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Newest Review: ... to dicover the "new world". We spent the days wandering through the old medina where the women are covered in an unbelievable amount of clothing. Every inch of their skin is hidden from head to toe. Multiple layers of heavy fabric are wrapped over dresses (often black, in the 100 degree heat of midday) with full face veil, head scarf, even gloves. This stood in stark contrast to the European women on holiday in tank tops and skirts. There's a man outside the door here selling lizards from a bucket (to eat???). Not inconceivable. A little boy tried to sell us fishheads from the large, nauseating collection in the cart he pull... more

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Essouira (384 words)
by - written on 12/09/00 (Very useful, 141 readings)
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From Marrakesh, we hopped a bus for the seaside town of Essouira. It is an old Portugese enclave so it's got this amazing blend of European/African/Arab charm. Whitewashed houses with blue shutters are built on top of each other over a dizzying maze of rambling passageways. This town too, was built inside the walls of the medina. It's outer walls were built into a large fortress, fortified against invaders from the sea. You stand on the ramparts and feel like Christopher Columbus, waiting to dicover the "new world". We spent the days wandering through the old medina where the women are covered in an ... Read the complete review