MARRAKECH: Things to know as a first-time visitor to Morocco

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  • Опубліковано 24 лис 2024

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  • @Hugo23Martins
    @Hugo23Martins 13 днів тому +2

    Nice video! Good content 😄
    Went to Marrakech in July, loved it! Im going to come back this month, 29 of November, let’s gooo

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  13 днів тому +1

      How wonderful! Our video from Fes will be out this Saturday. If you haven't visited there yet, you might want to consider it. We also LOVED our Sahara Desert tour, which is linked below if you're interested in it, along with our full series (so far) from Morocco. How long will you be visiting? -Judy
      🎥 Morocco Travel Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF0_pL4S2LnqlBz2KBX9XMCc.html

  • @5217tuber
    @5217tuber 22 дні тому +4

    My wife and I enjoyed this video, having taken a package tour of Morocco in 2022 that included about 4 days in Marrakech. My only comment is that we made a non-tour stop to both Jardin Majorelle and Yves Saint Laurent’s museum (both very near to each other) and found each of them worthwhile. I wanted to experience YSL mainly for its modern architecture but the exhibition they had was very good as well. I will add that by the time we’d been in Morocco for 3 weeks, I was tired of Tagine dinners (but liked the kefta option, like Kevin).

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  21 день тому +1

      Thank you so much for watching and for letting us know about the Majorelle/YSL Museum combo you took. We'd heard good things about the YSL Museum, but since we couldn't take photos and share them with our viewers, it had slightly less appeal for us. And we heard mixed reviews about Jardin Majorelle because it had become a bit tired looking, but we can't say if that was actually the case. I didn't have much of the kefta until we got to Fes, where I ate significantly more of it, but Kevin's were always good. Fes had a bit more spice at times, which was a happy treat, so there were differences in flavors between cities. We considered seeing more of the country than we did, but ultimately were glad we were able to be immersed in Marrakech and Fes for longer. We did a day trip to Meknes and Volubilis as a day trip from Fes as well, that we'll be sharing in two weeks. Kevin changed it up with a few burgers (including camel burgers) and also pizza a couple of times in Fes. One nice thing about Fes was that our Riad's breakfast was really delicious and satisfying, so we only needed to go out for one meal per day, which slowed some of the tagine burnout for us! -Judy

  • @tracytahiri8845
    @tracytahiri8845 20 днів тому +3

    So glad you enjoyed Marrakech!! We love this red city and highly recommend staying in the Medina in a riad as well! We recommend all the spots you went to…. Especially the Palais Badi…. One can’t see everything, but I love the Jardin Majorelle and consider it a “must see”…. Beautiful garden with exquisite details and so colorful…you can see how inspired YSL was in this space and the nearby museum is a must for fashion lovers!

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  19 днів тому

      Thanks so much for watching, Tracy! We knew you recommended Jardin Majorelle, but then when we read reviews, they were very mixed and when we found out that we couldn't share the other museums with our viewers, that was a huge bummer. We weren't sure if the Majorelle was going to be too touristy and not authentically Moroccan. We would probably make time the next time we visit, though. -Judy

  • @MimiandMore5678
    @MimiandMore5678 21 день тому +2

    Thank you so much for this! I see so much similarity in some of the architecture here in Seville. I am guessing Granada will be as well. I am envious of this trip and realize that even though I think I am an adventurous traveler I am still not ready for Morocco. But give me some time! Looking forward the next installment.

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  21 день тому +3

      Hi Mimi! Our walking tour guide was talking about how well a trip to Seville or Granada would be on either side of a trip to Marrakech, and although we've not been to Seville ourselves, we think it would be a great pairing to a visit here. Marrakech was a lot, but we think Fes is equally interesting and a little less chaotic. We can't wait to bring you with us to the Sahara Desert next week! -Judy

  • @Ask14791
    @Ask14791 20 днів тому +1

    Awwww ❤❤ the video took me back to the trip!!! Great quality of video and explanations! Cant wait to see where you guys are heading to !!! 🤗

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  20 днів тому +1

      Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words! I hope you enjoyed your moments of fame in our video! We are currently in Argentina, but we've had some travel glitches we've been sorting out. We had two excursions that had flights cancel on us, so we're trying to make adjustments. Hope all is well with you! -Judy

  • @livnsji
    @livnsji 21 день тому +2

    Thank you for this series, we’re headed there in May.

