Blogs from Fez, Anti-Atlas, Morocco, Africa
We had our second of many bread-only breakfasts in Morocco this morning, but there were several different kinds of bread, one being very much like my grandmother's cornbread, and lovely jam and butter and coffee. Enis was functioning much better than I thought he would without his Turkish tea. Moroccans drink mint tea, which I loved, but they didn't serve it at breakfast at our hotel. Our breakfasts were good in Morocco, but consisted mainly of bread. That is very French and the Moroccans have definitely been influenced by the French - food, architecture, language, and attitudes were all reflective of their time as a French colony. Unfortunately...' After breakfast we walked to the medina and immediately found a spice store featured in Lonely Planet. The guy working there told us his father was Mr. Spice ... read more
Going to Fez? Better watch your wallet...
Published: March 9th 2011Africa » Morocco » Anti-Atlas » FezI had a lot of expections about Morocco. I expected to get some great photos of the architecture, see the Sahara Desert, eat some good food, and experience Moroccan hospitality among other things. I did indeed get some great photos, see the Sahara, eat some good food, but I was sorely disappointed in the Moroccan people's lack of hospitality or even warmth towards tourists. Enis and I did meet a few hospitable people, but I can count them on one hand. This lack of hospitality did not stop us from having a good time and some good laughs though. We arrived in Casablanca around 7PM and were trying to find the train into the city when a man approached us and asked us if we were interested in renting a car. Before we left Turkey we ... read more
Morocco: Arabian Nights and Nous-Nous
Published: January 23rd 2011Africa » Morocco » Anti-Atlas » FezWell, hasn't that gone fast? I just looked and it has been a bit over 3 months since my last blog! In that time, I haven't done a whole lot of travel but I've still managed to get quite a lot accomplished anyway. After my 27 hour flight back, landing at 6am and going straight work (mental note: never again), unsurprisingly it took me a little while to recover. But over the next month I managed to get a flat sorted with Ben as we scored ourselves a very cool 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom bachelor pad with great views over the city of London. As winter strengthened its grip on London over the following months, I was kept fairly busy with Hapkido, watching Leeds all over the UK, gigs, and a guys stag weekend to Dublin ... read more















