WE WEREN'T READY FOR MARRAKESH! (Van life Morocco)

What is happening guys, we're Craig and Amy and you are watching Kim and Liz. And if you've seen some of our missions on YouTube, you know that we love getting stuck into a country and seeing what it's all about. From the Atlas Mountains to the Sahara Desert, we cannot wait to show you around, learn about this unique culture and see what it's really like to travel this country in a van. Everything's popping open and sh** is flying everywhere. That'll do. We have got three months to explore this epic country and we're going to get royally stuck in to the medinas, the riyads, the hammams, the foods. It's been a mad few weeks so far, but it hasn't all been rainbows and smiles. Marrakesh has taught us a lesson or two already and we ended up getting taken down a lane and they took all of our money. Okay, I'm not going to fight with you. I definitely didn't sign up for this. Are you friends now? Yes, all time is friends with our money. So click subscribe and tune in every Sunday as we travel Morocco and meet other vanlifers on the roads. We left Tangier and headed south. We decided to head right into the centre of it all and made a beeline for Marrakesh. After a few rough nights of sleep in truck stops and busy streets, we ended up finding an oasis of a campsite just outside the city. But on our drive down, our brakes had started to sound like they were grinding pretty badly. Luckily we found a mechanic just around the corner from the campsite and as we were reversing into the garage, our back tyre burst. Yeah, watch out for what he's done. No you don't. Stop, we'll stop a minute. So while we were reversing into the mechanic's and we just heard... We then found out that our brake pads were non-existent. So we were literally just breaking metal on metal. And to top it off, we had another leak in the hot water tank which is now broken. A solid start for Team Chocolate Teapot. Oh no, that was supposed to be a beautiful shot. This smells like lovely coffee and now we're going to smell like your bum hole. Just gotta let it out. Hang on. Can you hear that? Oh god. Get out. From Morocco. We made it, babes. I'm not sure if you've seen the palaver that we went through to get here. If you haven't, click up here, but we're safe, we're sound. I feel like this is the calm before the storm, but I'm so excited to go in and see it. I know Marrakesh is probably the most touristy spot we could come to, but we really wanted to like feel the energy, the vibes around sort of like a big bustling city, you know. So I'm very excited to go in. But before that happens... Tidal fall! That is freezing. First off, right into the heart of the Medina Please drive. You know when there's like a language barrier and for some reason you shout louder because you think that they'll understand. No, you shout louder. I think I do that, yeah. I am made to the Medina Please 100. And the guy's like... He's like, alright, love. Calm down, babes. I know you're on your holidays, but just calm down, will you? First off, to try a traditional Moroccan dish. I'm only joking, lads. Leave the chickens alone. Anything that comes my way is a yes from me. Welcome to Marrakesh! Have we got a juice? Yes. Here we go, lads. We're going into the Medina. Apparently it is like a labyrinth, like a maze of shiny goodness. If you were a magpie, you'd be loving it. Watch Amy get scammed about 40 times now. No, no, I am going to try bargaining. One of my friends said that they love it. If they give you a price, you have to bargain or they'll be like, no, no, you know, bargain for the price. That's what you need to do. Keep it down, babes. They can all hear you. We do want a rug. We want a rug. But we're not sure how much to pay for it. If anyone's been, please comment below. If you've got a rug, how much did you pay for it? We've already lost Amy to one of the touts over there. She's just so easy to rope in. I just give him the nod and keep walking. And he's like, my sister lives in Wales. And Amy's like, did she? And now she's chatting away. Sell her anything. Look at her. That's my guy. She's gone, lads. She's gone to this fella. This is a bit of a problem when I travel with Amy. Because two steps into the Medina, we're on a random tour. Smell this. It's great. After a quick demo on how argan oil is made, we had our first hit of the Moroccan white stuff. Sniff my hand. Yeah, I knew it. Stay fart. Oh, yeah. And don't worry, it's from Morocco, not Colombia, OK? OK. That's legal. Stay fart. Très bien. Oh, yeah, yeah. You are a good sniffer, by the way. That's your first sight? Merci beaucoup. That is my first time sniffing. OK, good. Amy, I'm very good. I feel like I can breathe in 4K. Will you just behave, please? Honestly, I'll leave her for two minutes. I'm having a great time. This is everything that happens. I mean, I love shopping. OK, so we've taken a step out of the hustle and bustle just for, like, a breather. A lot of you guys recommended this place on Instagram, so thank you very much. It's called Le Jardin, I think. It's a restaurant. It's emerald green. The whole place is just... It's just breathtaking. You could just be walking down the road, like a dusty road in the Medina, and you just look