Tag: morocco

  • Glamping Erg Chebbi, Morocco

    Glamping Erg Chebbi, Morocco

    Erg Chebbi is a small sea of sand dunes stretching 22 kms long and 5 kms wide and peaking up to 150 metres high. Formed by wind-blown sand, Erg Chebbi is known for its golden-orange sand formations that start at the most northern tip of the Sahara. We arrived at our camp just after 6…

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  • Road trip in Morocco #1 – from Fes to Merzouga

    Road trip in Morocco #1 – from Fes to Merzouga

    This road trip is one of two which took us across Morocco. We arranged a driver to take us, 6 people, from Fes to Merzouga, south of the country. The journey in a Mercedes minivan started at 7:30 am and covered almost 500 km in one day. According to Google Map, it predicts 7.5 hrs.…

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  • Musée Yves Saint Laurent and Jardin Majorelle, Marrakech, Morocco

    Musée Yves Saint Laurent and Jardin Majorelle, Marrakech, Morocco

    We had a guide/driver for a day in Marrakech and he brought us to Musée Yves Saint Laurent, Marrakech (mYSLm). Concurrent with the opening of Musée Yves Saint Laurent, Paris (Av. Marceau), the Foundation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent created this museum in 2017 with the Foundation Jardin Majorelle. A retrospective movie Yves Saint Laurent was…

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  • Place Jemaa-el-Fna, Marrakech, Morocco – part 2

    Place Jemaa-el-Fna, Marrakech, Morocco – part 2

    It was our first day in Marrakech. Continuing with our walk in the Place Jemaa-el-Fna after dark. Catch Part 1 here if you missed it. Feel free to browse earlier posts about other places and more photos. Use the tags or the archives feature at the bottom of the page. To accompany this post, there is…

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  • Place Jemaa-el-Fna, Marrakesh, Morocco – part 1

    Place Jemaa-el-Fna, Marrakesh, Morocco – part 1

    Hello world. This blog has been on hiatus for a little more than a year.  Since so many of us are marooned at home and cannot (should not) travel in the foreseeable future, it could be a relief to do some virtual sightseeing.  We will start with sharing our last trip taken in the beginning…

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