Morocco

Marrakech Food Tour: Eat Like A Local In Morocco

Dan

Marrakech is one of our all-time favourite cities to visit and a genuine assault on the senses. If you’re just visiting Marrakech, or kicking off your Morocco travels, a Marrakech food tour is a great orientation to Moroccan food.

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Vibrant Marrakech: Photo Gallery

Dan & John

Marrakech is a city we seem drawn to. The sites, sounds, smells and vibrancy of the red city captivate and delight us every time we are here. And with every visit, come new discoveries and insights, which is probably why …

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A Marrakech refresh: Three days in the Red City

Dan

As we approached the exit at Marrakech airport, I had a distinct flashback to this very same moment five years ago. It was July 2011, our first visit to Morocco, and as the airport doors slid open on the world …

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Colours of Morocco: A Photo Gallery

Dan & John

Morocco is a country of vivid colour: from the skilled polychrome zellij and mosaics of its palaces and the eye-catching spices in the markets, to the burnt orange hues of the rippling Sahara sands, the iridescent blues of boats and skies, the lush …

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From Bedbugs to Bliss: A Marrakech Birthday

John

Carrying the scars of the budget-conscious – bedbug bites, mozzie welts and that general itchy, uncomfortable feeling that comes from staying in less-than-salubrious digs, we left windy Essaouira for our return to vibrant Marrakech and some five star treatment. Arriving at Maison MK in …

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Pushing the senses: Fez to Essouira

John

“Welcome to Fez, where you from?”“Australia.”“G’day maaate! What you looking for?”“Just walking, thanks.”“There is nothing this way, it is closed.”“Really.”“Really, the lane, it is closed this way.”“Well, we’ll have a look anyway.”“The tannery is not this way, you want to …

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Sailing Into The Sahara On A Moroccan Camel Safari

Dan

For years, whenever I’ve thought about Morocco, I’ve imagined myself sailing gracefully through burnt-orange sands at sunset aboard a comfy, good-natured ‘ship of the desert’. The reality proved far different.

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The magic 4×4 carpet: Marrakech to Merzouga

Dan

Day four of our road trip from Marrakech to Fez found us in the tiny desert outpost of Merzouga, having just missed the sacrifice of a sheep by the groom who’s wedding celebrations we were about to attend.

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Welcome to Marrakech! You like the hot?

Dan

‘A thousand welcomes to Morocco,’ declared the beaming man holding a sign with our names on it. ‘You like the hot?’ Hot, it turns out, was an understatement. As the airport doors slid apart, a blast of dry, super-heated air had us …

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