right. And, like, the tiles and, like, the ceramics and just the architecture here is just next level. It's so, so pretty. After we have our lunch here now, we're going to go for a traditional hamam, which everybody's recommended. It's like a spa, but, like, a traditional Moroccan spa. I'm really excited. It's, like, one of the only things I wanted to do here, so I'm buzzing. And the lady's just got back now, saying, you will not need to bring anything with you as we provide bathrobes, slippers, secure lockers, and disposable briefs. I can't wait to see you in your disposable briefs, Craig. This looks epic. So this is a traditional Moroccan dish called tagine. It comes with, like, a little pottery chimney to cook it in. It's amazing. Yeah, it's just, like, vegetables and loads of oils and herbs. It's meant to be banging. There's olives in there as well for a bit of saltiness. It always comes with bread as well if you dip it in the sauce. I'm literally salivating already. It smells so good. Thanks for the recommendation for that place. Lovely food, but it was £21 for that. So any cheaper recommendations next time, please let us know. Because, yeah, we can't be eating like that the whole time we're here because we'd go bankrupt. Some local spots, you know. Yeah. Ready for your disposable pants? It's quite posh, this one. So we've got a robe, some slippers and some throwaway pants. So, er, got my disposable pants on. Styling! Lovely robe. I feel like a drug lord. Not so sure about the, er, shoes, though. Green's not my favourite colour. Let's go and see what this is all about. I actually think I'd put mine on backwards because the back bit's, like, thicker. I need some coverage. Right up my bum, holy. This is incredible. I think we're in a sauna. You can't really see me but this is really relaxing. Really amazing. For a second because it's absolutely boiling in there. I feel like if you're afraid of getting nude in front of somebody else or, you know, if you're afraid of them touching your body perhaps it isn't for you but, honestly, don't be afraid. Your body is beautiful. Get it out and enjoy this experience to the fullest. What an experience that was. Oh my goodness. I'm pretty sure she swapped my scrubber for some P20 sandpaper at one point. Oh. And I think I'm bleeding. She was scrubbing back skin from 2009, mate. I think I'm used to it, though because I fake tan. She's just done me an exfoliating favour. I'm literally about two stone lighter. I showered and half my body was in the drain. Yeah, I had, like, dead skin everywhere. It was so... just... I want to do this every day, Craig. There'll be nothing left of you. This is literally the cleanest we'll ever be in our whole lives, babe. I think so. I'll never be cleaner than right now. Cheers to that. Do I look 21? I smell flippin' lush, Craig. I smell banging. I'm not gonna wash again ever in my life. That was really lovely. So we had the two-hour tour of Morocco, it was called. So it was an hour hamam and an hour massage. And I cannot recommend it highly enough. How much was it? Did you pay? Yeah, it was 800 dirham each. Totally worth it. You pay, like, £80 for a massage at home but the full experience and you get this really nice tea as well and, yeah, just the whole place is like it's like a museum in there. Sorry we lost you there for a minute. We left the hamam, got very lost in the medina and then we ended up getting taken down a lane and they took all of our money. So... It's just such a shame. Like, the day was so wicked. Just before we carry on, though, it was only £4 but it's not the point. This is what happened. We basically just said, well, where's the square? And this guy heard us say square he said, oh, you want to go to the square? And then he started walking he said, go down here, turn left, follow me. And then he said, oh, my friend will take you. He said, follow him, he's a good man. But basically, yeah, we ended up down this alley. Two guys came out of nowhere so there was three of them and I was getting, I got my wallet out to give him like 10 dirham to say thanks which is like 80p. for taking us. And so when I took my money out, this guy appeared from behind me and he was like, no, small bill, small bill. And I was like, I've literally got no money, we need an ATM. We didn't need Luckily, I only had like 50 dirham in my wallet. Which is about £4. And it all just dawned on me straight away. They sort of gathered, you know, it was intimidating and I was just like And the alley was like super, it was like thinner than the bus. Yeah, and there was nobody around and I just thought Also, he'd seen us with our camera and because there was three of them like, as soon as I realised we were getting scammed, I was like, the adrenaline kicked in and so I just gave him he saw like the 50 in my wallet and I just gave him that and we walked off. No, and the guy goes yeah, and give the coins to the other guy. So like, they took it all out of the wallet. Like, of course, it wasn't a lot of money, but Luckily, it wasn't though because the day before I had quite a wad in there. We'd taken some out, yeah. But yeah, lesson learned. If you're going to go there, know where you're going and have a map so you can pin where you need to go because like, I