Blogs from Morocco, Africa - page 186

March 16, 2008 We woke up and went to breakfast this morning. It was probably one of the best breakfasts in awhile. I ate a lot! We left the hotel to make our way to the Sahara in Toyota Land Cruisers. We first went to the Valle de los Fosiles, a museum of sorts. The guide showed us various rocks that have fossils in them. They make furniture and figurines out of these fossils. While I was there, one of the sales guys came up to me and said, “You are very nice. You are very pretty. You can live with me in Morocco if you want.” I told him I had to go and left! I ended up choosing the best driver for our 4x4’s. He has been doing off-roading in the Sahara for 20 ... read more

Here are some of the things we were up to in Fes. The photos are of the Medersa (Madrassa) Bou Inania, a beautiful 14th century religious school in the Fes el Bali medina.... read more

from the masterpiece of Islamic architecture, through souks and eating sheep brain, 5h camel ride and feeding a desert puppy, to the well deserved beach time Since India always wanted to go to Morocco as it supposed to be similar in a way....the way people behave, the way streets look like etc At least that is what friends told us....relatively close to UK, relatively cheap flights and stay...we said why not lets see.... the major downside of working full time is your holiday allowance and the fact that you cannot just go for long....hence the 10 days we could spare were planned very intensively to see whatever we could in this short time;-) So we visited 5 different places: Casablanca - where we flew just to see The Mosque of King Hessian II, Marrakech - for ... read more

I’ve been traveling the world for four months. I have been to 11 countries on 4 continents since Thanksgiving. I have discovered many things about myself, about the people around me and humanity as a whole. We are all interconnected and so similar yet so different at the same time. I can best describe what I have seen and experienced through Skittles. Yes, Skittles. In America, a pack of skittles would cost roughly 60 cents. The bag would be in English with five flavors: grape, lime, orange, strawberry and lemon. Skittles would be sold at most grocery stores, markets, gas stations, etc. In China, a pack of skittles costs roughly 10 cents. The bag still looks the same, except it’s in Mandarin. While still containing 5 flavors, they have changed. Instead of lime, the green skittles ... read more

We decided to take advantage of St Paddy's and Easter weekends being back to back and headed to Morocco for a 9 day adventure to soak up some sun, and enjoy some mint tea and tajines Spent our first 3 days in Marrakech, staying in an amazing Riad (traditional Moroccan house) and exploring the old city. The main square was very impressive, full of sights and sounds including snake charmers, a million fresh orange juice stalls and henna tattoo artists Then we decided to catch the train up to Fes for a couple of days of wandering through the maze that is the medina, all the streets are very narrow and look exactly the same so it is very easy to get lost which we discovered quickly. Fes is also the leather capital and a visit ... read more