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Romance in Marrakesh

heartofglass — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:07:17 -0800

Please help me plan a romantic, unforgettable birthday holiday in Marrakesh! I am going to Marrakech with my boyfriend later this month to celebrate his birthday. I was hoping to get some ideas from the hive mind on hotels, things to see and do and places to eat that are a bit off the beaten track, romantic and preferably not too expensive? Any ideas appreciated!!

American on Atlas Blue?

jckll — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:10:04 -0800

Booking a ticket on a low-cost European Airline (Atlas Blue) that "only takes European Credit Cards?" I'm going to be in Morocco for about a week in April. I'm trying to book my flight out of Marrakech on Atlas Blue. Several of my (and my traveling companion's) credit cards were rejected on Atlas Blue's website and a rep at their UK call center informed me that they don't accept American credit cards. Only European cards.

His advice was to have a friend with a European card book it for me. Great.

So what do I do? I don't have a European card, nor do I know anyone who does...

Visiting Morocco: where to buy foody souvenirs, and whether or not to visit Essaouira.

mdonley — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:46:10 -0800

I have two questions about my 11-day trip to Morocco (Marrakech, Essaouira, Meknes, and Fes) starting next week. 1) Is Essaouira worth the journey to and from Marrakech if I'm mainly headed north, or would it be better to have more time in Meknes and Fes?

2) I'm interested in buying some small, inexpensive souvenirs but want to shop somewhere like an artisans' collective with prix fixe/set prices. I'm particularly interested in food: ras al hanout, harissa, argan oil, dates/nuts, couscous...and maybe some cool leather slipper type things. Any other products, especially culinary, that I should check out?

Thank you!

Morroco Travel Suggestions?

mary8nne — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:32:32 -0800

Holiday Advice: Morroco: 5 nights. Looking for recommendations for somewhere to stay / do stuff an hour or so out of Marakech. Off to Morroco / Marakech at the end of January. and we are looking for somewhere to go / stay / do outside of Marakech.

We have 5 nights. The first two are booked for Marakech, (Riad in Marakech) but we are unsure where to go for the other 3 nights.

It seems that we will also need to Hire a Car to get out of Marakech - can anyone confirm? are there public transport options?

There are a few cool looking Riads in the Atlas Mountains area but I'm not sure. We don't want to go to far out 1-2 hrs as our return flight is from Marakech at 11.30 am on the last day.

or perhaps we should hit the beach?

A rocking riad in Marrakech?

meerkatty — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:57:25 -0800

Recommend a riad in Marrakech? Heading to Marrakech for a long weekend and would love a personal recommendation of a riad in the medina. There will be 6 of us traveling together and we're pretty chilled out people.

Advice for traveling alone in Morocco?

farishta — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:46:27 -0800

Advice about traveling alone in Morocco and Madrid, or about solo travel more generally? In about a week I'll fly to Marrakech, where I have four nights booked at a Riad. I have another flight booked ten days later from Tangier to Madrid, where I'll spend another five days before returning to England. Other than that I have no concrete plans. I'll most likely train from Marrakech to Tangier, perhaps through Casablanca, but I am more than welcome to any suggestions about how to spend ten days in Morocco along this route. Should I take the Marrakech/Tangier train overnight? Are there any must-visit spots nearby? Should I go to a bullfight in Madrid, and if so, how and where? I've read the standard resources (guide books, wikitravel, previous AskMes), and my only vague worry concerns the fact that I will be traveling solo.

Does anyone have any general (or Morocco/Madrid-specific) advice about traveling alone? What and how much reading material should I bring? Are there any good tricks for staying sane for two weeks of solo travel? Any particular dangers for a 23 year old male to avoid? I'll likely be staying at hostels, where I'll meet people for short excursions, but I'm more concerned about having no one at hand to constantly bounce ideas off of, ask questions, consult, etc.

Thanks in advance!

Help find or identify this effective morroccan psoriasis remedy

chrissyboy — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:40:08 -0800

Can anyone help me identify these Moroccan products for psoriasis treatment? psoriasis sufferers, net detectives or Moroccans read in! A friend of mine went to Marrakech in Morrocco a couple of months ago, and as a gift bought back with him a couple of products to help with my psoriasis, which he bought from a large chemists over there.

They have worked great, which has gone a long way with my confidence, however I'm starting to panic as I'm about to run out, and the problem is acquiring some more.

There were no directions or extra information with the stuff, and it comes in 2 parts:

The first is a brown soap which came in an unlabelled small white tub, has quite a thick consistency, and is a similar colour and smell to tar soap or shampoo. I've upped a pic here.

The second is a cream which comes in a green pot. The label on the pot says creme: psoriasis and rosa huile. It is very strong smelling, greeny / brown in colour, and has a thick, 'bitty' consistency, almost like pesto, and can be tricky to wash off your hands. I've upped a pic here.

The only other information I have is a website address on the label of the green pot - http://www.rosa-huile.ma - which appears to be down. There is also a phone number i have called, and when i finally got through (after many unsuccessful attempts) to someone speaking english i was given an email address to send my request to - lahmagam@hotmail.com - which has just bounced back.

Does anyone know what this stuff actually is? Do you know the chemists in Marrakech? Where else could i get some? What would be a decent substitute if i can't? Is there any way one of the letters in the email address could have been misinterpreted by me (eg does the letter h sound like something else to them?)

Any help is much appreciated, i'm already starting to itch with panic since that email address bounced back =(

Things to do in Marrakech

darsh — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:28:24 -0800

Heading to Marrakech for a week, starting Sunday. Do any Mefites have tips, must-see places, restaurant recommendations (or places to avoid)? It's a family holiday, although we're all adults (30+), so I'm not worried about places being child-friendly etc. We're staying in a lovely-looking Riad in the old part of town (Medina ?), and I've searched for tips on Virtual Tourist etc. But perhaps someone here found a hidden gem or knows of a new place which they'd like to share.

A couple of things - 2 in the group are vegetarian, so we are looking for restaurants which would provide them with some options. Also, we're looking for day trips outside the city, but we're not going to be able to do overnighters.