A friend recently directed us to an amazing airfare with Air Canada and Air France to Morocco — we couldn’t resist! We’ve never been anywhere THAT exotic before; we are both very excited. We’re going in November, so I’ve got enough time to sew up a few ‘conservative’ summer outfits (the stores in Toronto are only selling winter wear now)!
I’m really looking forward to the cuisine – I’ll be cooking up a bunch of Moroccan recipes prior to our visit yo get a real taste for it! Mmmmmm!
Long story short, if anyone has any good tips about Morocco, particularly Marrakech and Casablanca, we’d love to hear it!
Morocco, here we come!
August 30, 2011 by Eva Taylor
Ooh have fun! I’ve always wanted to visit Morocco! 😀 You must be so excited about it!
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Oh Lorraine, we are so excited, but also a little apprehensive; which makes the whole thing totally cool! Thanks for your comments.
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Lucky you! Exotic indeed and I’m completely jealous about the cuisine you will be enjoying… scope it out and let us know (have never been). Bon voyage!
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Thank you, Kelly. We are really excited about it.
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Ohhhh that sounds fantastic! Can’t wait to hear about your trip! I have never been to Morocco, but would love too. They have very cheap flights from Italy to Morocco now (all low cost airlines), but they only started AFTER we moved to Australia… SIGH!
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Thanks Manu. Apparently many of the vacationers are from Italy, France and the UK. Until 1957 they were occupied by the French!
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Oh Eva! That is so wonderful!!!! What an amazing opportunity. I can’t wait to hear all about it. Have a great time planning (I always think that’s half the fun of a big trip.). 🙂
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Thanks Kristy, we really like a buttoned down plan when traveling.
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I am SO excited for you! I know you’ll have a wonderful time and I can’t wait to see the amazing posts and dishes you’ll create!
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Thank you Ann. It’s the most exotic and farthest place we’ve been so far!
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What a great trip and how wonderful that you can take advantage of the airfare deal! Best of all, there’s plenty of time before you leave so you can prepare and make the most of your time there.
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Thanks John. We’re super psyched!
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Way cool, cannot wait to see the pictures.
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Thanks Greg, any recipes to share?
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Never been but always wanted too. Take lots of pictures and have a wonderful time!
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Thank you Jessica! I am going from very excited to ‘what the heck’ but mostly excited!
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sounds wonderful …. enjoy, enjoy, enjoy
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Thanks Doreen. I’m sure we will!
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When you’re in Marrakech, be sure to go to the spice factory/store in the medina. (It’s pretty popular so I think most tours will take you there.) You can get virtually any spice you want, including saffron, and it’s inexpensive compared to here.
Have a great time!
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On that point – if you’re planning on bringing back a job lot of saffron, make sure it actually is saffron before buying it. My grandparents did this and ended up being sold a huge bag of turmeric, wrongly labelled as saffron. It seems that some people confuse the two.
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Good point Charles! Thanks.
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Great tip, Michela! Thanks.
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Nice! We were planning to go to Tunisia just next door to visit some family but that was around the time when all the unrest started so we had to delay the trip. I’ve never been to there myself by some of friends of mine recently took a trip there and it looked incredible – hope you have a wonderful time and I’m looking forward to seeing the recipes you come up with in preparation for your trip! 🙂
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Thanks Charles! It’s really the most exotic trip we’ve ever taken!
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