26.04.2026
After so many winters in Spain, we finally managed to get to Morocco together! It was just a short trip so we only visited Marrakech and Essaouira but it was enough time for those two places. What can I say about Marrakech? It's crowded and chaotic, noisy and sometimes smelly, but it's also colourful and exotic. We stayed right in the Medina for the first couple of days so that was an experience in itself. Just wandering around is the main attraction, honestly. There's a lot of tourist crap on display but it's all mixed with everyday things, so the souks are filled with locals and tourists alike. There are cats everywhere and you spend your time dodging donkey and horse carts, ladies trying to sell you henna tattoos, men trying to sell you cigarettes and various other useless items, as well as motorbikes and cars.
Essaouira, on the other hand, is more laid back and not as crowded. This smaller city is located about 3 hours to the west of Marrakech on the north Atlantic coast. The views of the ocean are amazing and I think it would be incredible to go there when it's stormy. The highlight of Essaouira, besides the Medina, is the crazy fishing port. We went there later in the afternoon when all the boats were in and cleaning/selling their catches. The smell was horrible and there were dead fish guts everywhere, lol, but it was worth it to see the different types of fish on display and the colourful boats. I would say this is a great place to experience Morocco without the chaos of Marrakech.
All in all, it was a great trip and I'm glad to say I've been to Morocco finally.
Shona
10.04.2026
More old slides, lol. In the summer of 1991 (almost 35 years ago!), I spent a few solitary days in a tiny hut on Castle Mountain, in the Canadian Rockies. The weather was nice, the rock dry, so I managed to solo (with self-belay) a few classic routes on Castle Mountain and Eisenhower Tower. Good, old days!
Andrzej
29.03.2026
A nice day of strolling the back streets of Gibraltar. Far away from the tunnels, monkeys, and hordes of spring tourists crowding the duty-free shops of Main Street and the restaurants of Casemates Square.
Andrzej
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