Before Christi and I dice with death by exploring the many souqs of Marrakesh in search of potential souvenirs, we need to plan our onward travel. Our choice is to continue exploring Morocco by public transport or to join an organized tour. Public transport is cheap, slow, and the routes do not always coincide with our desired destinations. Tours are more expensive, more efficient, but involve … [Read more...]
Dades Gorge, Morocco, Day 251
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Time to say goodbye to Marrakesh - at least for a few days. Mohamed, the manager of Hilali tours introduces Christi and I to Mohamed our driver (26, single, Berber). Day 1 of our brief visit to Southwest Morocco is to drive over the High Atlas Mountains, visit the Valley of roses, and explore Dades Gorge. Mohamed, our driver, will show up the good photo spots, avoid the tourist traps, and … [Read more...]
Ait Benhaddou, Morocco, Day 252
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Despite the fact Christi and I agreed our itinerary with Hilali tours before we set out, for some reason we are scheduled to do a long drive to visit the oasis town of Arfoud (near the border with Algeria) today, before looping back to the Draa valley and improbably reaching Ait Benhaddou before sunset. This is clearly impractical and our driver, Mohamed, quickly agrees (no doubt because it … [Read more...]
The Draa valley, Morocco, Day 253
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Once again Christi and I want to make changes to the program, although this time we want to add something rather than take it out. Having completed the original itinerary in a rather rushed manner, the only thing left to do today is a relatively easy drive back to Marrakesh. But since we've hired the car and driver for three full days, we want to utilize that extra time see as much of the area as … [Read more...]
Riad Khouloud, Fes, Day 254
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It’s another travel day and this time Christi and I are letting the train take the strain. We leave Marrakesh for the jewel of Moroccan tourism, the mysterious city of Fes located in the shadow of the Atlas Mountains in north central Morocco. And we have first-class window seats. Public transport does not get much better than this. Second class rail tickets are about the same as the bus, but at … [Read more...]
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