Marrakesh

  • Marrakesh Day 2

    On our second day in Marrakesh we took a tour to the Ourika Valley about 2 hours from Marrakesh. It started out very foggy but turned into a beautiful day. The town was a Berber village. We had to walk… Continue reading

  • The Girls!

    I knew Peggy only causally from the Boomer Babes. Traveling with anyone for the first time is always a risk. Before this Morocco trip even started I booked 2 more trips with her, Egypt and Turkey. Happily we are very… Continue reading

  • Hotel Pictures

    We stayed in some pretty fabulous places during this vacation. The first one was the Villa Mandarine in Rabat. Beautiful grounds and flowers. We next moved to the Riad Salem Fes in Fes, Morocco. This was by far my favorite.… Continue reading

  • Food Pictures

    Basically the food was very good but everything required salt. They prepared vegetarian meals for me and two other people on the trip. I only cheated twice eating a lamb shank and grilled calamari. Continue reading

  • Home Hosted Dinner

    A very important part of this tour, in addition to the history of the area, is to teach you how the locals live. In that spirit we went to the home of Layla and her daughter who live in an… Continue reading

  • Marrakesh Day 1

    As expected, Marrakesh is a very spectacular place. It is the tourism capital of Morocco and a very fun place. Our hotel was very modern and elegant. The market was quite an experience but very different from day to night.… Continue reading