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I have been on guided tours in Morocco before, so I know that Said is not your usual guide. You may think that 8 days with a stranger in a Toyota Land Cruiser is a bit much – but it isn’t. At all. Said has an ability to read situations, and a cross cultural social intelligence that is quite amazing, and we really enjoyed his company and everything we learned from him. After a few days Said knew what we liked to eat, what kind of coffee we drank the kind of black dried olives that we liked so much, and we often left the ordering to him because we always ate well at the little local places he found. All children our boys’ ages should be let loose in a giant sandbox once in awhile. Being all alone in a camp like that, under the stars, is fantastic.

One last word – some might worry about travels with children in Morocco. There is absolutely no need for that with Said along. This is how safe it is: When we were in Merzouga we were having a coffee and a talk by the pool, when Said had to go off on an errand in town. Our youngest is 6 and asked if he could come – he doesn’t speak a word of english or any other language that he can communicate with Said in. So there is this bearded man with a turban and traditional dress – but he is so kind and has such a nice personality that a little boy instinctively likes him and wants to come along with him. Communication is more than language. So off they went, those two. We never ever had to worry about anything – at all – during that trip. Can’t recommend ODM enough.

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