Destination: Morocco
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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 | By ruth_anne | Views [231] | Comments [11]
I will leave this weekend on my trip to Morocco! Note: Syria will be later in the Fall. After much red tape, way too many phone calls to the Syrian Embassy, a missing passport (and accompanying conspiracy theories) and enough grief ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Sep 2007 | By gentlesue | Views [1520] | Comments [9]
Hello! I have just come back from Marrakesh. It was very fun. It was super hot a lot of the time. One day it was 43 degrees. That was awesome. I was reminded of home. There were a lot of cool things about Marrakech so I will mention them first.... Read more >
Tags: Scams & Robberies
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 | By nick_earl | Views [226] | Comments [4]
We are in Morocco, it is really chilly. There is snow in the mountains and ice on the road. This will probably be the last journal entry for Africa. Next is a break in England and back into the thick of it in South America, Brazil to be precise! ... Read more >
Fri, 29 Dec 2006 | By africalis | Views [390] | Comments [3]
music flows through the streets of this city like the lifeblood of god penetrating humanity. it is what the people here live for, singing in the streets with a passion that is impossible to misinterpret. it is a perpetual festival, a land where the sound ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 7 Oct 2008 | By joealotto13 | Views [263] | Comments [3]
Its been an interesting few days. I stayed at a hostel called Riad Massine in Marrakech. The original building dates back 1600 years. It was beautiful, with an open air courtyard in the middle. I spent two days enjoying the clamour of the souqs, or ... Read more >
Tags: marrakech, morocco, camel, berber, goathead dinner
Wed, 1 Oct 2008 | By joealotto13 | Views [254] | Comments [3]
So, I dont have any pics of Seville. It was rainy all weekend, so me and Elli, a German girl I met in Portugal spent all weekend drinking homemade Sangria. We found a supermarket and bought the cheapest red wine, orange Fanta, and on the way back I ... Read more >
Tags: train, ferry, bus, seville, tarifa, sangria, fruit stealer
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 | By ruth_anne | Views [164] | Comments [3]
Hello! Before I tell you about the first days of my trip, I must tell you that I am just completely overwhelmed by the permanent and profound thumbprint the French have left on Moroccan culture. There is strong and lingering evidence of the long French ... Read more >
Fri, 25 Aug 2006 | By tempest | Views [881] | Comments [2]
The next day we wandered into the market area of the Medina at around 2pm for some lunch, but once again found it sparesely populated. It turns out that like in Spain, Morocco also has a siesta, from about 1 or 2 in the afternoon until around 5 o´clock.... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Fri, 9 May 2008 | By sstolper | Views [601] | Comments [2]
Harold exposed my lack of travel experience amongst the mountains of the world. True, but I can take solace in my coverage of some of the great deserts of the world. I can count experiences in 5 sprawling expanses of nothingness. The character of each ... Read more >
Sun, 10 Jun 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [540] | Comments [2]
Here are some things I've learned about public transportation while travelliıng through Morocco: 1. If your taxi gets in a wreck it is OK to leave the scene of the accident. 2. If you're riding in the bus and the AXLE falls off while in motion, ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Sat, 2 Jun 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [480] | Comments [2]
Rabat the capital of Morocco. I had travelled by myself from Meknes to Rabat by train, found and checked into the hostel, made friends with some more Americans from Louisiana (Travis, Leah, & Michelle), and was scoping out the surf scene when low ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 4 May 2006 | By ontheroadandoff | Views [384] | Comments [2]
Nathalie Burger…photographer. Copyright Geof Prigge geofprigge@yahoo.com.au www.geofprigge.com Renowned French photographer Nathalie Burger is considering a major career move in order to be closer to the people whom she ... Read more >
Tags: People
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 | By joealotto13 | Views [272] | Comments [2]
Essouria was a nice break from Marrakech. I could walk down the street without being hassled, and people didn't try to rip me off constantly. It was a beach town so I spent most of my day either at the beach or walking around the small Medina. The ... Read more >
Tags: beach, essouria, morocco, fresh fish, booze
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By mel_mel | Views [222] | Comments [2]
Wow. I’ve only been in Morocco for four hours and I’m in love already. What an amazing place. Everything is such a wonderful assault on the senses and I’m only in Casablanca! Before arriving into Casablanca we did nearly lose our baggage, along ... Read more >
Thu, 3 Sep 2009 | By jimandnicadventure | Views [63] | Comments [2]
Wednesday 2 nd September Fez Today we discovered the immensity of the Fez Medina. This is a UNESCO world heritage site that houses 600,000 people. They pay no taxes and therefor receive no government assistance, prefering to live as a artisan ... Read more >
Mon, 2 Apr 2007 | By merrouch | Views [1148] | Comments [1]
Most of tourists enter Morrocco from my native town,Tangier,a legendary town in Africa,here is a summary about it : Tangier is situated in the north-west of Africa,it is the nearest point to Spain (15 Km ).In the 17 th century it was the diplomatic ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 | By lisy | Views [928] | Comments [1]
From Lagos we hot footed it straight to Gibraltar....after finding out there is only one Ferry a week from there we headed back ...only 10mins..to Algeciras to catch a ferry over to Morocco. We coughed up the cash for the quick and easy option of ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 19 Jan 2006 | By ontheroadandoff | Views [899] | Comments [1]
MOROCCO …Copyright Geof Prigge geofprigge@yahoo.com.au www.geofprigge.com Morocco is a land of incredible contrasts. Many visitors arrive thinking the whole country is desert, but that’s far from the reality of the place.... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [717] | Comments [1]
Our friendship with Yassine, our hip-hop dancing clown, led up to at least 5 other Moroccan friendships. Their hospitality was immeasurable. Always ensuring that we were content, taking us to local spots for food, shopping, and leisure. Because of ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 | By trg7 | Views [463] | Comments [1]
ferry log: 3 hours tariffa to tangier bus log: 3 hours tangier to Chefchaouen 3 hours Chefchaouen to Asila 5 hours Asila to Fes Boarding
the ferry from Tariffa, Spain, I instantly noticed I was in for quite a
different cultural ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 29 May 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [460] | Comments [1]
Do you speak French? No. Do you speak Arabic? No. Welcome to Morocco! I had just landed in a country I knew little about and quickly discovered that the two main languages are ones in which I have NO experience in. Let the challenge begin. Forutnately, ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 9 Dec 2006 | By africalis | Views [346] | Comments [1]
it is only the second day and i already have a novel's worth of the extraordinary to retell. participating on this exhilerating stage of life-marrakech is a theatre of perpetual perfomance: everyone in their elvish hoods and elvish shoes, spinning dervish circles ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sat, 30 Jun 2007 | By hpsauce | Views [332] | Comments [1]
In the amazing coastal town of Essouaira (it takes a good few weeks to learn how to pronounce it right, which can be a problem when trying to find a bus that goes there), we discovered, among many other things, the deep love that Moroccans have for music.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 | By lina_santiago | Views [327] | Comments [1]
Algeciras, España, 9 de setembro de 2008,
7:30am
Pela
primeira vez nos últimos 3 meses estou sentindo uma grande ansiedade. Viajar de forma independente pelo
Canadá, Estados Unidos e Europa é muito fácil e previsível. ... Read more >
Tags: marrocos morocco marruecos
Sun, 10 Jun 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [289] | Comments [1]
One of the great things about travelling is that you have the opportunity to learn things about yourself and what I've discovered is that public transportation makes me sleepy! We decided to spend the night in the desert and in order to get to Ouarzazate ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
