Dar Echchaouen Chefchaouen

... FWIW, 75 Dh) Surely many more adventures await me in Morocco (not to mention that elusive camel!), but quite honestly - if Chefchaoen were the only place I visited in Morocco, I'd be perfectly happy! Already I feel like I've seen the "real" Morocco, and it's right here in Chefchaoen.

o.k. enough blather - time to gulp, and try uploading some of those pics I promised.

Cross fingers...

Arghhh the pics arent happening so will send via email again

... bargain on the price. The outcome of all this work was finding the best hotel with a beautiful roof terrace and spacious rooms and lounges. The next day, the four of us headed out to climb one of the tallest mountains in North Africa. Both our English and Italian lonely planet guides named a trail and how to get there. Kim however, somewhat the male version of Elise, was insistent on going a different way, in effect, up a different mountain. After ...

... their repeated pestering, their attempts to block the trail, and even the ridiculous usage of a small goat dog as a weapon Jeff decided to give the snot-nosed punks his Vick's nose spray as a peace offering. It worked and they sat happily on a rock waving and attempting to learn to use this new fangled device. Hopefully their breathing is as clear as Jeff's conscience. It was a good reminder that in these parts rarely is anything freely given. Chefchaouen ...

Blue walls and blue doors - guess what that is - yes - a medina :) But this is my favourite medina so far - and a photographers paradise - check out our "money shots"! Spent the morning exploring the medina and kasbah. In the afternoon walked up a hill to an old mosque which overlooks Chefchaouen. We came for the view, others came for the "kif" (rather dodgy drug deals were happening behind the mosque)! Off to Meknes tomorrow!

... dei bus per prendere i biglietti per fes, ma è tutto pieno. ci fermiamo un altro giorno intero qui e pianifichiamo la partenza per le 7 di domattina. giornata tranquilla tra the alla menta, passeggiate e primi incontri con la cultura locale. cena in piazza principale: un po' di locali turistici (ma pare sia bassa stagione) servono tajine e il solito the.

We had a semi-sleep in today and I met up with Jo at 9am so we could make the hike to the post office at the top of the hill through the streets at the back of the hotel - you almost have to hunch over when you walk its that steep!). We managed to find the right room, down the side round the corner, however speaking the right language was sometimes tough but luckily they knew what we were talking about. A man out the back came to our ...

Got somewhat of a late start on this trip, our cab driver took five hours to get there rather than the normal three and a half. Sadie's cousins met us there. We stayed in a decent place for forty Dhs a night, not too shabby. This city is gorgeous...quite the tourist centre though which i was not too fond of because that ...

... stars were overwelming and I finally felt like we were in Africa again. After a lazy breakfast, we drove the 43km to Chefschauoen. It was interesting driving through the narrow streets but we found a place to park near the market. Cook group was in for a treat! They wanted chicken, and we soon realised the only way to get it is to buy it fresh and have it killed, plucked and gutted right in front of you. Lucky ...

... border control and guard there though, it felt quite safe. I eventually got pointed in the right direction and found the bus station. CTM is the bus line that I was told to use, because they are a government run bus company, and tend to reach their final destinations more accurately and safely than their private competition, though they are a bit more expensive. There was only 1 bus a day to Chefchaouen, and I was praying that I'd catch it. Obviously I did ...

... to be used as a base for corporate team building exercises is also discussed, as in this light work seems like a fantastic option. How did this place come about? One theory is that it was all a big competition to find the most inappropriate building structures for a coastal town, but instead of submitting scale models for consideration, you could actually submit your entry in life size. The competition organisers were swamped with over 600 applicants, with the whole ...