Destination: Morocco

The Bather

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By iamypaterson | Views [111] | Scholarship Entry

The naked woman beckons to me from the end of the passageway. Clutching my towel to my chest with one hand, I use the other to awkwardly lean down and pick up my bucket before shuffling towards her. Wrought iron lanterns illuminate the path ahead with ... Read more >

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The isolated beautiful spot : Imsoune

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By abdobelk-imsouane | Views [124] | Scholarship Entry

I'll never forget the day that all of a sudden, I packed my backpack, went to the bus station and said to myself : "Where should I go ? hmm, Imsoune, ok let's go". After a few hours by bus, I arrived to Agadir's bus station and I bargained the ticket ... Read more >

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The first time away

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By aykoley88 | Views [70] | Scholarship Entry

After my graduate I traveled to discover the cities that I haven’t ever seen before. My destination was Marrakesh when there lived my best friend since one year ago. The time when I arrived, Ramadan just started: It is the holy months for Muslims .They ... Read more >

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Moroccan Merriment to Spanish Setback

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By kailaadventures | Views [82] | Scholarship Entry

One would think I’d rarely have travel hiccups as "tourism administration" is in the title of my major, but you would be so wrong. I’ll never forget the day two friends and I spent 32 hours trying to get from Marrakech to Barcelona by train, bus, ferry, ... Read more >

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Friouato's cave

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By moroccan-nature | Views [85] | Scholarship Entry

I'll never forget the day that i decided to go to that scout camp. It was a decision of last minute. It was in Taza, a city in northern Morocco. Several activities and excursions were hold, but the one i have never expected was that one of the famous ... Read more >

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A Response

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By mzekeleke | Views [52] | Scholarship Entry

I wake up to the sound of someone shouting. Someone shouting at the top of their lungs. Not in anguish, pain or fear. Someone is shouting with the seamless control and familiarity of a marching troubadour who spends every waking hour expressing his love ... Read more >

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The Detour

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By jessicalee9 | Views [58] | Scholarship Entry

I don’t normally get into strangers’ cars, but this time, I was desperate. I was on the side of a road on a mountain in Morocco, a good distance from the nearest town. I had walked for an hour from Chefchaouen in the blazing sun lugging my 15 kilo pack, ... Read more >

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Belyounech, Morocco's fascination

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By ellipse | Views [1224] | Scholarship Entry

I took up my seat next to the right side windows, a favorite of mine when traveling at night. The bus departed 10 minutes earlier from Casablanca heading to Fnideq. 5:40AM it was, at Fnideq we were. And some 15 minutes later I was on the road again ... Read more >

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The fluttering scarves over the twinkling village

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By wanderingliona | Views [76] | Scholarship Entry

We collapse onto the sand every five minutes, struggling for breath. My friends before me look like dots disappearing in the distance. Is there something special over there? The words “Let’s just go back to the camp” fill my throat, even my tongue. ... Read more >

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Trekking Toubkal

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By transit | Views [51] | Scholarship Entry

It was almost dawn break when we reached the staggering rocks haunting our way through the uncompromising night. Harsh winds of chill challenged us as we attempted Toubkal, Morocco’s and North Africa’s highest peak. It was only four of us now as the rest ... Read more >

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Atlas wearing raincoat

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By watereddesert | Views [99] | Scholarship Entry

"That wasn't they way it should happen" was what I thought about my possible death when I was stuck at the front seats of a mini bus between my friend and the driver. We (me, the driver, my friend, some other colleagues and a group of still stoned americans) ... Read more >

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Sniffling in the Sahara

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By littletrina | Views [203] | Scholarship Entry

Nose running. Throat hurting. Sniffling. Headache rushing over me like waves on a beach. Too bad the sand I was sitting on wasn’t on a beach. A beach would have had salt water and salt water would have maybe relieved my cold-like symptoms. Instead of ... Read more >

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My 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip entry

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By thesmallvagabond | Views [53] | Scholarship Entry

The waters of two oceans meet in Morocco. The warm waters of the Mediterranean rush into the cold expanse of the Atlantic to create the bluest ocean. The blue of the ocean changes with the light, a weak Spanish blue at the brink of day and night and a ... Read more >

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Photos: Morocco

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By redheadedtraveller | Photo Gallery

Nude in Casablanca

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By borderline-wilderbeest | Views [1032] | Scholarship Entry

It was at least a 9-hour journey from our super-chilled hostel in Essaouria on Morocco’s coast. I’d selected the seat directly atop the warm bus engine for the stifling trip, minus air conditioning. Elliot, a delightful British philosophy student and ... Read more >

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