Updated May 2018. Marrakech needs to be experienced to be believed. When asking people if we should visit Marrakech, half would excitedly tell us what we must do in Marrakech and the other half would issue dire warnings not to go. We are firmly in the “you must visit Marrakech” camp. Over a staggering 1000 …
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Marrakech to the Dunes of Erg Chebbi – The Sahara (Part 5)
In the late afternoon, we cruised through the empty streets of Merzouga, 560 km inland from Marrakech in Morocco. Box like earthen houses lined the meagre streets that lead to our rendezvous point on the edge of the Erg Chebbi dunes. The Dunes of Erg Chebbi. [pinit] Waiting on the unexpectedly fine black soil were …
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Marrakech to the Dunes of Erg Chebbi – Dades Gorge and Todra Gorge (Part 4)
Updated November 2017. Time to get our road trip from Marrakech to the Dunes of Erg Chebbi, Morocco, back on the road. Part 4 in the series carries on from the magnificent Ait Ben Haddou exploring both the Dades Gorge and Todra Gorge. Leaving Ait Ben Haddou we were caught in the mother of all …
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Marrakech to the Dunes of Erg Chebbi – Ait Ben Haddou (Part 3)
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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Marrakech to the Dunes of Erg Chebbi – Argan Oil and Mountains (Part 2)
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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Marrakech to the dunes of Erg Chebbi – Atlas Mountains (Part 1)
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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The Streets of Marrakech
When reading a blog about a place I’ve not been before, the photographs that grab my attention are those of everyday street scenes. How I feel walking down the street wherever I am is an indicator of how happy I will be there. The streets (derbs) of Marrakech are exciting, red, worn, and full of …
I Won two Marrakech Adventures!
I won a prize for two Urban Adventures on the Urban Adventures facebook page. It was the first on-line competition I had ever won so I was super-excited! Although the temperature was over 40 degrees, we chose to do the Urban Adventures full day walking tour. We chose this before we left home and then …