Hotels
Riad Star, Marrakech
The entrance to Riad Star is an unprepossessing wooden door down an alley in the heart of Marrakech old town. But this simple exterior belies the treasure trove inside. This intimate thirteen room hotel, the […]
North Africa
Hotels
Mövenpick Hotel Mansour Eddahbi, Marrakech
Adventure is on the cards for this North African trip. The mysteries of the desert and the aroma of spices will always be a lure. The Rolling Stones were there in the sixties and Crosby, […]
Restaurants
Le Trou Au Mur, Marrakech
On this North African jaunt, I dodge snakes, succeed in not looking monkeys in the eye and stumble upon a fantastic little restaurant tucked away down a side alley (aren’t they all in Marrakech), which […]
Africa
Fez: Inside The Medina Walls
“We have old things to see. And then we have very old things and even older things to see.” Thus speaks the man who has asked me to call him ‘Sammy’, claiming that he looks […]