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The delights of Marrakech

By: Caron Kristan

People often moan about how clich?d holidays have become for the vast majority of people. Where once Spain seemed exotic and almost magical, nowadays with the package deals that take people out there you might as well go to Grimsby for the same amount of novelty.

People are looking ever further and further afield for holiday destinations, choosing to visit entirely different continents and travel halfway around the world in order to find a small piece of what made travel so exciting.

However, you don''t need to travel quite so far to find something that is truly exotic. Europe may still offer plenty, but people forget that just over the Mediterranean is a whole northern continent that is rarely explored by your regular package tourists.

I am talking of course of Africa. Not the safari plains and savannahs that people think of when they see films like the Lion King, but the northern part. The deserts, the Arabian villages and cities, the pyramids. There is a whole half of Africa that people just forget about.

And what a travesty this really is. For here you will find Egypt; home of pyramids, sphinxes, Alexandria, Cairo and the Nile; Tunisia, where all the desert scenes from Star Wars were filmed, and Morocco, my all time favourite African city.

Safety is not an issue either. Unlike its neighbours ? in particular Mauritania ? it has a fairly open and liberal outlook. King, Mohammed VI is actively promoting education for women and respect for Berber culture, the core cultural force in the country, so there are no concerns on that front.

Casablanca is a popular destination, as is the capital of Rabat, but it is the city of Marrakech that fascinates me. I have only been the once, but I went down one windy alley one day and spent two weeks down there. You can wile away weeks in the majestic riads they have there and emerge more relaxed than you have ever been.

And the best thing is it is not a pricey city. Internet sites like Octopus Travel have made Marrakech hotels very affordable, and Morocco is a country many airlines are trying to break into so airfares are cheap to. If you can find a deal that suits you I cannot recommend the place enough.

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#Pen name# is the author of this article and loves writing about Morocco. If you are planning a trip and looking for great accommodation, try Octopus Travel for a selection of Marrakech hotels.

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