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  21 день тому

      It was such an incredible experience. We highly recommend you see Fes if you can as well (and do a Sahara Desert experience if you can!). Fes and Marrakech are vastly different in many ways, but at their core, there are wonderfully kind people in both. Let us know if you have any questions we should incorporate into any of our Morocco series before the final two episodes are released! -Judy
      🎥 MOROCCO: 22 DO’s and DON’Ts for Marrakech, Fes, and the Sahara Desert ❤️ ua-cam.com/video/ZPENQNxbBhU/v-deo.html

  • @anna_m59
    @anna_m59 22 дні тому +3

    OMG my honeymoon was there many years ago.
    We went from
    Malaga /Gibraltar to Marrakech

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  22 дні тому +1

      How cool, Anna! What a great honeymoon trip you must have had! Thanks for sharing that with us! -Judy

  • @Vceej
    @Vceej 16 днів тому +2

    Welcome to morocco ❤❤

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  16 днів тому +1

      Thank you so much! We felt well cared for in Morocco! This Saturday we'll bring you with us on our Sahara Desert tour and then we share our episode from our 2+ weeks in Fes! -Judy

  • @Lia-hl3kg
    @Lia-hl3kg 14 днів тому

    Very informative video 👏👏👏 very useful for my planning. Thank you and stay safe!

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  14 днів тому

      Hi @Lia-hl3kg, Thank you so much for watching! We have an ongoing series from our time in Morocco, including our most recent video from our epic Sahara Desert experience. Here's a link to our episode if you missed it. Next week we bring you to Fes, which we loved! -Judy
      🎥 Morocco Travel Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF0_pL4S2LnqlBz2KBX9XMCc.html

  • @TheDaBacc
    @TheDaBacc 22 дні тому +2

    Enjoying going through your series, and this one came at a good time. I'm planning a trip to take my father to Morocco for two weeks. He spent time there back in the 70s and I'm making lists of things to do. I'm liking the format you have for these videos and thanks for calling out locations you enjoyed.

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  21 день тому +1

      Hi Marcus, thanks for watching and thank you for your comment! How amazing of a trip you will have with your father! We're glad to hear that this episode was helpful. We had so much good food while we were there, but we did hope it would help by mentioning everything we saw and ate. We can't wait to bring you with us to our experience in the Sahara Desert, which was a bucket list item for sure. -Judy

  • @BigAsh7
    @BigAsh7 6 днів тому

    Hi Judy and Kevin, just wanted to write a quick comment to thank you for such a lovely video about your stay in Marrakech!! I'm actually from Morocco living part-time in Marrakech and I myself never visited some of the places you've been to, so I'll be adding them to my list 😄 It makes me quite proud that such well travelled people like yourselves appreciate what Morocco has to offer and I look forward to watching the rest of the series to see what you got up to in the other cities! Wishing you all the best in your travels 🙂❤

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  5 днів тому +1

      Hi @BigAsh7, Thank you so much for watching, and we are so glad to hear from you! We were delighted we could visit Morocco and enjoyed really immersing ourselves there. We also appreciated Fes quite a bit, but I think that was in large part because of the specific people we encountered. There is more of Morocco that we'd like to see, so we definitely have it on our list to return at some point! Here's a link to our full series so you have all four of our videos from our 41 days there in one place! -Judy
      🎥 Morocco Travel Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF0_pL4S2LnqlBz2KBX9XMCc.html

  • @mannya4120
    @mannya4120 2 дні тому

    U were pretty much on point , nice vlog
    Greetings from Florida

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  2 дні тому

      Hi @mannya4120, Thanks so much for watching. We visit the Sahara Desert for three days and spend 18 days in Fes. A link to the episodes from our 41-day trip is linked below. -Judy
      🎥 Morocco Travel Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF0_pL4S2LnqlBz2KBX9XMCc.html

  • @NicolasDudic-ph4kd
    @NicolasDudic-ph4kd 7 днів тому

    Great video....Thanks!

