Tangier Casbah

John was right even if not for the right reasons; so was Rick Steves. Our tour to Tangier, Morocco, was pretty much a bust; a personal guide would have been a better choice or, perhaps, avoiding it altogether as John would have liked. The Tangier tour was exploitation to the max--exploitation of the tourists as well as of those who are seemingly …

It could be a really great cultural experience to visit Tangier. But Wow. There are so many people putting goods in your face all at once, trying to sell you stuff that your heart starts racing. And I'm a pretty calm person. Men follow you around to be your "guide" even though you've said NO numerous times and are now no longer acknowledging them. …

... , with a small, centrally-located and picturesque casbah, which we, of course, rocked. Our last stop before leaving Morocco was a night in Tangier, a city known for many years as a kind of "anything goes" naughtiness. It boasted a huge industry of ...

Yo estoy en Espana! (I put for the update that I'm in Tangier, Morocco, 'cuz that sounds cool...more on that later.) On Saturday (April 10) my alarm was supposed to wake me at 5:30am, but never went off. Luckily, I woke up at 5:53am and looked at my ...

... or Fez and Marrakesh. A return visit for those one day I reckon - even Karen is talking about a holiday to Morocco sometime soon! Epilogue: apart from a long queue as hundreds of non-EU visitors surged the immigration counter, Alex experienced ...

... sell alcohol and it pretty much cant be bought in stores in Tangier. We found one of only a few that had beer. So far Morocco looks like a lot of fun and is much much cheaper than Spain. Accomodation the first night was only 3 euro, and you can eat ...

... to teach!  :)  Feel the sense of accomplishment?  Yeah.  Itīs there :)  SOOOO...... Today, I took a day trip to Morocco!  I went by myself..  Took a 2 hour bus ride to Tarifa, then a "35 min" ferry ride to ...

... and watched the local people at work. A mix of Africans, Muslims and Spanish it seems. Then through the arches into the casbah marketplace which was, bloody amazing. Imagine the movie "Casablanca" I'm in it."Indiana Jones: I'm in it. "Monty Pythons Life ...

After reading some things online, we decided to do a day tour in Tangier, Morocco instead of going on our own. The reason for that was because we read that if you're not in a tour, people will harass you and not leave, becoming your "tour guide." Then ...

... ; It overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, and the cave opening looks sort of like Africa.  Our tour also included the King's summer home, the Casbah, the Medina and the Petit Socco.  During our ride out of the city, it looked a bit like the hills in ...

... , it seems to me, that the past is largely fictitious; to be aware of it one must have previous knowledge of it. In Tangier the past is a physical reality as perceptible as the sunlight." – Paul Bowles I couldn't agree more with Mr. Bowles. ...