…we have to talk !

Unusually I’m going to talk about Golf…perhaps I have a hankering for large green spaces…who knows why! What? No, I’m not talking about the famous German car, but about the preferred sport of the no less famous tiger…Woods…for those who don’t know! Well, Golf in Marrakech, on the Haouz Plain, in the middle of nothing, [...]

After a 2011 that you could call rather sh.., er, excuse me, rather special, 2012 is looking up. The ‘Race of Morocco’, a stage in the WTCC World Championship which didn’t take place in 2011, is back on the calendar for the weekend of 13/14/15 April 2012. Well, drivers start your engines…and welcome to Monakech! [...]

First off I must say that I was particularly happy the evening I visited this restaurant as I was there with my mate Christian. Just so you understand, in my world a ‘mate’ is like what wine is to France – essential! So you might think that my judgement would have been altered by this [...]

Well then, let’s have a chat. I’ll assure you straight away, this isn’t about yet another riad/guest house Marrakech… That’s enough, stop laughing! Yes, it’s true that you can’t even count how many there are anymore… Well, let’s not get off topic, it’ll be the subject of another post soon sure enough. This time I’m [...]

Personally, just thinking about it hurts! Running for 42.2 kilometres! That’s the official distance you have to run to complete a marathon and it’s what will be run for the 23rd edition of the Marrakech International Marathon, which will take place on 29 January 2012. It appears that all the big names of the discipline [...]

You know what? No? Well, I’m going to tell you: I was knocked on my behind! Firstly, you need to know that the Pepe Nero restaurant is situated in the Al Moussika Riad, an extraordinary riad Marrakech, a palace, a marvel, one of the most beautiful I’ve ever visited…yes, nothing less than that! (Hey, you [...]

It’s good that you’re there as I wanted to talk with you about something that I find really a little bizarre. Judge for yourself: As the holidays approach we often observe an uncanny phenomenon of ‘premature wear-out’ which our dear companions appear to be systematically victims of: “Darling, it’s stupid, my handbag has just broken…” [...]

What are you doing from 2nd to 10th December 2011? Given the grey skies hanging over Europe at the moment I thought to myself that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to let you know that here in the Red City, the show must go on… Well, let’s go on then: The 11th edition of [...]

Also called ‘The Beautiful’, this exceptional dwelling was built at the end of the 19th century by the Grand Vizier Ahmed Ben Moussa (also called Ba Ahmed: 1841-1900) while he ruled as Regent of Morocco in the reign of Sultan Moulay Hassan the 1st. He then ruled as Regent of the kingdom while waiting for [...]

What a beautiful start to the day… You’ve just finished devouring a gargantuan breakfast (Berber-style) on the beautiful terrace at the Riad Eden, the little one is on his DS, and you’ve just managed somehow or another (thanks to a shameful piece of blackmail) to sit the littlest one down in front of a DVD. [...]