After a warm and accomodating welcome at our riad in Rabat (Sjane booked us in for September instead of April and they still found us a room), we instantly felt more at ease than we did in our time in Marrakech. Whilst there, we were constantly accosted by locals wanting to make a quick buck through scams or lies. None of this was new to us: Westerns in developing countries are often perceived as money bags, and therefore a target. A bit of poking and he/she will...

Visiting Marrakech for us was all about the food. Sure, wandering the human-sized maze that is the medina souk is entertaining. Yes, the historic and architecturally beautiful riads are an eye opener. And of course visiting designer Yves Saint-Laurent's Majorelle Gardens and taking in the variety of cacti collected from around the globe is nothing short of captivating. But for years now Sjane and I have loved tagines, couscous, eggplant salads, pastillas and libe...