Finally husband decided on Marrakech and not Istanbul for our planned winter getaway, but we've been procrastinating way too long. All the riads that we liked, and we shortlisted 10 including the names of their rooms (gingembre, coriandre, casablanca, safi etc etc) are completes i.e. full, for the weekends we wanted.

The friendly lady on the other side of the line was apologetic, their weekends are booked all the way till April. How about weekdays she enthusiastically suggested, we have rooms available any weekday in February. Nobody comes on weekdays, she said, her exasperation can be felt all the way in our apartment which has become cold again. I wish I could too.....

Comments

[Mama BoK]

Hope you find the right timing for your winter holiday.. for hotels.. and everything else.. ;)

[umami]

Thanks MamaBok!

[East Meets West]

Well, at least you're going somewhere. We're still trying to recover from Singapore (ah the washing) and with all the pipes leaking the minute we're gone we thought we had better not tempt fate again.

And gook luck with the reservations, have you tried the Accor hotel group?

[umami]

Beaulotus, we managed to find something a riad but it'll be in april, in the meantime we tough it out here.

[w]

I'm craving a winter getaway too but have just not made a concerted effort. Even an attempt to meet a friend in Berlin next month went nowhere.

I am hanging in till spring too, I'll be quite content to simply get MORE DAYLIGHT to be frank!

[umami]

w,we're over the winter solstice at least. my perpetual problem seem to be finding enough people to play mahjong with, it's the only solution to the problem.