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Essauira looks like such a beautiful place. I love it when you find somewhere you feel like you can relax and chill out for a few days and get your head together, you definitley need a place like this when your on the road for so long.
Your photos are gorgeous – except the squat toilet of course! But you really do get usedbto them quite quickly (and you’ll end up REALLY appreciating clean Westerrn toilets in the future!)
Looking forward to your posts from Spain.
Monica, ahh Essauira really is a very beautiful place I loved it a lot!!! It is so nice to find a relax place where you can just hang out for a few days and just do nothing. It is needed on a trip of this length.
Glad you enjoyed my photos… yeah except for the squat toilet, but I had to include it… It was a highlight after all. Oh, but I don’t think I will ever be able to get used to them.
I loved it there….after the chaos of Fez and Marrakech (which I enjoyed, but certainly wouldn’t call relaxing), it was so lovely to be able to chill out in such a friendly, gorgeous town. I particularly loved going to the harbour to watch all the sardine boats unload, was an amazingly colourful sight.
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So glad I am not alone… agree with everything you said. I loved it for those reasons exactly.
I love that the singer invited a group back to his home! THESE are the experiences you’d never get unless you were on the road and open to them!
I’ve only had to use a squat toilet for quick business and I know my next encounter with them will be quite the experience!
I’ve been saying it on Friday but I’ll say it again — really loving the shots, Jaime!
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I know Heather it was amazing… I couldn’t believe it either. It was such an amazing experience & the things we talked about were just awesome. Oh yes any encounter with a squat toilet it quite the experience…
Thanks again for the compliments on my photos!
I can’t believe you were in Morocco that long. Time flies.
Sounds like a killer deal on that hostel. $7.37 for all of that. I wouldn’t want to leave.
Looking forward to Spain stories!
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Yes Kent a whole month… I can’t believe it either. Time sure does fly… and oh yes that hostel was a very good deal.
Hey 🙂
We are going to Essaouira the next days, and i looked for the Hostel (but cause wie had really Bad Hotel experiance in Fes and Rabat) but i can just find ‘Hostel Dar El pacha’ and the Price is About 290DH for a Double room (100dh for Single) is this the right Hostel?
Has Anyone any Tipps?
Thank you
Isabel, I don’t think it was on Hostelworld or online any where. I think we found it by just showing up and walking around. I wish I could remember where it was, but it’s been so long and honestly don’t. I don’t even know how much it had cost me. You could just show up and find a place. Be sure to check it out and if you like it stay and if not then leave. I do that plenty of times when I’m on the road.
How funny you took a picture of the squat toilet! haha I encountered my first one in Paris this last summer, and had to mentally prepare myself just like you. What a deal on the hostel too; a perfect place to recoop over travel burn-out without blowing your budget.
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Oh Pat I take pictures of everything it’s so sad…lol!!! Yeah I always have to think about everything when I use one… it’s like an attack you plan 1st…lol!!! Oh yes it was a great deal and just what I needed!!!
Sounds like a cool place- I specifically like the shot of all the boats.
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It really was & thanks Erik. That harbor was amazing to take photos of.
Wow, $7 a night is amazing. It’s cool to take time and just chill now and then and not be running around all the time. I always try to do that to recharge my batteries!
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I know rigth Scott $7 is just perfect… to enjoy it not worry about anything and recharge!!!
The photo of the surfers is the best photo you’ve shown from your whole trip. Great capture!
Ahhh I really love that photo too David. Thanks for the complement!
all the pictures are gorgeous… i like the way you wrote this post… it made me feel like i was there… and it’s amazing that you got invited to a local’s house… 🙂
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Thanks Flip! I know I still think it was very amazing we were invited back… such a cool feeling!
I love to hear stories of locals inviting strangers into their houses. It’s what makes travel so great. The unique perspectives rarely seen by the average tourist. Way to go!
Head south and come visit us in Namibia!
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I know its just amazing Jermibia, I love moments like that.
Me and my friends are going to Marokko in two weeks and I am so looking forward! Can you please describe where the sandwich shop in Essaouira is located? So that we can find it 🙂 ?
We are also thinking about doing a desert trip. Your photos look so good!!!
Hi Manuela, thank you for the comment. I’m trying to think where the sandwich is and can’t. I know it’s on one of the main streets it’s not hidden. Look for the name of it that you see in the photo. Oh & YES don’t MISS the desert trip. That is one of the highlights of my trip and so happy you liked my photos.
Hi guys how are you doing ? This is youssef im from essaouira but i live in south of morocco , i have enjoyed amazing times in essaouira with my friends and familly members , the fastival of gnawa music was really fantastic , im looking forward go back again next summer .