Riad Clementine — Marrakech
The Michael Bolton rendition of When a Man Loves a Woman plays over the stereo as the first course of my meal arrives. I’m sitting at an elegantly set table sprinkled with flower petals at the Riad Clementine in Marrakech. Riads are the best choice for places to stay in the Medina of Marrakech and [...]
Ben Youssef Medersa Marrakech
The Ben Youssef Medersa, a former Islamic college, is a great spot to check out some traditional architecture in the Medina. The Moroccan tilework is stunning and the building itself is quite interesting to walk around in and see where the students lived. Nearby there are a couple of other sites to see including the [...]
Modern Marrakech
This might be a contentious and slightly disrespectful viewpoint, but modern Marrakech to me was kind of boring. The area around the Gueliz, or European Quarter, was just not that exciting. To me it felt like a dirty version of Europe. The shops are largely familiar brands like LaCoste and Levi’s. The restaurants are either [...]
Flying into Marrakech
I flew into Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK) from Barcelona for about $120USD in mid-December and flew back to London for about the same amount. On the way in I flew Vueling which was fairly decent for a discount airline, although they still have the very tight carry-on baggage size restriction. On the way out I [...]
Traffic in Marrakech
I will admit that crossing the street in Marrakech is one of the most mortifying things that I’ve done travelling. To the locals it is probably organized chaos, but compared to places like Shibuya in Japan where mass amounts of people cross the street in an orderly fashion, this is total chaos! I’ve compared it [...]
First Hours in Marrakech
Business travel and cosmopolitan jetsetting have made me soft. Within one minute of stepping off the plane in Marrakech I am obviously a fish out of water. I can’t figure out where my luggage is supposed to come off, and I’m stuck in a giant herd of people wearing traditional Berber clothing. My luggage actually doesn’t take [...]
