Hotel Calipau Sahara
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Moeder ..moet er nog zand zijn (Rik De Saedeleer)
Inch Allah, Go with God, en de wind van achter deze keer ..
Voor de Knokke kenners : wanneer je met de fiets al is naar Cadzand bent gereden, het Zoute voorbij en het oude zwemdok voorbij, helemaal ten einde van dat gedeelte dijk kan je niet anders dan rechtsaf richting Vlindertuin / Oosthoek .. Wel : dat gedeelte afgevreten macadam ZONDER de …
Dakhla 630km completed
... friendlier than others but each one took all our details, thank goodness for the "fiches". Give a man a badge, a gun, a hat, drop him in the middle of nowhere and tell him he's in charge! The second last wasnt actually a police check but a speed trap, we got a ticking off! I think it was playing absolutely stupid that let us get away with it. The very official cop wasn't happy every time he said kilometers and pointed ...
Disputed territory
Welcome to one of the world's disputed territories. You ask any Moroccan what is the Western Sahara (in which Dakhla sits) and who owns it and the almost universal answer you will recieve is that it is Moroccan: wholley, rightfully and integrally. That might be what you hear about Jerusalem also right, and we all know the difficulties there...
A brief history lesson:
During colonial times Morocco was ...
Desert Camping and off to the Border
Had 38.6c fever last night starting midday so didn't take any photos or did much as a result. Took 500mg paracetamol and felt way better, almost like normal. Jay had been very busy selling on the street and getting rid of as much stuff as possible. I popped off a few shots from the hotel window.
Next day woke up feeling pretty cured and midday leave the hotel on the search for the famous "les dunes blancs" - white dunes located on the other side of Dahkla bay and spend ...
Some off-road and beautiful landscapes
... shooting in Jpeg instead of RAW. A bit annoyed i was when i finished and noticed my mistake but the shots came out quite pleasing.
Back into town and im quite impressed how a town like this could spring up from literally nowhere. We get some food despite Jays stomach playing up again. I advise not to eat fried, battered squid with chips and salad. Mind you, we are served some delicious bean soup that reminds me totally of Spanish food.
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Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Business Services
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking
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