didn't even know where the square was. I don't know. I just feel like So we're going to get into bed, we're going to get some ice cream, we're going to put a film on and we're going to just hold each other. After crying ourselves to sleep, we got up with fresh heads and headed back to the city. This time with a solid plan. Don't get robbed. We started the rest of the day with a fancy rooftop breakfast and after that decided we needed some culture in our lives. Come to a palace. Shh, quiet. Not sure what it's called but it's something about being a baddie. But whoever used to live here was obviously a baddie because it's amazing. Jessie Nelson, she's been here before. Stunning architecture. I swear to God, the security guard is following us. I think it's because we've got the giggles and I think he thinks we're going to nab something. There's loads of orange trees over there. Should we go make a little orange juke? Should we nick a couple? Well for the price you pay you would expect to get some oranges out of this. Seven quid each it was. Not sure. He's going to arrest us. Pretty soon. He's following us around the whole temple. Welcome to Morocco lads. Absolute treat to be here. The temperature's lovely as well. When the sun comes out it's like really hot. When it goes in it's nice and cool. But I can't imagine walking around here in the height of summer just like blistering heat. Alright then, Einstein Junior, who owns this place? It was built by a sultan No way! called Ahmed Al Mansur of the Sardian dynasty. They actually exist? Sultans? Yeah. I thought I was just on Aladdin. No, it's a real thing. So apparently he built this to just show how stupidly rich he was. It was built in the 1500s. It's got like an orangery there. Anyone know what it's called when there's like loads of orange trees? I think... Orangery? An orangery. Orangery? That's what it's called. Is it actually? Yes babe, that's what I've been saying it. I'm taking the mic. You're taking the piss. By the way, I've changed what I want to be when I grow up. You know, I wanted to be like a whale tour guide or a chocolatier. I want to be a sultan. Can you hear that? Yeah. One of the coolest things about this place is the storks with giant nests just built on top of the palace. Look at them chilling up there. They're the ones that bring the babies. Yeah, they bring the babies. In the little drop them off. Cloths, yeah. Yeah. You won't quite believe where we are. This is the menu. Absolutely incredibly beautiful. Amazing. I felt so impressed walking into a place before. We literally thought this was going to be a cafe selling coffee. And it's like, it's just incredible. You can literally order coffee from any place in the world. They've got every country that makes coffee it's on the menu. And they've got so much decaf as well. What's the most expensive coffee on the menu? They've also got coffees that are like extremely rare. There's one on here it's 1,100 dirham per person which is like 100 pounds for a cup of coffee. Woah. I'm tempted to order just to see what it's like. Shaken Iced Kibira Rain Coffee new place. Alright guys the coffee has been served in this wonderful piece of art. You going to taste it? I literally feel like I'm on the set of a Wes Anderson movie. Yeah. Guys walking around with a little Moroccan hat. Yeah, yeah. It's so fancy. It looks like a film set. It does. It's so cool. It's no wonder we had to pay to come in. Two quid to get in mate what a bargain. Really sweet it's almost like a caramel-y flavour. Yep. Is this the Marrakesh Express? Yeah. It's the caramel-y one that we've got. Even the name sounds like a Wes Anderson film. Yeah. So good. What a spot. Cheers. So we found ourselves in a place called Ate Cafe thanks to our mates Nick and Hannah. If you don't know who they are they've got the best blog on the internet called sultanarehere.com If you want to travel anywhere in the world they've probably been there so go and check it out. This place is banging. We've got a view of the Ben Youssef Mosque over there and just another rooftop banger. So cheers lads. I won't lie I can't be doing these rooftop cafes anymore. I'm absolutely shattered. And now that we're in Morocco Trevelini loves a tagine. Don't speak to me I'm absolutely starving. I'm filthy. I'm pretty sure last month we were like New Year, New Me and we said we'd come off bread. We're going to be so fat after this trip free because the Moroccans make the best bread. They make sick bread and it comes with every dish. OK Prepare these homes. Rock, paper, scissors who does the toilet? Yes. Rock, paper, scissors shoot. Yes. Best of three. Rock, paper, scissors shoot. Yes. Funniest part was I was just about to do that and then Amy offered a rock, paper, scissors challenge so there you go. I've done the whole bag. I mean I've done the whole bag. Look at the state of it. Just do me a favour go on. Because I'm the best boyfriend in the world I'll take one for the team. They're mostly yours anyway and your ones are massive so I probably wouldn't be able to hold the bag anyway. Merry Christmas. Van life chores also include emptying the grey waste and emptying our pee into this throne. How posh is that? Alright everything in here is squeaky clean. Well done babes. Well done to you too. Now that Custard was squeaky clean we headed into the medina with our new friends James and Chloe for another adventure. So clever. Shall I ask them if I can have a go? Yeah. So this fella is making the chess pieces using this little device. I want to buy a chess board but I haven't told him yet but I'm going to try and barter him down. Present, gift. Thank you so much. He's literally just made this with his feet. So I want to go I really want to go. Shall I ask him? I think my feet smell a little bit more than his. How much? 250 dirham. I'll give you 150. 