Tha Lifestyle Feb,2014 | Page 16

THA LIFESTYLE | TRAVEL & LEISURE THA TRAVEL BLOG A FAMILY BREAK TO MARRAKECH Anton Gangakumaran Enthusiastic Travel Blogger As a family of four we have been fortunate enough in the past years to travel extensively throughout Europe, but this year we were looking for a short haul holiday with a difference. It is difficult to agree on a location that will satisfy everybody’s needs but we settled upon Marrakech in Morocco Northern Africa, which is about three and a half hours away from the UK. Gather Information Pre-Trip Catch up We booked a custom-made package through “Travel Republic” and were met at Marrakech Airport by our pre-booked taxi and taken to our hotel. We left from Gatwick on Easyjet having met-up first for lunch at Cafe Rouge in the Terminal .Since we all work in different areas and opportunities to catch up are few and far between, this proved to be an excellent and relaxing start to the holiday in a really good setting. www.caferouge.co.uk ‘Taste of France’ www.operaplazahotel.com Page 12 In planning the holiday we made extensive use of “Trip Advisor” and downloaded the Trip Advisor City Guide together with information on local attractions, restaurants and a variety of tour \