Snapshot Morocco: Into the souk

After 12 days, we gave in and shopped. It was hard resisting in the other cities we went to before Marrakech, but we held off because it would be cumbersome to travel with the extra weight in our bags.

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I love my new bag

Lilliane, who is into the fifth month of her one-year RTW trip, happened to be in Marrakech the same time. We met up for dinner last night. It’s her last day today in Morocco, so off to the souk we go for some Moroccan goods: locally weaved scarves, leather bags and shoes, and argan oil.

Haggling is a must when shopping in the markets. While other shop keepers can be quite brusque and even aggressive, some are charming and quite accommodating. It also helped that there were 3 of us buying: it’s easier to ask for discounts.

A word of advise to those planning to shop in Morocco: ask where the items are from. At the scarf store, the shop keeper told us that some of their products are from India and China.

Photo by Cla Ines


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5 responses to “Snapshot Morocco: Into the souk”

  1. kim and mj Avatar

    That’s a pretty bag! Na excite ako sa shopping:-D

  2. Lilliane Avatar

    Thanks for the company and favor, girls! Sorry I forgot to leave with you the map of Marrakech! See you again in Manila or maybe sooner somewhere else. ๐Ÿ™‚

    1. nina Avatar

      It’s no worries! We were able to find our way back to the Medina from the ville nouvelle on foot without the aid of any map ๐Ÿ˜€

      It was great to run into you during your RTW! I hope our paths cross again in the coming months!

  3. kate Avatar

    looking forward to seeing the stuff you bought ๐Ÿ˜€

    1. nina Avatar

      I bought that bag, some scarves, Argan oil, sandals and Filipino cookies!

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