On advice of a friend – Tracey and I headed towards warmer climates to break a hole in the English winter before it could completely smother us!
Morocco was an awesome experience and it was warm enough to hang out on the beach for almost the entire time we were staying in Agadir. We flew over on one of the first flights and were met with silly orange hats at 8am in Gatwick Airport, then singing a song about Agadir, followed by a very unexciting flight – though I was trying to see if there was snow in Andorra and we were both excited when started flying over Africa. Our arrival in Agadir was also musical – with local drummers and dancers performing some very enthusiastic moves accompanied with a lot of noise. We were then provided with Mint tea, local sweets and a rose for the ladies. Unfortunately an ATM then told us we could have 1000 Dirhim but then decided not to give it to us.
The rest of the trip was really very similar, most people in Morocco were particularly friendly; but this seems to just provide them without obstacle in asking for a tip, a little extra, more than you expected, or to invite you in for a tea to show you their products and try and make a sale.
We were taken for a few rides, one to Taroudant, which is also known as ‘Little Marrakesh’. The walls around Taroudant are spectacular… very similar to the walls around Marrakesh. But really Taroudant is no substitute for Marrakesh. As part of the trip we also went to a Berber village for lunch. It was on this trip that we realised that everything was negotiable in Morroco. Apparently restaurant meals are also negotiable, but probably less so in the tourist sector, when you are obviously a tourist.
