We made our final supermarket trip today in hopes that what we bought will last us until next Wednesday, November 20th when we leave for Marrakech. We always try to calculate just the right amount so that its not necessary to throw food items away. Since we are taking a bus ride to Marrakech, we’ll … More Last Supermarket trip for Essaouira, No concern for safety here by the Moroccan's

Nicely done graffiti on the Banks’ walls. Notice the “blue” boats. The photo is what a typical older Moroccan man looks like with the long beard and turban. I couldn’t find anywhere if this was someone in particular. When reading about the Moroccan flag, it states that “it is made of a red field with … More Another blustery day, all things blue

Alizé is a French word meaning “trade wind”. Thats what they call the wind here.  According to Google, the trade winds are the permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth’s equatorial region (between 30°N and 30°S latitudes). They are also called easterlies. I’m sure everyone has heard of the nor’easters. The easterlies off … More "Alize" trade winds

Relaxation Room before entering Steam room. We spent another day experiencing a Moroccan tradition. We went to a Hammam Spa. There are two types here in Essaouira and I’m sure in other parts of Morocco its the same. There is the tourist type of Hammam and then there is the one that the natives enjoy … More Another Moroccan tradition

When we talked about adding Morocco to our list of trips on our travel plan, it was mostly because we needed to spend some time outside the Schengen zone in order to stay close to Europe.  Our first ride on camels/dromedaires We can only spend 90 days in most parts of Europe without a visa. … More Dromedaires a.k.a. African Camels