Blogs from Azilal, Tadla-Azilal, Morocco, Africa
June 18th 2010
Elllo Ello, what do we have 'ere then... just got into dahkla, emily, stef, and good old andrew. got our visas in rabat, took a 30 hour bus south. and now were arranging for a car. hmm big excitement. im #$#@ing siked. went for a motor bike around marakesh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FzOyR6iauc and well... by car i mean van.. 800 euros. crazy how ppl will just approach you on the street. judge character intelligently, check their refrences. and you can get into some fairly comfterable situations. Dakhla is a boarder town between mauritania and morocco. where everyone stopes on there way south into africa. as well as where ppl have done the african tour heading north. ideas and lessons are passed from one to another over a hot cup of tea in the busy downtown streets. smoke fills ... read more
Azilal to Tabant, Agouti, and M'Goun
Published: July 14th 2009Africa » Morocco » Tadla-Azilal » Azilal
July 14th 2009
A wealthy town in the foothills of the High Atlas Mountains, Azilal is not just a good base for reaching M'Goun and Cascades Ouzoud; it is also a pleasant and at times surreal hideaway from the heat, the harassment, and the rip offs. Stock up on food here for any treks, as the costs double or triple in the mountains. A pack of stray dogs in the town for some reason walks directly down the middle of the road in the evenings. People honk and make half-hearted attempts to avoid them, but many of the dogs are maimed from being hit. I heard two get run over in one night. You should definitely head this way. Despite my upcoming criticisms of Tabant and some of the hotels in the region, this was my favorite part of ... read more
High Adventure in the High Atlas
Published: February 8th 2007Africa » Morocco » Tadla-Azilal » Azilal
September 15th 2006
NOTE FROM RICH: "The following blog entry comes from an article I recently wrote for an upcoming issue of Peaceworks, a volunteer produced Peace Corps periodical. Enjoy!" "High Atlas Training of Trainers Hike, September 2006" (or "Four City Volunteers Take on the Great Moroccan Outdoors") By Rich Landrigan YD Ouaouizerht, Morocco Nestled up in the Azilal region of the High Atlas Mountains there’s a sleepy little valley named Ait Bououli. The hike from the top of the pass down to the dirt road that runs along the river bed boasts some of the most awe inspiring views in the Morocco. There are towering peaks of clay and sandstone, ancient Berber mud mansions that house entire extended families (called igrams), groves of olive, apple, and walnut trees, and trains of mules and donkeys carrying the loads of ... read more
