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Morocco Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Morocco
Accident in Morocco
This is a top pick! ... still head. We had been driving through the town of Er-Rachidia, just east of the High Atlas Mountains in central Morocco, returning from the Sahara Desert, when split second timing changed everything. The man lay very still in the middle of ...
The Road to Merzouga
This is a top pick! From the town of Tetouan just south of Ceuta, we caught a local bus for Fez, a mostly picturesque 5-˝ hour ride. We were the only non-Moroccans throughout the whole trip. The imperial city of Fez (two others are Marrakech and Meknes). The Fez medina, ...
Hammam a mia!
This is a top pick! Finally arrived in Casablanca yesterday a day late but intact. We all went to Ricks Cafe near the old old Medina and port last night for a tasty dinner and said our goodbyes. This morning I slept in then like any good traveler ...
Fes and Marrakech
This is a top pick! ... . Then there were the food stalls, more like outdoor restaurants, that serve up delicious Moroccan fare at cheap-even-for-Morocco prices: cuscous (a North African grain) with "the fixins" (my term, not Moroccan), tanjine (a Moroccan stew), olives, ...
Fes to Chefchaouen
This is a top pick! ... sludge, red (from poppy flowers) predominately filled the troughs this week! The evenings have been pretty dull since I have been in Morocco, alcohol is forbidden and women just don't really go to cafes, apart from a bit of a walk after dinner it's ...
Morocco - brought to you by the letter "T"
This is a top pick! Search for Missing Glove Called Off Taroudant, Morocco – A Canadian man is in mourning today as authorities called an end to an exhaustive fifteen minute search for his missing glove. It had been last seen stuffed haphazardly into the pocket of his ...
"Hey, my food still has a face!"
This is a top pick! ... in there, so after a few moments of awkward silence and stares, the guy gave in and reluctantly handed us our change. Only in Morocco! After a few days in Marrakech, we really needed to get away from the chaos. We took the bus a couple of hours to ...
Camel Caravans
This is a top pick! Then it was on to the desert via the Middle Atlas Mountains (Morocco's greatest mountain range with more than 30 peaks over 4,000 m) and the Ziz (meaning "Gazelle") Gorge. We will be getting around the next 10 days or so in vans driven by Abdel and ...
Trip to the Sahara Desert
This is a top pick! I'm back in civilisation here in Essaouira after an unbelievable week in Morocco's rural deserts and mountains ... Essaouira is a coastal resort town, packed with tourists. Last night was Gab's birthday. Instead of 'Happy Birthday' being sung, we had ...
Play it again Sam.
This is a top pick! ... romance film from the early 1940's. In fact, I have never seen the movie, but at least I also knew that Casablanca is Morocco's biggest city, that it's name translates to white house in Spanish and that tourists who visit usually finds it more ...
Trek through the Todra Gorge
This is a top pick! ... and live here forever more. It is truly spectacular and has such a wonderful spirit it is hard to describe on travelpod. Morocco, along with Thailand will be definite holidays of the future and I look forward to sharing these countries with others ...
Of Kasbahs and Camels...
This is a top pick! ... we made the trek again (at 5 am!) to catch the sunrise. Our time spent in the desert was hosted by Morocco's desert nomads - the Berbers. They are the indigenous people of northern Africa whose traditional way of life was as nomadic herders. Who ...
Morning Trek and Trip to Essaouira
This is a top pick! ... . I won't repeat what Maria referred to these as on travelpod but use your imagination!!!!! The Sofitel chain of hotels look excellent for future returns to Morocco. Staying in traditional Riads are also a very good option for an upmarket ...
up in the rif mountains, where the air is clear...
This is a top pick! ... as well. tangiers - good to get back to tangiers; not such a bad place at all. - best sardines in morocco. - enjoyed a market wander (seemingly our favourite pastime). - had the obligatory tea/coffee at the paris cafe; by this stage of ...
The green hills of Africa (and the dirt of Tanger)
This is a top pick! (S) I think we're both still trying to collect our thoughts on Morocco - or at least I am. More later. Enjoy the pics. (C) This story has to be told, though. We landed at port and weaved our way through the guides (who officially don't exist ...
mi vida en el sol
This is a top pick! 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 ...
Morocco..... At Last
This is a top pick! ... a reservation doesn't actually mean that you have a bed.... sooo I am yet to figure out what a reservation does actually mean in Morocco but I ended up quiet happily with a mattress on the roof of hostel for 3 nights, my mattress looks straight out over ...
Day 2 of Tour Casablanca to Meknes
This is a top pick! ... hospitality... I have found this in every Arabic country I've travelled to including Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Malaysia and now Morocco. It makes the travelling experience so special when your smiles are returned, and help is always there if you seek ...
John I survived the Camel Trip in the Sahara!
This is a top pick! Another long drive today to our desert town, Merzouga. We boarded our camels and trekked out to Erg Chebbi dunes, UNSCATHED. My trust in camels has been restored. The scenery was spectacular but very similar to that in the Gobi desert. It is a very ...
End of Tour in Marakesh
This is a top pick! ... disappoined if you get Summer as your leader. The warm hospitality, beautiful sights and local experiences have made Morocco a highly rated holiday destination despite its opressive heat at times. The overwhelming positives have outweighed the negatives. ...
Side-trek to Tangiers
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
first day of sightseeing
This is a top pick! Well after a full day at sea i´ve arrived in the port of casa blanca. yesterday i was looking rather green as the boat(i know it´s a ship) wouldn´t stop rolling.. i´ve made some friendzs on here.. they are all above 60 but hey it´s not like there is ...
Skank hole market square
This is a top pick! Ok, this is a little entry just to chronicle my trip to marakesh.. the boat arrived in a small town called Safi where there is fuck all.. i was booked onto another granny bus trip to marrakesh, but this time i knew it wasn´t really feasable to do it on ...
The Spectacle...Djemma-el-Fna!
This is a top pick! ... down, only a few dozen to go! We spent the day yesterday riding the rails from Fes to Marrakech. Trains in Morocco are actually quite pleasant. The coaches are air-conditioned and situated with six seats per compartment. After our experience standing ...
Marrakech- Farewell to Morocco
This is a top pick! ... country itself has tourist potential indeed and the tourism industry is their third largest source of income, but currently Morocco is not a country overly friendly to tourists. What should be the main sources of attraction here are the environment, ...
I would like to begin by suggesting that ...
This is a top pick! I would like to begin by suggesting that the lonely planet people add a new paragraph to their lonely planet guides for morocco. 'Dear Traveller so you have decided to travel to Morocco : well congratulations;we at lonely planet suggest the following ...
Well here i am in good old essouria on the ...
This is a top pick! Well here I am in good old Essouria, on the coast of Morrocco. I have to admit that this little fishing town is a nice little place that you could easily pick up your possesions and retire to. Very picturisie and the people are super friendly and more ...
Day 1 of Tour Casablanca
This is a top pick! I have loved my first 48 hours in Morocco... I have a feeling that this country will be everything I expect and more! At 6.30pm, I met my tour group that will be my 'family' for the next 14 days. I'm trying to keep an open mind as these tours ...
Final choice green photo
This is a top pick! so this is the final pic i chose for the LP thorn tree december photo contest. to see a larger version of the pic just click on the thumbnail of it in the gallery above... and to see the other green pics i decided not to use, go to the previous ...