h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I just had a vacation in Disney World (I know, I know...) and I very much enjoyed the Morocco pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase. I was wondering where one might go in Morocco that would be less like a tourist trap and more like a small town. Tada! Here it is. And it sounds lovely. Thanks for writing about Rissani.

Rissani IS lovely. I was there in August and despite being the second hottest place I've ever been (the hottest was Erfoud two days before that) I loved everything about it. The people are fascinating, the grafitti is great (much better than "I woz ere") and I had a fantastic Berber "pizza". The donkey carpark was as picturesque (ahem) as you would expect. Go to the Berber House of Carpets. They'll try to sell you one so badly and you might get annoyed. But if you go in a group, it's a great way to see how good they are at reading potential customers and twisting people into buying. Practical psychology at it's best!

Animal lovers beware though: in the souk, some stalls have a habit of hanging dead birds of prey from the ceiling and the donkey's do show a few more ribs than you might like.