http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Morocco , Tangier T touan en-us Thu, 03 Dec 09 19:57:00 +0000 Thu, 03 Dec 09 19:57:00 +0000 I know this is a day late whatever Happy Independence Day 159316101583 157516041575158715781602160415751604 1587159316101583Today AmidEast went to Asilah a small beach town to the north of Rabat a little south of Tangier. We rode on a bus up there for a couple hours it was really hot. Once we got there we walked around the Medina then ate so http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Asilah/blog-447904.html We took a public bus from Tangier to Chefchaouen. Chefchaouen is nestled in the Rif Mountains. It has a very romantic and bohemian ambience. You will find artists and craftsmen everywhere. There are also quite a lot of pleaces to trek in the mountains. I did not trek however because I was freezing cold. Being from Southern California I have a very hard time acclamating to the cold. I was more t http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Chefchaouen/blog-443575.html We traveled by train to Tangier from Rabat. We all were a little let down by Tangier. It is very busy and you are hassled quite a bit. We all ventured out together to explore the Medina and search out the Kasbah. We were asked by nearly everyone we saw if we needed a guide. Everyone claims to be a guide and of course they all know their way around the Kasbah. We decided we could handle it on our http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Tangier/blog-443571.html Motorhome News from Europe 9.Spain November 2004 Seville Cadiz Jerez Trafagar and Old TangiersFirst of all I have to add a footnote to the last newsletter which omitted one particular birding day. When heading south from Monfrague to Aracena where we spent a whole day driving along potholed narrow back roads hunting for bustards. We saw loads of red kites buzzards black shouldered kites http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/blog-431865.html On Saturday I woke up excited thinking it was possible to go from Seville to Algeciras to Tangier and back in a day. Umm...so it didn't exactly happen that way hence the late blog post. I left Seville at 900 am got to Algeciras at 400 pm boarded a ferry to Tangier at 430 pm and arrived in Tangier at 600 pm one hour behind Seville. While exiting the ferry I found that I failed to listen t http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Tangier/blog-428760.html This town didn't leave much of an impression on me but it was a good intro to Morocco. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Tangier/blog-412800.html I'm sorry I haven't been able to update lately I've been busily roaming the streets of Sevilla whenever I'm not studying for my public health class extremely hard but worth it because I'm getting nursing credit This past weekend me and fifteen other students from my program traveled to Morocco It was an incredible experience. Irsquom glad that I went. I never want to go back.We left Friday http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/blog-412485.html first off im using an arabic keyboqrd so bear with meI dont knoa where to stqrt i meqn i knew we were in for an unforgettable trip the moment we got on the trqin to the port algercias qnd they plqyed indiana jones for the movie lol. In algercias we were hussled into q shady ticket plqce to buy our ferry ticket no one spoke english but it seemed thqt they reqlly wantetd us to harbour a couple old http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Tangier/blog-410813.html Day Tour Fez on a FridayGetting there and awayTake a petit taxi to the Medina. You don't speak French or Arabic well enough nor do you know the area so don't even bother trying to ask for a specific entrancejust let him drop you off wherever he feels like and pretend that's what you wanted the whole time. Spend a half hour or so trying to find your way in through a back alley.ActivitiesB http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Chefchaouen/blog-399499.html There is so much to convey and the 3 drafts for this entry just keep getting longer. In the interest of saving us both time letrsquos shift the format to a quick overviewMoroccoTaginesmall stew served in the little earthenware cook pots with chimneys filled with overcooked mushy vegetables and meat.Cumin used widely offered along with salt at the tabletry it on your eggs at breakfast http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Chefchaouen/blog-389570.html March 13 and the Rock of Gibraltar came into view after travelling non stop from MelillaMalaga La Linea. We found the truck as arranged quick introductions and we were off in the direction of Africa ..... for the 3rd time this week by fast ferry. After stocking up on diesel alcohol and groceries in Ceuta we attacked our 1st border crossing in Africainto Morocco. This will be our easiest by http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/T-touan/blog-382807.html Day 11 I am staying in the town of Arroyo De La Miel Spain http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Tangier/blog-373967.html January 1 4 2007MondayWe left Hotel Ibis at 10 am and took a cab to the CTM office for the 11 am bus. At the bus station we met a law student from Toronto fresh from a semester in England who started talking to Roger while Amy was in the bathroom. We chatted with him for a bit and tried to sit by each other on the bus. Contrary to Amyrsquos research the Moroccans do care very much about http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Chefchaouen/blog-364801.html Asilah is a beautiful town. The Medina is perfectly built for the climate narrow passageways open rooftops and courtyards communal corridors in houses and all painted in perfect white. Therersquos an old palace with an open balcony 20m above the rocks once used to execute infidels and christians along the beachfront. Another beach 3kms to the South of town is larger with big waves good for s http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Asilah/blog-360836.html To begin with...I know you will all love this. I calculated the time wrong as to when I had to get up. I got up WAY too early. I had a taxi coming at 445 to take me to a bus stop where I was being picked up for a day trip to Morocco. I got to the bus stop and met two nice guys from England. We definately hit it off and spent the day together. The bus went around picking up people and then we were http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Tangier/blog-357649.html Already 3 week spent in Morroco time flies My favourite places areChefchaouen This cute little town in surrounded by mountains and canabis farms The vatmosphere is very friendly and most walls inside the medina old town are painted in blue.Merzouga Very touristy but still enjoyable that's the place with the highest sand dunes in morroco up to 300 meters. Riding a camel for hours is http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Chefchaouen/blog-345546.html Glen Fucking Hoddle The very man was on my flight to gib. Fantastic omen. Other than that gib is a bit soul less its got a massive rock that I walked up in converse and skinny jeans. Chaffage and pain. The monkeys are a devious bunch of bastards. Just ask kate that is one granola bar down and mike who got sucker punched in the stomach by one. Bad times.Now in Morocco of all places. Freezing in t http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Chefchaouen/blog-344382.html Alive and well in Tangier. We got in about 430 this afternoon. Interesting place makes the winding streets of Spain look positively organized. I'd heard bad things about Tangier from a few people but I like it well enough. A little aggressive in terms of people trying to sell you things or give you tour guide services you don't want but still pretty okay really.Tree and I met up with a co http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Tangier/blog-342720.html THURSDAYgot to leave class a little early had my friend tell me what I had gotten on my exam cause she was gonna tell us at the end of class.. i got a 68 outta 70 woo and met up with michael at atoche renfe train station. got lucky and made it just in time. Spent about... 6 hours reading sleeping and watching some random american movie dubbed over in spanish. We got to the hotel in algecir http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/blog-339431.html While on a nice trip to the Costa del Sol in SpainMarbella Puerto Banus we decided to take a day trip over to Tangiers Morocco on the high speed catamaran from Tarifa Spain. The city of Tangiers is about 700000 and sits on the north coast of Africa near the Strait of Gibraltar. The native populations are called Berbers. They are identified with their long robe like clothing with soft ver http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Tangier/blog-336580.html