My friend and I tend to eschew tours; we prefer exploring places on our own.  In the case of Fés, having a guide to assist one through mesmerizingly intertwined alleys was essential to say the least.  Our guide, Rashid, was kind and soft spoken, almost avuncular.  He led us gently, and safely, to all the sights we had wanted to see - places we would have otherwise not been able to find on our own.  At the end of the tour, he gave us the sweetest parting words; a sincere farewell, almost intoxicatingly poetic, that felt authentic and truly wishful of our well being as we sojourned on to other places.