In my last blog I nearly said my goodbyes to Morocco. The truth is, I was and I wasn't leaving Morocco after Legzira. It depends on who you talk to. If you talk to Moroccans, I wasn't, the border extends all the way down to Mauritania. If you talk to the UN, I did leave Morocco when I entered the Western Sahara. By some it's called the last colony in Africa. For all intents and purposes, I didn't leave Morocco. Because there were no border formalities, and travelling down to Mauritania was no different then travelling anywhere in Morocco. Same buses, same taxis, same everything. Only more military. But as a tourist you notice little of that. Eighty percent of Western Sahara is controlled by Morocco, the remaining by Polisario, the political and military arm of
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