Destination: Morocco

To Rabat

Tue, 10 Jun 2014 | By kakimono | Views [553] | Comments [1]

I'd never flown to Paris before, so I had no idea what the Charles deGaulle airport was like. This might have been good if I'd been in a “I wonder what's at the end of this hallway” sort of mood. Since I was instead in a “Please let ... Read more >

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Maroc/Morocco- survival tips

Tue, 3 Jun 2014 | By ewe_beaut | Views [268]

Before I embarked on a solo trip to Morocco, around Easter this year I was loaded with tonnes of safety information, given to me by friends and other travellers. I must admit that many people were really surprised to hear I was about to go there on my ... Read more >

Photos: Morroco

Mon, 2 Jun 2014 | By iamypaterson | Photo Gallery

Suddenly

Tue, 20 May 2014 | By movements | Views [573] | Scholarship Entry

Where is Victor? He said he would show me the way. He said he would help me to see. He said: "Be careful, this place exists and it does not at the same time." But now, what can I do? I just walk, and I don't know where I go. But suddenly I feel that ... Read more >

Journey to the Heart of Morocco

Mon, 19 May 2014 | By semou | Views [196]

Leaving the station, we were enclosed into a long blustery road. The air coming through the open trucks window brought a nonstop traffic noise. We drove on in a burning sun and sweet begun to roll of me in layers. After an hour of drive, the car came ... Read more >

a haunted place

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By journalsofaamr | Views [186] | Scholarship Entry

I'll never forget the day my dad took us to this mysterious place in marrakesh , it wasn't our first time to visit this beautiful city , but this one was definitely the best of all our trips ,it's true that we experienced a lot of thing there like the ... Read more >

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Sunrise on Sand

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By kckenza | Views [174] | Scholarship Entry

When we first arrived in the little town, we couldn’t really see the desert. At least, what we could see didn’t look like a desert. As our little group approached the edge of the desert in off-road Jeeps, our view worsened in a turn of events for which ... Read more >

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The Bather

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By iamypaterson | Views [285] | 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 first time away

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By aykoley88 | Views [186] | 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 [230] | 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 [183] | 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 [173] | 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 [267] | 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 [2255] | 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 [155] | 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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