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Preview of Pgdavis’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Essaouira, Morocco Entry Title: “Essouria, a restful change from Marrakech” Entry: “Today we caught a bus to Essouria which is about 3 hours from Marrakech on the coast. The road took us through many small towns which had active food markets in operation along the main road. The bus driver had to sound his horn on many occasions in order to move along pedestrians, horse and carts, cars or trucks. Using the horn while driving seems to be a Moroccan national pastime; it says hello, good bye and “please get out of the way”. Along the way we saw one vine plantation; which I could only assume was for table grapes as I understand that alcohol is decriminalised. That said, I have also heard that Morocco has some quite good wines; indicating people will always work around prohibition. At about the half-way point we stopped for a break, which was either a compulsory rest stop for the driver, or an opportunity for the bus company to share a bus-load of thirsty & hungary tourists with a local business operator which they probably had shares in. My cynical mind (and the connected nature of business in Morocco) suggests that the later would have been the case.Coffee at this stop was quite cheap at only 10dh (less than one euro)! That said, Shellie and I rested on the bus; the stop providing Shellie …
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