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  6 днів тому

      Hi @NicolasDudic-ph4kd! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. We appreciate it. Have you seen our full series from Morocco, which includes a Sahara Desert tour and our 18 days in Fes, which we really loved? I'll put a link below if you are interested.-Judy
      🎥 Morocco Travel Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF0_pL4S2LnqlBz2KBX9XMCc.html

  • @MrsBilla-nu8qb
    @MrsBilla-nu8qb 21 день тому +1

    What your guide called “Moroccan pizza” is msemen. It is basically a staple in Moroccan homes.

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  21 день тому +1

      Yes, exactly! And we ate it at our riad in Fes every day we were there! Thanks so much for watching! -Judy

  • @enriquesanchez2001
    @enriquesanchez2001 21 день тому +2

    OMG! my LONG appreciative post was removed by UA-cam! I suspect because I added a link to the Alhambra Palace in Granada for you to see. Oh well... All looks wonderful, you kids! ♥

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  21 день тому +2

      Darn it, Enrique. How frustrating, and I've had similar happen to me as well. Thanks for the recommendation in Granada. We will add it to our wish list when we visit Granada! Thank you so much for watching! -Judy

  • @dansouth2088
    @dansouth2088 13 днів тому

    Great stuff as always! For myself, I typically avoid any site which does not allow photography. I'm not a UA-camr nor do I post my pics online, but taking photos is core to my travels.

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  13 днів тому +1

      Hi Dan, We understand that a lot of this is very cultural. I learned the hard way when I tried to take a photo of a butcher stall and the shop worker gave me the finger (and probably a few curse words). Some people in Morocco believe in the evil eye and are actually afraid of cameras. Some Muslims also have issues with "graven images" of themselves and having their picture taken is against their religious beliefs. Other people are just worried about someone copying their handiwork. Not everyone in Morocco feels this way, but we try to be respectful of those who do.
      But you are probably referring to places like the Yves Saint Laurent museum and Berber museum. We hate that, too. There were restrictions in certain places in Albania as well, and some places will allow you to take photos but not video. It's hard for us to go places that we can't share with our viewers, and we agree some of it feels petty. We've never encountered anything like Madrid where we were watched like hawks in a few of the museums there. And even when we weren't on UA-cam, we still liked having photos as memories of our experiences, so thanks for relating! -Judy

  • @Property2030sg
    @Property2030sg 18 днів тому +1

    Did you spend any time in Casablanca and Rabat ? How did you make your way to Marakech and Fes - by taxi ?
    Keep the videos coming !🎉

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  18 днів тому +2

      Hi Mike, We originally were going to spend time in Casablanca, but every local person told us not to bother because it's a business/commercial city without a lot of soul. We skipped Rabat, but primarily because we didn't want to do more travel. We were ready to move out of Marrakech by three weeks (instead of our usual month). We really enjoyed our Sahara Desert tour, which was a significant expense for the amount of time, but it was worth it. Fes was great, but also, by the end of nearly 18 days, we were ready to move on from there as well. We preferred Fes over Marrakech, but it was worth seeing them both. We took a day trip from Fes to Volubilis and Meknes, which we'll be sharing with you in our Fes video.
      You may have missed that we mention at the end when we talk about pricing that our Sahara Desert tour brought us to Fes, so we didn't have to get any transportation between cities per se. Thank you so much for watching and for your comment! -Judy

    • @Property2030sg
      @Property2030sg 17 днів тому

      @ I see, thks! I read somewhere that Rabat is more interesting than Casablanca, but not sure how true :)

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  16 днів тому

      I think it is supposed to be more interesting than Casablanca. Although our walking tour guide really didn't recommend anyplace other than Marrakech and Fes except for taking day trips. He specifically discouraged people from visiting Casablanca because of how industrial it is (which seemed to be the general consensus). -Judy

    • @dotted8-
      @dotted8- 14 днів тому

      @@FindingGinaMarie But you could go visit the replica, Rick’s American Cafe in Casablanca.

