Making You Jealous in Chefchaouen, Morocco

We are now in Chefchaouen, Morocco. If anyone has a spare million dollars or so for me to buy my own riad here, I’d be much obliged. I really need to live here. Seriously.

This edition of Making You Jealous is going to be a bit understated. There will only be one food porn shot (see immediately below) because we have barely eaten here. Doug’s been ill and I’ve been exhausted, so mostly our three days here have consisted of me going for little walks on my own while Doug sleeps, or me hanging out on the lovely terraces of the guesthouse where we are staying, or the two of us finally attempting a little walk together. It has been very low key.

That said, it’ll still make you jealous.

[If you are interested in previous editions of Making You Jealous, here are Fes, Meknes and Casablanca]

Let’s start with the food.

I went out and brought back the only thing Doug’s tummy could handle: a fresh wheel of bread, bought from a tall stack of many fresh breads sold by a woman in one of the lanes; a large hunk of locally made fresh goat cheese, all soft and tangy and creamy and goaty. The two came to 15 dirhams (at 8.7 dirhams per $US- you do the math). A fine bedroom picnic.

 

And then I went on a bunch of little walks by myself. Unlike in Fes, I could make chit chat with passersby. No one stalked me or cat called or picked fights. The folks in Chefchaouen are sweet and friendly in a very understated way.

Look at how BLUE this place is.

Here is the view from our guesthouse terrace at night.

And at 5am, after a sleepless night.

Gratuitous Cats

 

Comments

6 responses to “Making You Jealous in Chefchaouen, Morocco”

  1. Michelle Avatar
    Michelle

    Your photographs are always stunning, but the one with the fabric drying against the blue wall could help pay for your next world adventure. Just sayin’.

    1. MaryAnne Avatar
      MaryAnne

      Oooo I should see who’s willing to hand over the $$$ for that one… Thank you!

  2. Kristina Avatar

    Ok, I seriously am jealous now because I can’t make a day or two in Chefchaouen fir into our itinerary. I would have to give up Essaouria or Meknes or a day in the Middle Atlas mountains. Thoughts?

    1. MaryAnne Avatar
      MaryAnne

      Good question. I honestly don’t know what to tell you, as I’ve now only been to Meknes and Chefchaouen. We’ll be in Essaouira near the end of the trip and I think we’re either bypassing or barely touching the Atlas Mtns. I really like it here. It’s STUNNING. Can you squeeze it in at all?

  3. Dyanne@TravelnLass Avatar

    Told ya! Chefchaouen is pretty much my favorite place on the globe!

  4. Susan Avatar

    I’m adding Chefchaouen to my “must see” list. Those blues are just wonderful.

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