A friend and I recently took it into our heads to lace up our hiking boots, pack a picnic lunch, and employ Said as our guide.
Starting point: L’Amandier Villas, Ouirgane.
Destination: Kasbah Tamadot (Richard Branson’s Moroccan Retreat), Asni.
Estimated hike time: 4.5 hours.
I’m sure I’ve said it before, but, can I just say one more time how [...]

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Most houses, villas, riads, or apartments in Morocco (in my experience) do not have gas. Generally, the gas hob is connected to a gas bottle stashed in a nearby cupboard in the kitchen. This will also be the case for the L’Amandier Villas. It’s not a problem in the slightest and not really something you [...]

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I couldn’t help but notice today the abundance of fruit hanging off the huge cacti that line much of the road to Ouirgane. This would explain the unusual looking fruit I’ve been seeing on sale in the Medina for the last couple of weeks and had not, as yet, tried.

Well today seemed as good a [...]

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I went to Casablanca and encountered an extremely Ugly Fish today. It was, in fact, a Monkfish but it was most definitely ugly. Even upside down there wasn’t an attractive part about him. Its underside was white and flabby, its topside, with its squashed features, was a murky brown. Maybe in the ocean it has [...]

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Experiencing the cleansing ritual of a Hammam in Morocco is considered essential for any visitor; generally as a pampered hour or two in a hotel spa with sweet smelling oils. Of course for Moroccans, and across North Africa and the Middle Eastern world, it is ingrained in Islamic culture. Ever since Mohammed became a keen [...]

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