Blogs from Morocco, Africa - page 29

I 'm tired ! Last night we stayed in a BEDOUIN camp in the Sahara desert . Our transportation into the desert was via camel ...The ship of the desert they say . I say a rather cumbersome beast who has an I credible sway when he walks which of course causes the rider to sway as well . His breadth is WIDE , REALLY and there is no where for your legs except to let them dangle.Trying too bend my knees and lift my legs just caused them to shiver and left me feeling more insecure . Going up and down the dunes was a challenge , leaning forward and hanging on for dear life going up and leaning back going down both required my whole attention. BUT it was worth it . Our night ... read more

Another interesting day . This morning we left Chefchouen and proceeded to drive through the Rif range of mountains to the Atlas range. It was nearly all agricultural land growing wheat , lentils and some hay . The land looks aMazingly rich and the fields were in various stages ofgrowth . Some soil newly turned , about to be turned , planted with growth ranging from inches ( the lentils)to knee high , the wheat . I saw only 2 tractors ! The plowing was done mostly with donkeys ,occasionally with a horses. It seemed to be a family affair..6_8people working in the field. The plots were all side by side, sometimes a narrow ditch separating them . It looked good in the sunshine and fresh air . There were a lot of olive orchards about ... read more

Sonntag, 14.01.2018 Casablanca: Bewölkt, zeitweise Regen, Min. 12°C Max.16°C „Schau mir in die Augen Kleines“ der bekannte Ausspruch von Humphrey Bogart im Filmklassiker „Casablanca“ ist wahrscheinlich jedem bekannt. Heute sind wir in der Stadt, in der der Film gedreht wurde. Den in der Weltreise inkludierten Ausflug machten wir nicht mit, da wir den ja schon letztes Mal mitgemacht hatten. Heute gingen wir auf eigene Faust in die Stadt. Die Distanz vom Anleger bis zur Stadt beträgt etwa 3 Kilometer. Auf dem Weg dorthin, wurden wir ständig von Taxifahrern angequatscht, welche uns für 5.- € in die Stadt fahren wollten. Doch wir laufen ja gerne und zudem sieht man so viel mehr, als aus dem Taxi heraus. Casablanca hat nicht so sehr viele Sehenswürdigkeiten und die paar wenigen besuchten wir beim letzten Mal. Was wir ... read more

Ouarzazate situated South of Morocco. It draws it's Berber name Dumot. It is often the stop of predilection for tourists on their way towards the doors of the Sahara. Most of them stopover to supply provisions for their travels to the desert. You can surely plan one day or two in the city, You can find many hotels for accommodation and benefit from the traditional food locals offer. It is worth the turning. The town's popularity are the cinemas sites which are present here. Their are films like Lawrence of Arabia, Star Wars, and Gladiators which where turned here partially or in their integrality. Some of my pictures evokes the atmosphere of this city. Enjoy the ride.... read more

Toda we head from Fez to Casablanca. Our taxi arrives on time and our driver speaks English so all is looking good. We first head to Volubius which is a Roman city outside of Mekness. Becs wants to get a guide but Constance is convinced we can self guide using Lonely Planet. Inevitably this leads to an argument, to settle the peace Gus runs off to find a guide. I would probably say that even though he was difficult to understand sometimes the guide was worth the DHM150 (the Chief Negotiator wanted to have a crack at him but we convinced here that Gus had already negotiated very hard). Although Constance did follow us around with the Lonely Planet trying to prove that it could have been done just as easily. After Volubius we head for ... read more