Fès, oldest of the Imperial Cities. Arrived here from Meknes, and with a little help from my train cabin mates (who made me an honorary Moroccan!) I was able to dodge the craziness at the station and get to my pension, Dalila... Only one word comes to mind when describing Fès: Insane. The medina has supposedly 9400 twists and turns in its labyrinth style layout, overwhelming to say the least. Life appears in many aspects as I'm sure it did in the middle ages; from the handiworks of the tanneries and the making of silk to the food and carpet merchants seen everywhere. Transportation of goods and materials is still done by donkey and horse (and if you hear "belak" get out of the way, there's a fully laden mule coming and he ain't stopping for ... read more

Made it! Arrived in Casablanca at the tender hour of 7am, hard to believe I'm in Morocco/Africa... Spent only the one day here but managed to take in the beautiful Hassan II Mosque, wander around the medina and of course have lunch at Rick's Cafe...... read more