On The Road With The YaYa's

Morocco

  • Casablanca

    The trip to Casablanca was sad because we knew that the trip was ending. Casablanca is also on the ocean so our drive was due north. Beautiful field of wildflowers along the road. Hassan II Mosque is the largest in… Continue reading

  • Marrakesh to seaside Essaouira

    Essaouira is Khalid’s favorite place and once I got there I could completely understand why. The trip there was fun and unusual. Our first stop was to see goats in a tree. We were told that sometimes they are there,… Continue reading

  • 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

  • Markets in the Medina (Old City)

    There are medinas in all cities. They usually date from the 12 to 14th centuries and are always behind walls. Our guide usually hired a helper on those days because it is difficult to keep track of 14 people, especially… Continue reading

  • On to Fes Via the Roman Ruins

    We left the beautiful city of Rabat in the pouring rain. We will be traveling west away from the Atlantic Ocean until we reach the Sahara Desert where we will spend Thursday night in a tented camp with the Bedouins.… Continue reading