Wondering where to go for luxury travel in Africa & Middle East? Here you find recommendations where to stay & dine in style with value for money. In addition, there are tips what to do (often involving walking).

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Review of Hotel Chez le Pacha, Zagora, Morocco

Nice setting, but that's it: Chez le Pacha is located in the most southern point of Morocco and beautifully laid out. There are 20 rooms (16 tent rooms and 4 suites), we had one of the latter ones. The suite was in a rustic cottage offering…
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Review of Hotel Dar Daif, Ouarzazate, Morocco

Superb small hotel, nice oriental furnitures, fine food: Dar Daif came as a surprise to us as we hadn’t expected such a lovely hotel in the south of Morocco! It’s located a few kilometers outside of Ouarzazate in a quiet neighborhood. The…
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Review of Hotel Jardins de la Medina, Marrakech

Fantastic garden, nice ambiance: Les Jardins de la Medina is located in the southern medina (accessible by car) in a former palace. The riad (hotel) has a little bit more than 30 rooms (quite a lot for a riad as they have usually only a few…
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My travelogue of Morocco 2009

North African adventures - medinas, High Atlas mountains, Sahara desert: Our trip to southern Morocco in autumn brought us (I usually travel with my husband and our teenage son) first to Marrakech (one night), then to the south (three nights)…
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My Google Maps of eastern Canada and Morocco 2009

Where to stay & dine in style in eastern Canada & Morocco: As I mentioned in my introductory blog I'm also doing my own Google Maps of our trips i.e. so far of Canada and Morocco. For those who aren't familiar with this, in Google Maps…
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Review of Hotel Lemuria Resort, Praslin Island, Seychelles

Superb setting, pleasant hotel: We (my husband, my son – 14 years – and myself) spent six days in this hotel, and this already for the second time (we had been there five years ago). We were delighted that several improvements had been…
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Review of Hotel Banyan Tree, Mahe Island, Seychelles

Splendid location, nice secluded hotel: My husband, my son (14 years) and myself spent just under a week there and we loved it. The location is hardly to beat: The hotel is situated on one of the most beautiful beaches I know, but be beware…