muslims among others to be modest and calm, give present to poor people, be nice to each other and fast. On the other hand no drink and no food for the whole day can make people a bit nervous. However it is really great time to see the country, to see the way people are. I would just say, try to adapt to the culture. Everybody will appreciate it, because you appreciate the culture. No short skirts and low necks for women (not just Ramadan but always), i would never wear this there. The best are trousers and a T-shirt and you will see their different view on you. When people fast, it is better to drink and eat in some restaurants or hotels. Everybody accept you are a foreigner and not muslim, but i can imagine, that i wouldnt be so happy after the whole day without water and somebody would drink just in...

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Touchy Men

by blint

No, this tip isn't about men touching women, but touching each other!!! It is very common to see men (of the same age) walk down the street, hand in hand or arms round each other! I was very surprised especially in a place where homosexuality is looked down on, but I suppose social norms are different here and it is not seen as homosexual to be so affectionate with your friends of the same sex. Indeed, in the south of Spain you will see many females doing exactly the same, holding hands etc... but just out of friendship. sorry I didn't get any photos of this as I was too shy to try!

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Women and raw eggs!

by Tatianaa85

Hahaha.. this is unbelievable.. I´ve been to morocco today; took a boat from tarifa (spain). I was wearing a loose jean trousers and a sleeveless white t-shirt.. It was 4pm when I was heading down the town´s market gazing at the little shops at both sides of the street. All of a sudden, an old woman with a basket of raw eggs on her knees gazed at me and screamed. She then quickly grabbed two eggs from the basket and threw them dirctly towards my shirt and face!!!! Unbelievable!!! All men stared and laughed.. If you really don´t fancy the smell and feeling of raw eggs on your skin please do cover all skin surface when travelling to morocco!!! horrible experience..Next time (if there will be a second one) I´ll be wearing a bikini!!!!!What a sick mentality!

Who Speaks what and where?

by Maxus

It's difficult to get a straight answer to the question "what language is spoken in Morocco?" coz there isn't one, I only have one Moroccan friend, he speaks a Berber dialect at home, Arabic at work and English with me, his Spanish is good too but his French isn’t. In other areas French is number one and in tourist areas some people appear to have the gift of tongues (although visiting with a Polish speaking friend in the late 80s certainly threw a few touts off our trail)I don’t agree with absolutely everything the US Department of State say but they appear to have it somewhere about right when they say: “Arabic is Morocco's official language, but French is widely taught and serves as the primary language of commerce and government. Moroccan colloquial Arabic is composed of a unique combination of Arabic, Berber and French dialects. Along with Arabic, about 10 million Moroccans,...

Road side artists

by angiebabe

So many times I, or we, have stopped along any road, no matter how remote!, to stop and look at something or admire or photograph a view, and no matter how desolated or uninhabitated it might look someone pretty much always manage to appear from nowhere to show you something - to buy! - or to say hello and how you pretty you are or give you their address!This particular time, (one time some young kids had a cute little hedgehog and with the history of treatment of animas in Morocco I was asking them please not to eat it or hurt it! - my boyfriend reckoned theyd take it home after making any money from showing tourists and then eat it - or let it get squashed on the road!) when driving alone in Morocco on a return visit to revisit and photograph some of my favourite sights in lovely May and catch the rose festival and catch up on family, and on the long drive down to Zagora, Id stopped to...

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To God, King and country

by angiebabe

These writings in arabic giving homage to God, King and Morocco can be seen in many places around Morocco - usually in good vantage points on hills or mountain sides near to town or places along main roads where the can be seen. Theres a huge one above Sidi Ifni and also at Agadir amongst many that Ive seen when driving around Morocco.

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Lots of men

by blint

You will find on the buses even though some women travel they are mainly full of men and children. At one point I was nearly going to travel alone on the buses as I was going back early to work. To be honest I didn't like the idea of it much as I thought I would draw too much attention, but I think nothing bad would have happened to me if I had as, as far as I can see, Morocco is a safe country for female travellers. I still would have felt uncomfortable though, especially at the bus stops along the way at night.

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