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Africa » Morocco » Tangier-Tétouan » Chefchaouen
July 23rd 2023

Published: July 24th 2023

We discover that the activity of choice for young Tangierians at 5am on Sunday mornings is to tear up and down the main drag outside our waterfront hotel with their hands more or less constantly parked on their horns. At least now we don’t need to worry about our alarm clock not going off. And whilst on the subject of clocks and time, what time actually is it? I’ve got three “devices”, an... Read Full Entry

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Dave and Issy Sheehan

DaveandIssy

Former TravelPod Member: the.sheehan Joined: June 22nd, 2015 We live in Melbourne, Australia, with our three offspring Scott, Emma and Troy, Coco the dog, and cats Sidney and Chilli. As at 2015 our offspring have all left school and should, in theory at least, be capable of fending for themselves, so as long as they don't kill each other or burn the house down, we can now happily trip off into the sunset. Issy was born in Malta. She came to Australia with her family when she was four, and as at early 2015 she's never been back. I was born in London to Australian parents who met ... full info

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25th July 2023

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Blue...
When visiting Tunisia, we were told that doors and windows were painted blue to keep the flies out.

25th July 2023

DaveandIssy
Dave and Issy Sheehan

Blue
Does it work?

25th July 2023

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

It must...
I wasn't bothered by flies!

28th July 2023

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Vibrant and Beautiful
Rich in history. I love Morocco.

29th July 2023

DaveandIssy
Dave and Issy Sheehan

Chefchaouen
Yes, a very very interesting country, and with a culture so so different to Europe, which is only 20 or so kms away. Amazing. Thanks for reading.

1st August 2023

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Spanish Dave
Thanks for the laugh... an Aussie translating Moroccan Spanish into English to a semi-South American! Love it :) How amazingly beautiful is Chefchaouen? It was one of my favourites. We got a few different stories of why the houses were blue; but both our guides swore by the fact that a certain type of blue limewash is an insect repellent, and they were unimpressed with the people who used 'modern' blue paint. I loved that you have taken a photo of the same village baker we did, on our trip in 2019 :)

1st August 2023

DaveandIssy
Dave and Issy Sheehan

Chefchaouen
We’d heard from someone else about the blue being an insect repellent, so not quite sure what to believe about the origin of the whole blue thing. Great place, so thanks again for pointing us to it.

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