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  13 днів тому

      It's surprisingly less kitchy than I would have expected, but we prefer to not move around too much, so being in two cities and a three-day Sahara Desert tour was plenty for us! I don't know that the rest of Casablanca would have lived up to the hype of the movie. -Judy

  • @dawnrearden2374
    @dawnrearden2374 18 днів тому +1

    You definitely missed a trick not going to the Jardins Majorelle. It's stunning - I just loved the blue as it is so vibrant. We loved the Islamic architecture but were badly scammed by the owner of our riad which has coloured our opinion of Marrakech. People constantly wanting money for photos that they happen to be in the frame of when you're taking a photograph of a building was wearing. the souks were fun - you expect a lot of interaction there and I loved that and really enjoy haggling. I don't think we'd go back to Morocoo though. Been there, done that! I do love your videos though as they are so informative and enjoyable.

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  18 днів тому +1

      Thanks for sharing your feedback, Dawn. I'm sorry to hear that you had an unpleasant experience with your riad. Ours in Fes actually ended up being outstanding, but the one in Marrakech was average.We actually found more people who didn't want us to take their pictures. And although we had plenty of people trying to give us directions, only one person was persistent in wanting to get paid. We so appreciate you watching and all your support! -Judy

  • @priyankakamble12
    @priyankakamble12 4 дні тому

    is that a good idea to visit in the month Feb
    please somebody could let me know

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  4 дні тому

      @priyankakamble12 Late February is considered shoulder season, which typically means that the prices are a bit lower than peak season. Marrakech and the Sahara Desert will have dry and sunny weather, although evenings and mornings will be cooler (lower 42°F (6°C)). Some places like Oukaimeden will potentially have snow, but the temperatures in Marrakech and Fes will be mild with daytime highs ranging from 63°F to 68°F (17°C to 20°C). Thanks for watching. Here is a link to our full series from our 41 days in Morocco. -Judy
      🎥 Morocco Travel Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF0_pL4S2LnqlBz2KBX9XMCc.html

  • @dotted8-
    @dotted8- 14 днів тому

    If a place does not allow photo/video, I won’t go in

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  13 днів тому

      Hi @dotted8- For some people in Morocco there's a fear of the evil eye, for others there's a fear of having their unique ideas stolen, and others have conservative religious beliefs that make them uncomfortable with photos. We try our best to respect the local customs wherever we visit, but you are entitled not to patronize a place that doesn't allow photos. -Judy

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  13 днів тому

      I now am realizing that you were referring to the Berber museum and the Yves Saint Laurent museum. Yeah, not taking photos was supposed to keep the art there feeling "special," and perhaps "exclusive," but it's a huge bummer for us when photos are restricted. Sorry I didn't understand this better in my original response! I was mentally more focused on all the souks and people who didn't want their pictures taken. I'd almost forgotten about the issue with the museums (out of sight; out of mind-just one more reason that they SHOULD allow photos-so you can look back on those memories later!) -Judy

  • @Judith-t8f
    @Judith-t8f 5 днів тому

    And you managed not to buy anything, WOW impossible for me 😇

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie  5 днів тому

      Hi @Judith-t8f, It is so much easier when you literally have no room. If you saw our episode in Marrakech when we first arrived, we made an effort to get rid of 12 pounds apiece of things in our suitcases. We have no room for extra stuff-and what we got rid of wasn't trinkets!-which does make it A LOT easier to say no. We also don't have a home base to decorate, so while it would be somewhat cool to collect things from all our travels, there's a freedom in spending our money on experiences versus stuff. Thanks so much for watching! -Judy
      🎥 Avoid Airline Carry-On Fees | What We Pack for World Travel 2024: ua-cam.com/video/UiPkHF6jzWo/v-deo.html
      🎥 Morocco Travel Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF0_pL4S2LnqlBz2KBX9XMCc.html