El Mouahidine
Travel Blogs from Oran
Zee dag
... koffie en sigaretje erbij,wat wil een mens nog meer? janneke en René lagen heel ongegeneerd steeds mensen uit te lachen, écht schandelijk, je kunt ze er eigenlijk niet bij hebben!!! s'avonds in het restaurant eten met aangepaste kleding,pumps,gala en niet te vergeten,bling,bling!wij hebben onze ogen uitgekeken,men kon foto's laten maken en was daar ook helemaal op gekleed,prachtig!! Vooral de amerikanen alhier ...
A Short Distance
It didn't take long for us to arrive in Tlemcem. So far it seems this place is all about the arts, and music. The view of the mountains around here has made this place my favorite stop! They have this BEAUTIFUL tomb, adjoined to a mosque, the tomb is for Sidi ...
Comfort as a luxury
... nomads live a life so simple that I honestly can not grasp it. They ride mules for transportation, walk miles for their water, live in mud houses and do all of this with a smile. They are completely content with their lifestyle. The lifestyle they live makes me anxious. I think it makes me anxious because I fear being uncomfortable. The train to Marrakech was another example of a time when comfort didn’t even cross the people ...
The trip out and the adventures of my first day
... that we stay under their protection. One of them even went off and turned on the flood lights to help us
After a brief evening snack, I sat down by the beach and started writing my diary in the sea breeze. Soon a jeep came up to the road block and it was obviously the shift change, and the leader had a little chat with us to get a sense of the situation. He was very pleasant, just as the one before. I tried a bit of my rusty french and the others used english to good effect.
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Oran
Algeria seems untouched by the mass tourism which has overrun parts of Morocco, Tunisia and other countries around the Med. My main question remains as to whether the country is safe for Americans. I don't allow terrorism to deter me from my travels but any insight is ...