Casablanca Appart'Hotel

... Luggage and kids were flying everywhere as people scrambled to find seats on the 2nd class cars that really were already quite full. And that air conditioning? Hahaha – joke was on us. The cars were hotter than… well, they were really hot. I was carrying my side bag, backpack, and Murray’s messenger bag – and ended up leaving Murray (who had our two large suitcases) several cars behind me as I ran ahead to try to find a cabin – ANY ...

... differences it is currently Ramadan so many of the Muslims are not eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset. I think this is absolutely remarkable and I know I wouldn't be able to make it past 10 a.m. without some food in my stomach, I mean I am a Vanderby. In Morocco I traveled to Marrakech where I stayed 3 days and 2 nights. It was definitely cleaner in Marrakech than in Casablanca, and the people were ...

Today we were given a free day to relax, pack, shop for any last-minute souvenirs or do what we need to do so we feel good about traveling home tomorrow. I can't believe it! I'm a little sad, but looking forward to being home at the same time. Today I met a rotarian friend for coffee and this afternoon I am meeting up with a friend's ...

... At 6pm we met our tour leader Abdul and the rest of our group - 7 of us in total (1 Canadian, 4 Aussie and 2 English). 3 of the 4 guys are called Michael! After a briefing of what would be happening on our tour and introductions, we headed out for dinner. Mike and I decided not to stay with them, we wanted a simpler meal and to just enjoy our first night by ourselves. Found a cafe and had schwarma and seafood and fresh juice - orange for me and avocado for Mike.

... Idiots. Of course they were getting caught! Getting caught results in dock time too. I swear I live with some morons on this ship. When we left Casablanca, the stabilizers were still off. I had a rough night. We sat in the piano lounge and videotaped everyone falling over. However, my chair flipped over too and I crashed my head into a wall. One of my friends thought that I had hit with so much force on my neck that I had broken it at first. Then, they all thought I had ...

... find good quantities of tasty food completely filling us, as well as the always welcome Coke in a glass bottle being available. Definitely expensive for a lunch, but the surroundings and food quality softened the blow. Barely functioning due to fatigue we stumbled back to the hotel for a long semi-satisfying nap. Upon getting up we figured we'd follow the guidebook and have a snack at Cafe Moure, a drink at Rick's Cafe and then be off to the nightclub ...

... day we had originally thought we would set out to find the famous Ricks bar of Casablanca fame. Did you know that the bar didn't exist until 2004! Yep, it was only a construction of a movie set until an American entrepreneur named Kathy saw a demand in people visiting Casablanca to see the bar (only to find it didn't exist) and created it! Of course, this ``finding the bar'' was based on an assumption it would be easy to find. As it turned out, we didn't have access to a reasonable ...

... se calhar por isso, e por causa do calor caracteristico nestes paises, o cha seja sempre servido com um copo de agua fresca ao lado. No regresso, uma hora e tal depois, despedidos o irmão e o sobrinho que me desejaram « Trekh Saha » (boa caminhada), o Driss veio com um rolo de papel que continha ginguba e grão torrados. Não pude de deixar de reparar no papel que o embrulhava, era um « passou-bem » entre o Bush e o Blair com um sobre-escrito qualquer fazendo ...

... Its minaret is the world's tallest at 210 metres (689 ft). Built on reclaimed land, almost half of the surface of the mosque lies over the Atlantic water. This was inspired by the verse of the Qur'an that states "the throne of God was built on the water". Part of floor of this facility is glass so worshippers can kneel directly over the sea; above, spotlights shine at night from the top of the minaret toward ...

... McGyver, this young man resourcefully called a nearby Jewish school and quickly had somewhat straightforward directions to offer us. The ...