See It Do It Live It

I absolutely loved Marrakech, but by far the best experience was a day spent on a cooking course with Souk Cuisine. The course is run by the wonderful Gemma, who met us in the central square Jemaa el-Fnaa. After a brief introduction, she took us to the markets to buy the food we would need to prepare our meals. As we criss-crossed along narrow lanes, we learnt a lot about the city, the country and the culture. In pairs, we were then given a purse of money and a shopping…read more

Six days of annual leave left to take, a desire to take a short haul flight to somewhere sunny and a couple of weeks to plan it in. The only challenge….it’s February. After a lot of playing around on Skyscanner, the short list was whittled down to either Lanzarote or Marrakech. We absolutely made the right choice. The first few nights were spent in the heart of the Souks, in Riad Romance. The Riad is an oasis of calm, hidden away down a maze of chaotic alleyways and lanes. As…read more