• Someone will definately try and rob you.
• Someone will definately ask you for money.
• Do not take photos of things if you don't want to pay for the priveledge.
• Just take note of the chickens running around the Souqs, they actually belong to the butchers and if you ask for a chicken you KNOW it will be fresh.
• You WILL get a bad tummy.
• Take some toilet roll, they don't have it and if you buy it there you'll have to re-mortgage your home.
• Don't buy alcohol - see above point.
• All above points are based on the fact I had a 50 pound budget for 2 weeks and had hitched there - it may be different in a nice hotel with a running shower that doesn't involve cockroaches or a window to the world whilst you wash.
• Barter!
• Try mint tea but don't expect to like it.
• Listen to an arabic storyteller, its amazing how involved you get even if you don't speak arabic.
• Visit the Ben Yousef Museum, the art is stunning.
• Embrace the call to prayer coz there is nothing you can do to block out the noise.
• Walk round the square at night, the entertainment is incredible (occassionally inappropriate mind.)
• Walk round the square in the day and drink orange juice.
• Have you ever played a game where you squeeze as many people as possible into your mates tiny car? Well in Marrakech they're called taxis - take one.
• Last one, get a good spot in a cafe and just watch the city.