Blogs from Morocco, Africa - page 248

Geo: 31.3336, -7.467453 hours away from Marrakech, in a lovely Berber village in The Atlas Mountains. I became very attached to this place. had a wonderful time wandering through the mountains, through the fields of wild flowers, past the waterfalls and the donkies taking a picnic of fresh fish. The villagers were all extremely friendly and welcoming. I drank lots of mint tea! My principle bonding experience with the locals was when i decided to visit the local haram (public baths) for a clean up. Quite an experience! Huge ladies poking and rubbing me whilst I starred in shock at the amount of dirt coming off me!! It's a real social gathering there, the hubb of all gossip and apparently the prime place for wife hunting for their sons!... read more

Geo: 30.71, -9.00487Taroudant is a lovely place. Very much like a miniature Marrakech with all the atmosphere but none of the stress. It's a great place to buy cheap and authentic gifts. I gave into a carpet here!!... read more

Geo: 31.807, -9.45164Great place with great sea food. Full of Moroccan surf dudes!... read more

Geo: 35.8179, -5.65409My flight fell through so in order to get back to Lille I had to sit on a 38hr coach journey (they said it would be 14!!), right through Spain and on into France. There were definitely a few illegal immigrants onboard!! Every hour the Muslim call to prayer was played over the radio. Very interesting for the first 5 hrs but not all that appreciated when I was trying to doze off!!... read more

I can't help but enjoy Morocco. It feels so good to be back in an Islamic country. I got a 60 euro ticket from Paris to Casablanca(very cheap), and as soon as I left I might as well have arrived, with the Arabic and Berber music blaring in my ear, the smell of foreign food and sweat. It occurs to me that my friend Muhamad said he thought I was Moroccan before he talked to me on the bus, and I was going over all of the nationalities I've been mistaken for in the last year: English, Spanish, Portuguese(today), Afghani, Tajik, Uzbek, Chinese, German, Irish, French, and others I can't remember at the moment. I talked to Muhamad somewhere around Tangier and he offered his hospitality. It was nice to stay in a proper Moroccan ... read more