Blogs from Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer, Morocco, Africa - page 13

When I woke up this morning my tummy was making way too much noise to be good. We made it to our new hotel Centre when I was really ill in a way that eerily echoed the beginning of Rob's illness last time. At first I thought it would be brief and that a look around Rabat would be feasible, but I kept on being sick and decided that bed was my safest option. Luckily for me being ill so soon after last time had diminished my energy supplies so I Managed to doze throughout the day. Rob ran out to get food and drink etc and even returned with a rose. (Romantic despite the event) He spent some time at the internet café next door but then returned for a pretty dull day with me. ... read more

So I figured it was about time to add my entry on our trip to morocco (pictures to follow). Plans more or less went awry as they always will. Originally my friend Lucy and I were going to go to Casablanca to celebrate her birthday. Then the trip expanded to include two more friends, the more the merrier I believe. So as I mentioned we bought our tickets over 6 months ago on Spanair for Casablanca. Then a few months later EasyJet (a cheapie little airline in Europe) took up the route, meaning that Spanair had to put us on a different airline, Iberia (I hate Iberia, its as evil as...well something really evil). This resulted in us catching our flight at 8:30 pm instead of 12 pm like we had planned. We arrive at the ... read more

It must seem as though my Long Service Leave was endless as you receive yet another Travelblog! I was only away for three months but the writing of the blogs is taking longer! I have now been home for six months and am making a valiant effort these holidays to finish my blogs. Bear with me! Rabat Since Independence in 1956, Rabat has remained the seat of government and home to the King. At present, that is King Mohammed VI. Rabat is largely a modern city with much more of a western influence in terms of dress and the roles of men and women. It has had a long history being first settled by indigenous people in the 8th Century and then later by the Phonecians and Romans. Morocco was a French protectorate from 1912 until ... read more

So, last night did my laundry, then slacked off and eventually fell asleep. Woke up in the middle of the night, then slept again till 7! haaa 10 hours of sleep.... not bad except a mosquito was around... Had a nice basic breakfast at the hostel. Then a Spanish/Argentina man came talking to me...we ended up travelling to Rabat together for the daytrip! This guy...I get so jealous coz he only works for about 6 months, then he gets this money from the government and then he travels for the other 6!!!!!WTF! I want his job!!!!! So we took the train to Rabat. Wow....Morocco has nice trains!! Leather seats .. and the train system is very systemized as well. Very impressive ne! Anyways, it was an hour ride and the guy just kept showing off.....haaaa... ... read more

Emily and I left our hostel at 6:15 the morning of the 5th to make it to the train station for our 7:15 train to Algeciras. We were much relieved upon arriving at the station to find our friends David and Pat (who had had similar issues getting to Granada) had actually arrived and were waiting for us at the train station. Thus, the four of us headed to Algeciras, ready to start our African adventure. Once we arrived at the port we searched for the ferry that would get us there the soonest, bought tickets, and went to check in. However, when we were almost at the front of the line, the guards turned us all around saying that the boat (for which we had purchased tickets) was full. Thus we ran back down, ... read more