Al Harithyah Hotel, Medina

Advantages: good food, clean, great cocktails, nice rooms
Disadvantages: --------------------

...on the cheese. My boyfriend had rigatoni quattro formaggi and I had gnocchi al pesto, each around 100 dirhams. Dinner comes with a basket of assorted breads flavored with various herbs and spices. Price per person includes having wine. I eat a great Tiramisù and my boyfriend a dessert that I never had haerd, called Pavlova: super. The manager, Mr Paolo, told us, that the Cafe has 2 double rooms and a minisuite. We asked him the see the rooms. No problems, in this way we could shoot some photos. I think it's a good idea to sleep in a riad for enjoy the real Morocco, that's not possible in a 5 stars hotel :-( ....next time The Sunday Moroccan-international brunch tasts optimal. It's a great buffet, for 200 DHS. It's not expansive, but unfortunatly it comes suspended in July and August because it is too warm and the buffet it comes made in the patio... Read review

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Advantages: everything about the way of life there
Disadvantages: the moody arab men

...unfortunatley not everyone can go thru the same experience as i have. mecca is a holy city for muslims and non-muslims are not allowed up to a certain point. when you first enter mecca you really dont know what to expect. the first sight i saw was the shops. there was a whole street full of places to eat. they all looked pretty clean and sanitary. then you see one of the most beautiful buildings you have ever seen. the mosque has great big minarets and all made out of marble. it is absolutley gorgeous. when going inside the mosque it is absolutlely breathtaking. going there for a pilgramage you go there with a sense of peace and humility which is a great feeling after all the stress i had with my Alevels. i was there for a pilgrimage for 7 days in mecca and 7 in al madina. i stayed in a hotel called THE OASIS my first impressions... Read review

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Advantages: A truly amazing place - a feast for all the senses; cheap and very cheerful
Disadvantages: You WILL be harrassed constantly by people trying to sell you poor quality junk!

...If Istanbul is the city where Europe meets Asia, then Tunis is surely the place where Europe meets Africa. There are two distinct sides to this magical, mysterious and yet very cosmopolitan city; there is the old Moorish medina and the elaborate mosques and the New Town with it's French influences and architectural Art Nouveau styles. I visted Tunis for just one day as part of a weeks holiday in Hammamet down on the coast. We had intended to take the train but, having arrived at the train station at Bir Bou Regba just outside Hammamet around 10.00am, we found out that Tunisan trains operate with the commuter in mind and there would be no more trains until the afternoon. We needed to find an alternative way of reaching the capital. We decided to go native and go by louage. A louage is basically a minibus/taxi service. They leave from... Read review

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