The following is a little photo gallery of my trip to Marrakech in December 2009. Marrakech is such an amazing place. It took several days to get accustomed to the local culture, but once I had my bearings and could relax a bit, it became an absolutely wonderful place to visit. The weather in mid-December [...]
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Koutoubia Minaret Marrakech
The Koutoubia Minaret and surrounding gardens is one of those must-see tourist attractions in Marrakech. The minaret itself is beautiful, but I found the area around it to be fascinating. Right across from Koutoubia is what I would deem the world’s most insane street crossing. There is also a couple of interesting café’s to sit [...]
Wandering the Souks at Night
Wandering the Souks of the Medina in Marrakech at night was an interesting experience. Shadowy figures pass in the night showing only as silhouettes against the glow of the yellowy sodium vapour street lamps. I wouldn’t advocate wandering the streets of any place alone at night, but somehow in the Medina I never felt unsafe. [...]
Jemaa El Fna Market Marrakech
The sights, sounds and smells of the Jemaa El Fna market (pronounced Jem-ah el fenna) are one of the great treats of a trip to the desert city of Marrakech in Morocco. If you enter the giant square from the west you’ll play “human Frogger” to cross the many lanes of traffic to get to [...]
Boutouil Bab Doukkala Marrakech
On my recent trip to Marrakech in Morocco I stumbled on a great spot by staying at the Riad Clementine. Located just inside the walls of the Medina, the food souk known as Bab Doukkala was a great place to call home for a handful of days. The area is an authentic and not-so-touristy part [...]
Straight Shave and the Art of the Hustle
Shaving is one of those moments that a man should take to himself. A manly ritual. For that reason one of the top things on my mind when I arrived in Marrakech was getting a straight shave. The kind where the barber uses an old fashioned single-bladed razor to give you a close shave. It [...]
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 [...]
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