http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Morocco , F s Boulemane en-us Sat, 05 Dec 09 07:59:03 +0000 Sat, 05 Dec 09 07:59:03 +0000 This post takes place from Friday 626 to Sunday 628FridayAfter our quiz MSJ went to the train station in the Agdal neighborhood in Rabat. We ate at a restaurant and had some really good cheeseburgers and then got on the train to Fez. We shared a car with two Moroccan men who listened to Arabic music over speakers. The ride was fairly uneventful it was around 3 hours.When we got to Fez we realiz http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-447855.html The next day I got he ferry from Tarifa to Tangier. This city is not hat great and filled with scammers praying on the tourists coming in. I got taken in by a man that said he worked for the government and was to help since it was Ramadon and said I do not have to pay him. He took me to places where he go commotion I think and talked me into buying a jalaba robe thing since it was Ramadon and in http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-434344.html Morocco Gateway is a new online hotel enquiry service dedicated exclusively to Morocco.The website seeks to provide new levels of detailed accurate and independent information on the widest wide range of hotels and riads in Morocco.The site already provides the widest choice of hotel riad and kasbah accommodation in the UK travel market. Currently 28 places to stay throughout Morocco are listed http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-416470.html Well a lot has happen since my last update.I spent a few more days in Sevilla than planned but it was super awesome because Sole is super awesome at being a host as is her sister Laura and Laura's boyfriend Hameid and Mitchie the youngest sister.I have become a champion at siestas. One day I managed to fit in three much to the suprise of everyone.We also went to Magic Island Theme Park wher http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-412860.html Continuing the adventure heading south for the Gorges of ZizNorth Africa is a place you think of warmth not on this morning...it was freezing as we drove south out of Fes towards the Middle Atlas and the town of Midelt heading for the gorges of Ziz.We were on the road well before 6 with the light slowly fighting it's way up into the clear blue sky seemingly struggling with the cold morning.We http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Sefrou/blog-408508.html A day but what a day in FesWhat an entrance the road in took us past the great gate of ldquoBab Fettouhldquo with the huge cemetery on the hillside opposite just below the ldquoBorj Sudrdquo the southern fortHaving managed to avoid getting the ldquomotorcycle guiderdquo killed in the process of trying to stop us and persuade us to use his services he was riding alongside at 60km http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-407853.html Disclaimer The following content is solely my opinion and is not intended to represent the view of the Peace Corps.Once things settle down a bit I would like to do a day in the life blog but since it is starting to get real a lot has happened. I graduated so to speak and moved to my final work site. The feelings associated with this move have come and gone and have been replaced with the adj http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/blog-405189.html This weekend we traveled to the center of Morocco for a weekend full of activity. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-404369.html From Wednesday I hang out in Morocco. It's way different than Spain but what surprised me most is that the countrysides very much remind me of those from Poland. It's about 300 km from the desert however I want to stay faithful to my plan and go back to explore Spain... Africa is definitely something else and I'll definitely have to return here maybe a little more prepared.Right now I sit in the http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Sefrou/blog-399184.html We started with a visit of the exteriors of yet another Royal Palace this time in Fes. The guards are dressed in different uniforms and were friendly enough for me to get a picture with them. Then we went to a lookout point with panoramic view of the city of Fes before going to the medina to experience getting lost. One of the highlights here is the medieval tanneries. I knew we were getting http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-397861.html My last post spoke of Sevillan shitstained sidewalks sanitation sorrows sodomizing Senoras that is to say Senoras who sodomize not the act of sodomizing any particular SenorahellipVincenthellip sumptuous 90rsquos singalong songs Spanish semantics spontaneous Scottish sprees and suppertable shame. All alliteration aside for some reason or another it turned out to be an excrement http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-392082.html I am nearly at a loss for words as I attempt to write to you about my most recent experience in Morocco. In actuality it was one of the best trips I have ever taken in my life and one of the craziest. Our group sat on a bus for 60 hours within a span 6 days camped in the middle of the Sahara desert rode camels and visited a traditional medina or market in Fez the third largest city in http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-389727.html This week I went on a 6 day trip through a few parts of Morocco It was amazing. I went with a group of about 100 people my age mostly girls mostly american students. Here I will tell you how it went down Day 1 Friday April 3I woke up at about 4am after going to sleep at about 2. I do not recommend that sleeping schedule AT ALL I got ready and walked down the street to where we were http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-389110.html I took a bus across the border from Mellila to Nador. No Hassle at the border. Only remark I got was Mischa VAN No family of VAN Basten Nope A lot of the Morrocons still live in the past it is always Gullit Kruiff van Basten Rijkaard. Anyway after a beautiful trip as it is spring after all in Morocco I arrived in Fs entered through the Bab gate el Mahrouk and entered the medieval tim http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-384346.html Hi I am writing this in the dark while Evan and Norah have a nap. Everyone was up late last night and early this morning. Norah always gets us up early with a It's morning time Just because it is light out Rick is odd exploring the new medina on his own. Sunday March 22 So we had a good night sleep and we were ready to look around at what Fez had to offer. We met the driver at the coffe http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-384060.html And I thought the lst keyboard was crazy. Q is where a should be and I just spent a minute trying to find z. Good thing I look at the keys when I type. beware of no spell check and very bad grammer.Stockholm seems like a million years ago. The drive was great. We found the BB easily and took the train into town. It was cold and windy but we ate hotdogs and watched a ski race through through the c http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-383915.html Itrsquos been a long time coming but internet or computer shutdowns due to power failures sorting out 2 months worth of mail Tax when we got back have been frustrating to say the least. To sum up Morocco Mint teahellip.. TilesWe were met by our driver ldquoAhmedrdquo are driven to the Al Djeema mosque. The minaret is some 150ft tall with a green dome top over looking the coast http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/blog-382612.html Our long awaited trip to nafrica. photos to come http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-376479.html Photographs from our trip to Fez 1621 February 2009. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-375635.html A trip that has given me different meaning to my life. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/F-s-Boulemane/Fes/blog-373865.html