Blogs from Agadir, Souss-Massa-Draâ, Morocco, Africa - page 6

What an amazing and enlightening week I have just experienced. To say only those words does not give the necessary justice to the last seven days. Last Saturday I, along with my friend Frank, flew from Dublin to Agadir, a city on the west coast of Morocco. Though we told our families and friends otherwise, we had no itinerary, hotel reservations, or booked tours. We simply bought our plane tickets, packed some clothes into our bags, and headed south. Though I will not recommend that everyone take this approach, I will say that it does allow for an unbelievable experience and one that I certainly hope to encounter again in the near future. We left the 12th of January and landed in Morocco that evening. After catching a taxi from the airport into the city we ... read more

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Im in Agadir, after taking a very bumpy very long car ride through the Atlantic coast on what one might call a road. We met an English guy in our Youth Hostel in Casablanca and took him as far as Essaouira. Unfortunately for me, Agadir has more tourists, all white and all European than I have ever seen. Its not very Moroccan at all, however the guys like it, including our modern hotel with modern amenities and a pool. Im not very impressed, but tomorrow we are going up through the Atlas mountains to Marrakesh, so that should be good. We will spend New Years there and then head further up to Fès and Meknès. There is nothing much to write about here, its no different than any resort town on the Mediterranean, or for that ... read more

Yep, I'm in package tourist land! I got here last night at 6pm afer catching the bus from Essaouira at 2pm. So, I had all morning in Essaouira. At the bus station I fell into the first hotel. I've gone down market again - 70 Dirhams a night with shared toilets and shower. I also booked my bus out of here. I'll be catching the bus to Dakhla at 7pm tonight. The guy on the reception of my cheap hotel was very helpful, he told me that he thought that, that bus took 20 hours! He also then predicted my intended journey through West Africa without me telling him. I had considered breaking the journey up, maybe stopping at Laayoune for a night. But then I thought, what the hell, get the pain over with! The ... read more