225. 170. Because you gentlemen can have 200. Alright, last offer 180. She can. 180? Ok. I'll give you a little later on. Is that a mirror? No it's not. It's not a mirror. This place is like a labyrinth of Moroccan antiques. I think this is one of the best parts about the medina. There's so many shops and you can literally spend hours in here and if you're in a good mood it's a great place to be because you meet some legends who just want to show you everything. Gym shorts. Little bathrobe. Scroll for your nan. Vase for your uncle. Treasure chest for your auntie. Woah. This place is amazing. It's class, isn't it? But this is the ring I'm looking at. It must be real silver. It's £120. I haven't even bartered with him yet and he said 50. Which is still a lot. I'd probably pay like £25 for it. How do you know that's not made of foil though? Well it doesn't actually have one of those little things on it but he makes them. Shall I wear it for a bit? If it goes green I won't bite it. It's a bit tight. We haven't ordered loads but it's a very small table. If you want to come it is a hell of an experience. It's brilliant. The food is pretty pricey. For all that food we paid like £42 for four people. But it's a hell of an experience honestly. I'm really I'm so happy that we've had such a wonderful day today and we've met so many lovely people. It's just it's brought back the love for like Marrakesh for being out for being around the people and such a buzz around the town tonight. I don't know if it's because it's Saturday night that all the locals are out or if this is like a nightly thing but it's so cool. I love how everyone just comes out they gather in the night market everybody eats together they sing together. It's wonderful. Really wonderful. We're on a spot called the Glacier Cafe. There's a balcony apparently you can sit up there and just watch the night market. Watch it all happening from the top. Get a little mint tea. You can smell it and experience it from the quietness of the rooftop. So Amy's bought this box of desserts. We have no idea what's in it. We said to the guy no eggs no butter and he was like no. Yeah we've got about seven in there. They look lovely. We're in the dice tonight aren't we? With all this food. Yeah. Stay close to the toilet tomorrow. Usually they bring the mint tea with loads of sugar in it and it's just too much for me even though I've got a real sweet tooth. So this is this is great without the sugar. Before we sign off for this week we just wanted to tell you about our brand new limited edition merch that is now live on our website. We've got two new designs and we're so stoked with them. We've been working hard behind the scenes. But check these out. Are you ready to enrol in the King In It College of Life? Then this bad boy is for you. It comes in a heather white and black crew neck jumper and it comes in a white heather t-shirt and a black t-shirt. We also have this rule your own world piece design which we absolutely love and after so many of you requested a rule your own world t-shirt this is the one we've come up with. It comes in a tan t-shirt and a black t-shirt and also it comes in a white heather hoodie and a black hoodie all pre-shrunk to reduce shrinkage. Honestly, the quality of these garms is out of this world. They are so cosy. And finally we have a brand new fisherman style beanie. They are limited edition so get them while you can. They're so exclusive we haven't even got them yet. We're also going to do 10% off our original KingInnit merch so just go to the shop and they're all on sale already and we just want to say thank you all so much for the support, for repping the crown and for ruling your own world. But that is it for this week guys. Thank you all so so much for leaving such lovely comments on the last video where I travelled on my own and I was very anxious. You're just the best. It just makes everything like worthwhile and I really did feel like I wasn't alone on that trip because I was chatting to you guys. I think it really helped me out with like progressing with the trip. Yeah. So just remember guys I know it's tough and I know a lot of you out there suffer with anxiety. It just hits the best people doesn't it? I just want to say honestly you can rule your own world. You can do this. If I can get through it even though it was majorly uncomfortable you can 100% do it. And really do think about pushing yourself out of your comfort zone because I'm here now. We're in Marrakech. And it's just the best. It's always worth that trip and it's always worth the anxiety so if you can try and do it try and do it. And always remember rule your own world. 1, 2, 3, Fight!