Month: November 2024
Sand Dunes in the Desert
Today, we left the big towns behind as headed from Ouarzazate to M’Hamid in the desert. The countryside became increasingly barren as we travelled although there was a tinge oif green across the landscape following very heavy rains a few months ago. We said goodbye to Ouarzazate with its impressive Kasbah that we had seen […]
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Over the High Atlas Mountains
Our journey today, was a little over 200 km long and took us over the High Atlas Mountains to the rural town of Ouarzazate. We left at 8.30 am after a nice breakfast at our Riad and soon reached the foothills of these rugged mountains. This area is very desert-like so the vegetation was sparse […]
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Marrakech’s Medina and Square
This morning, we were away early, skipping breakfast until later to get to one of Marakech’s most beautiful Islamic buildings before the tourist crowds arrived. We made our way slowly to the Ben Youseff Madrassa through the old town. It was still dark and quiet – only a few stores were opeing and the cats […]
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My Walking Tour of Marrakech
Today, I took myself on a self-guided walking tour to get an overview of the city. I used my favourite Iphone App called ‘GPS my City’ to get around and to give me some information about each stop along the way. It offers guided walks of nealry 200 cities around the world complete with a […]
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It’s a Long Haul to Marrakech
Whichever way you go to Marrakech from Australia, it’s a long haul. I chose to go via London as the return flights do not require multiple layovers and it’s a bit simpler. When I left Mebourne Airport for Perth on Friday, the airport was quite calm and not many people were around. For whatever reason, […]
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