Today we felt as though we were filling in for Anthony Bourdain on the set of No Reservations: Morocco. We started pleasantly with a short tour of Marrakech, strolled through a couple old palaces and then swung by the airport to pick up our lost luggage from yesterday.

After the airport we headed straight toward the mountains to Couleurs Berbers, to meet with the owner Salah for lunch. Couleurs Berbers is a luxury camping or “glamping” retreat resort outside Marrakech. The 7 acre property frames the majestic Atlas Mountains on the horizon. Salah had set up a private table for us and had his staff serve a delicious traditional Moroccan tangine with chicken, cinnamon and prunes. Olives are served before almost every meal here, along with a hearty piece of fresh bread to eat with the shared tangine. Next to Salah’s property was a big field of olive trees. The food was great, and the company was too.

The weather has been unseasonably beautiful since we have arrived here, pure sun everyday. Today was no exception, we enjoyed good conversation under the Moroccan sun. It is low season here so the property was not reserved and our time there was totally private. Salah shared with us his passion for the beautiful property he has built, his life as a Moroccan, his travels and ideals. Sarah and I have brought lots of people on trips and often go through the most popular spots that sometimes are over run with visitors and solicitation. When we travel on our own we are constantly looking to connect with the locals like this and experience what they see and do.

We ended our day following Salah back in to Marrakech for coffee. On the way we stopped at a riad (boutique Hotel/restaurant) that his family owns. The sun was starting to set and the property is situated right on a small reservoir lake, it was stunning-if we do come back to Morocco again this is where I would like to stay for a few nights.

When we returned back to Marrakech he showed us one of his favorite rooftop terraces above another riad, Sarah nicknamed him the Mayor because he seems to know everyone and was greeted with affection everywhere he took us – and no one seemed to mind that his little pregnant dog Lexi shadowed him everywhere he goes.

We ended our day with a feeling of immense fulfillment from connecting with new interesting people in new beautiful places.

Visit http://www.couleursberbers.com to see Salah’s property and everything there is to do there.