After a very easy trip from Lisbon to Marrakech, we began our month-long journey in Morocco.We arrived early in the afternoon and decided to take a taxi into Marrakech as we knew that finding our Guesthouse was going to be a challenge as it is located in the old walled area of the city called the Medina which is primarily made up of very narrow and winding alleys lined with small shops displaying their wares.
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Our Sahara time has been a plan in the making for the past few years. It was amazing to us that this plan was actually becoming reality, and we both felt eager anticipation to meet Brahim, our guide, Mohamed, our driver, and M’barek, our cook. When we met, we immediately connected with everyone. We parked our rental car where it would be safe while we were away and headed out in a 4x4 toward the desert. Our first stop was just as we were leaving Zagora to see the marker for the iconic start of the old camel trade route between Zagora and Timbuktu.