Marrakech is up there as one of the craziest, loudest, most colourful, chaotic, beautiful, exhausting and intriguing cities we’ve ever visited. Hot and dusty (even in January when we’ve visited), it’s somewhere that we only do for a couple of days before escaping to the calmness of the coast, and the gorgeous Essaouira. You can […]
According to Lonely Planet – Winter is the time to get closer to the real Essaouira, when the wind howls at its strongest and the waves smash against the city’s defences… – and they are not wrong. Whilst the daytime temperature is still very pleasant – think a warm May day in the UK – […]
Located in the heart of the medina, Le Patio is highly recommended. Slightly more expensive than most restaurants in Essaouira, it is described as something sultry by Lonely Planet – a candlelit den with blood-red furnishings and a black mirror ball. Located on a side street – rue Moulay Rachid – off one of the […]
Colour. The one thing that always strikes us about Morocco. Even on a rare, overcast day, it is a country filled with the most vibrant colours, hues and shades. Marrakech Menara airport has a cool, marble toned palette – perfect as you land in a heat that you rarely experience back in Manchester! And, […]
It’s always great having friends in-the-know when you travel abroad, as they often give you top tips that you don’t find in guide-books or through internet searches. Because usually you don’t know about these places and so don’t search on them. One of these gems turned up on our recent trip to Essaouira, when we […]
This is riad is quite simply, stunning. Located right on the sea walls, and converted from a very grand 19th century residence, you just could not have a better place to stay in Essaouira. The entrance to the riad is breath-taking – hand carved thuya wooden ceilings, stained glass windows, mosaic tiled walls and floors, […]
For anyone who’s not been to Marrakech, you need to know that everything you’ve probably ever heard is true. It is hot (even in early Janaury when we were there). It’s dusty and dirty. It’s a city of vibrant colours, aromatic aromas, constant hustle and bustle. There’s incredible wealth and the most appalling poverty. In […]
That’s right. A blog about doorways. But not just any old doorways, you understand. These are Moroccan doorways. Some astonishingly elaborate, some mosaic framed, some brightly coloured, some literally hanging off their ancient hinges, some huge, some hobbit like. But all different and all beautiful and all just so, well, Moroccan… And every doorway, quite […]
We’ve been so lucky recently to be able to do a lot of travelling and so have seen quite a few airports. Much are much of a muchness. There’s often very little that really sets one airport apart from another. But, the latest airport we flew into and out of, is definitely one of a […]