Blogs from Tangier-Tétouan, Morocco, Africa - page 10

April 2013. This blog entry is a summary of the month of April, so a bit lengthy. Due to hectic circumstances and bad internet, we have not been able to keep our stories flowing regularly and for that, we apologize. We hope this summary provides an idea of this crazy month in Morocco. As for April in the US, Happy Birthday, Adam! The most important thing we want to communicate right now: Ksar el Kebir is, simply, the most alive town we have ever seen, and we have been to A LOT of towns and cities over the years! To compare its business with the streets of Paris is, unbelievably, an understatement. People are everywhere, all of the time after 10 a.m. (except Friday (the holy day) and the daily lunch time when everyone goes home ... read more

First and foremost... THANKS FOR HANGING IN THERE AND WAITING FOR US!!! Due to circumstances beyond our control (and our belief!!!), we have been delayed in writing! We are back and shall resume normal posts. We will try to compress the month of April for the sake of your eyes and patience! 3/28/2013 TITLE: Hitting “pay dirt” in some ways, but not in others….. Looking out the window as we arrived in Ksar by train, provided a glimpse of a city much larger than our former town of Ain Cheggag. The train stopped and we threw off our bulky luggage onto the concrete platform. To our immensely happy surprise, after the very trying mishaps in Rabat, there was a porter with a cart. The porter nicely handled our bags and also found us a taxi!!! It ... read more

This morning we left the blue town to spend the day in the seaside town of Tangier. We caught the local bus which was an interesting experience as there was some fascinating characters on board. I unfortunately got stuck sitting next to a woman who appeared to be having motion sickness and was throwing up into a plastic bag. When others vomit it, usually triggers a reaction in me that causes me to vomit as well. Thankfully, her friend in a nearby seat agreed to switch seats with me and I didn't have to hear any more vomiting. We arrived in Tangier at lunch time and I was a little impressed at all the modern looking residential buildings. I was beginning to wonder why Tangier had such a bad repuation for seediness and danger. We all ... read more

We left Fez aboard a public bus heading to the town of Chefchaouen. Called Chaoen for short, Chefchaouen is arguably Morocco's most beautiful city. It is set in the heart of Morocco's Rif Mountains and is well known for it's blue colored homes in it's medina. Abdul also gave us a little surprising heads up in regards to the availability of marijuana in Chefchaouen. He told us not to be surprised if we were offered some marijuana as the surrounding hills are known to be a hotbed for marijuana production. The bus ride was just a few hours as we drove through some very beautiful and verdant countryside. The weather took a turn for the worse upon arrival into Chefchaouen. What had been a slight drizzle throughout much of the bus ride had now turned into ... read more

An diesem Tag bin ich von Rabat nach Tanger gefahren. Dort war ich im Hotel und hatte eigentlich keine Lust mehr, mir die Medina anzusehen.... read more