Travel Blog Posts
November 26th 2011
So the 18th November was Independence day in Morocco. Meaning yet another day off :D I decided to go to Marrakech for the weekend along with a few of the Americans! Again the night before on the Thursday the leeds girls and Zac had drinks at mine so I only had about 2 hours sleep before the "7" hour train ride! Zac didnt sleep! After Zac finally got ready we left at 6.30 to catch the 6.50 train. Luckily the station wasnt busy and we had no trouble getting a ticket and finding a seat on the train! The journey started fine we left on time and everything was great. However 3 hours in to the journey we broke down... 2 .5 hours later the train was fixed! We were speaking to somebody on the train ... read more
November 15th 2011
Well its been a while since I last updated my blog so here goes! Since coming back from Italy I don't feel that I have been in school much at all! We have had so many holidays for differnt celebrations but Im not complaining! The week after Italy nothing much happened I went to school and studied. I now have 20 hours a week which is a little tough! But Im still loving it and everyday Im learning lots of new things. Tangier... So as I had a long weekend holiday due to eid I decided to visit Tangier... 2.30 am train. Not the best idea ever but it was mad busy due to eid and I thought the train wouldnt be busy. 10 hours later I arrived in Tangier which should have only taken 4-5 ... read more
October 29th 2011
So as a little treat Dorothy and I decided to go to Italy for the week! So after deciding to meet at 7.30 on Saturday morning everything looked set...8am I decide to wake up in the Medina after drinking the night before... I rushed back to my apartment got the rest of my things together then realised that I'd left my camera at the Medina! Luckily somebody was able to bring it to me which was great. So anyway Dorothy ended up over sleeping too and we finally met about 9am. However we didn't have a clue where to get a taxi from so we ended up getting one from our school at a cost of 200 dirhams! But we were in a rush to get to the airport as we thought we would miss our ... read more
October 21st 2011
Well I know that this is late but I finally finished semester 1 at the language course! Its gone by so fast its unbelievable! Again this week wasnt really exciting! We were planning on going swimming on Friday at the new hotel (Barcelo) in Fes which is gorgeous but as with every Friday it was cloudly so we didn't bother! Friday night I decided to go out to the bar in the Medina...Yeh it was such a good night. Except I got a little too drunk and ended up sleeping for a long time...... read more
October 16th 2011
Well its the end of week 5! I can't actually believe that its gone so fast! I feel in one way I've only just got here but it feels like I really know my way around and comfortable here. I am actually going to be quite sad to leave I think! Its been a very quiet week this week! Not much has happened yet again! I booked CHINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sooo excited. Im going in January for 10 days and Im flying on an A340 and 2 A380s. I don't know what Im more excited about. Ive booked my seats and chosen my meal now I just need to book the lounge in the airport! How cool!!!! Ive also finished planning Italy and Im going next week for the week. Milan Pisa and Rome here I ... read more
October 9th 2011
Well its the end of week 4. I can't believe its been 4 weeks already! This week has been pretty quiet. Not much has gone on. I have been trying to top up my tan so from 10 until about 12.30 the sun shines in my yard so I make the most of it! I did however book flights to Italy!! Im going to do a little tour with a friend. We.re going to Milan, Pisa then Rome! Im soo excited I can't wait! Although I do think its going to be a little expensive! 90's Night! Saturday was a 90s themed party in the Medina! On the way I bought cigarettes for a friend...the first time Ive ever bought them!! I bought some 25 dirham Vodka and Patis so it was obviously going to be ... read more
October 2nd 2011
So Friday I went to Asilah! Kerry and I decided to go first class as we still didnt feel too well and couldnt be doing with the hussel and bussel! First class was good! Aircon all the way and a large seat for the 4 hour train journey. The journey wasnt too bad at all and we arrived in Asilah around 5ish. We decided to stay at hotel Belle Vue. Although there was no Belle vue! The rooms were beautifully decorated but the factilites were slightly poor to say the least! The first night there was a wedding ceremony around the town. There was a horse and a sort of box on top which contained the bride. The whole town seemed to party and celebrate! It was excellent to see and something different to experience. The ... read more
September 30th 2011
So its the end of week 3. This week has been a roller coaster! My parents finally flew back to the UK so I could finally talk to them about everything that has gone on and gain some support! My friend Ahmed came to stay with me on Monday until Thursday. We had such a great time. We went walking around the medina and another friend bought a drum (it has a special name but I forgot!) and we ate at the famous café clock. Although I had the moroccan Tapas and it wasnt too good! Tuesday evening we went into the Medina and had a few drinks with my canadian friends and the leeds girls joined us. At midnight we decided to go to a Moroccan bar. We turned up at 12.45 and it closed ... read more
September 25th 2011
Well Ive now been here just over 2 weeks and I'm pooped. (As the americans and canadians would say! I'm tired in other words!) A lot has gone on since my last post. I've moved apartments and now paid for an extension of my language course! Last Sunday I went on a trip with ALIF to Mekenes, Moulay Idriss and Volubulis. It was excellent to visit another city and to experience how different people used to live it was an excellent day. Except for the phone call I received. I had the "quiz" on Monday and got 12.5 /15 which Im really pleased with although I do feel slightly cheated as one teacher says one thing and the other says another but I guess languages are up for discussion! Wednesday I moved into my new apartment ... read more
September 17th 2011
So I've just spent my first week in Morocco! I can't actually believe its only been a week but looking back its gone fast in one way but slow in others. Well I started my language course on Monday which I was a little nervous about but it is AMAZING! I cannot believe how good the course is. The level of teaching is amazing. Although it is expensive you get what you pay for, right?! The building is a sort of villa style with a courtyard which serves food. The organisation organises extra curricular stuff like caligraphy lessons, cooking lessons etc. So there was another guy in my class but he has moved up as class as he found it too easy. I'm doing MSA 200 which translates to lower intemediate just one level up from ... read more
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