Blogs from Morocco, Africa - page 31

We are up by 7:00 AM and climb a high berm to watch the sunrise, another Saharan anti-climax. Breakfast is bullshit, but coffee is coffee and all we really want is to camel our asses out of here. The departure ride turns out to be surprisingly pleasant as the sun begins to defrost us. There are thin sheets of ice resting feather-light across the top of the sand pulling a cold shimmer from the still-rising sun. The color of the sand on the Saraha as been so realistically portrayed in film that when you arrive you're certain you're there. One of the things you hope to enjoy in the desert is tranquility, but the occasional buzz of an SUV speeding by destroys whatever romantic fantasies we may be able to summon, so, really, overall, fuck this. ... read more

After breakfast more delightful conversation with Akmed and Said, we leave the Kasbah – note; just because one stays in the Kasbah, one is not obligated to “rock” same. From Wikipedia: In Morocco and in Iberia, the Arabic word form of kasbah frequently refers to multiple buildings in a keep, a citadel or several structures behind a defensive wall. When we turn around and get our first look at the Kasbah we are already leaving, it’s really quite nice! Next up, African musicians and Berber pizza. Again, understand that we are touristing like a motherfucker right now, so don’t expect anything off-the-beaten-track or challenging. But that doesn’t mean things can’t be interesting. For instance, the African music. We’re led into a small hut like building from which we can already hear rhythms pouring forth. Inside, there's ... read more

You travel for joy but some travels can turn into misery. Marrakech was my first in Africa, a predominantly muslim country which did not match my expectations except for fresh fruits in abundance! While the predominantly Christian countries will be in festive mode with shutters down for Christmas, it will be business as usual in the muslim world. With that in mind, my friend suggested Morocco would be fine place to visit. Tickets cost a third to India and it was a 3.5 hours flight from London. Since food was particularly bland and he gave a helpful tip of carrying chillies which I did before I started off to the airport :) It was snowing in London. Anticipating train delays, I started early to the airport. With a light backpack, I was getting into the British ... read more

Dobre vyspaneho ma dole cakali uz ranajky. Po jedle smer plaz Mehdia. Cestu nam skrizila vystavba novej ulice ale zakaz vjazdu na stavenisko v maroku nic neznamena, tak sme im tade prefrcali. Pri plazi strasne kvanta novych domov ale asi 80percent prazdnych, niektore komplexy maju aj vlastne bazeny avsak jeden mal dokonca aj vlastny mini aquapark s toboganmy, bazenmi. Vau ale pre normalneho marocana je to drahe. Prechadzka az na koniec hradze, prudi tu rieka do mora, kopa rybarskych lodi a na druhej strane zasa kopa surferov. Policajti tu hliadkuju na konoch. Plaz siroka,piesocna a cista, len more je urcene iba na surf, bo velke vlny. Po fajn prechadzke po hradzi navrat k url=https://www.google.sk/maps/place/March%C3%A9+Aux+Poissons+Port+Mehdia/@34.2652197,-6.6567466,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0xda75936d1817aef:0x3cd9224c0771d9ad!8m2!3d34.2669143!4d-6.6563255... read more

Nieco po 10/00 vyrazam z ubytka na stanicu. Vyplacam ubytko a mimo mediny kupujem loksu, neskor aj neaky ten kolac co kupovali deti ale to mi moc nechutilo. Nakup pohladnic a smer hned posta, tu mi oznamena sbskarom, ze znamky nemaju. Keby vim tak ani pohladnice nekupujem. Na bus stanici zistene,ze 12/15 bus nejde a ide az 12/50, obycajny t.j. stoji to vsade. Na stanici citanie knihy a este mensia prechadzka na blizke namesticko, samozrejme do kopca. Na namesticku len kopa skolakov a fajn vyhlad na hory inak nic zaujimave. Opat platim batozinu, opat skusam dat len 5dh ale nie nie, treba este 5 pridat. V buse zasa len jediny turista, ja. Cesta sa natiahla na neuveritelnych 5,5hod. Maha mi uz o 16/30 volala ale po zdvihnuty som nic neocul, smsky sa jej samozrejme dorucit nedali ... read more