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Ait Ben Haddou is a ksar (fortified village) on the ancient caravan route that linked Sudan with Marrakech. I toyed with the idea that those camel caravan traders that passed through were the very same ones that stayed in the lodgings we were shown in the MARRAKECH SOUK. The thought of the trade-laden camels crossing …
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Still in the High Atlas on our Journey from Marrakech to Erg Chebbi, we ripped pieces from round bread and dipped it in Argan Oil – mmm – nutty oily goodness. In the past, the nuts were picked and processed from goats’ droppings (urgh…). Luckily for us they are now most likely harvested directly from the …
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Day 1 of a three day return TRIP to the dunes of Erg Chebbi, sees us leaving Marrakech in a Prado 4WD. The distance of 562 km is estimated to take 9 hours when driven direct, but we would be using this outward bound portion of the trip to looks at things along the way, incorporating …
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