Golden Tulip Farah Casablanca

... city, and walking around even at night with just one guy and one girl, and by myself (on the way back) did not feel very uncomfortable. We didn’t have to worry as much about staying covered, etc. So we hung out with people at the hotel for a while, and then Tommy and some other people went out to a place that a bunch of people heard about and Katie and I just hung out. The next day we had our full city tour, which was good and bad. There ...

... out to the Corniche & it was only really the Nouvelle Medina (Habous) that felt at all touristy - so I enjoyed it. I did however get a bit lost & regretted going out in my boat shoes not my walking shoes. Trust me, expect to get lost in any Moroccan souk & take an extra 1/2 hour to get back.
Wandered up to the big Mosque next morning after a leisurely breakfast & then its back to the station

... soapbox, and sometimes like a therapy session, but hopefully it mostly feels like second grade Show-n-Tell (in a good way). and bearing in mind, that when i write, i tend to take on the voice of a 2nd grader with ADD, who has just discovered the magic of Pixie Stix, i will try to include moments to take a "that milk tasted really, really good, but i forgot to breath" gasp. If you're finding yourself getting a bit anxious, these are great ...

... is just amazing. I loved it more than any I saw while in Europe last semester that is for sure! After our long day clear out over on the other side of the Atlas Mountains, we made the long and scary drive back to Marrakech. Crazy drivers there. I would not want to worry anyone about my safety by telling you all how we drove in Morocco. I found out that there were a couple of the girls that were planning to head back to Casablanca early and I decided that was best ...

Once again I've failed to write for ages. This one will be a good one I promise, however, because much has happened since I was up North. Classes are now over for a year, and the last few months were a rough ride. We had papers due out of our asses, a few field trips to practice what we learned in class (in terms of participatory methods to planning development), and wrapped it all up with a group project which consisted of us going into the field, doing research, and ...

... and games begun. Martin returned not long after to report that the football was in Casablanca after all. Hahhaaa oop's. At least the bar was showing it so after dinner we all ventured in there. Sarah and Oliver gave a wonderful rendition of Les Miserables, we discovered that Oliver has the hots for Nahla the lioness out of the Lion King, Morocco won and 1,2,3,4 drinking game started up ending in quite a messy night indeed.

... who worked around the clock in shifts, seven days a week.  The 750 million $US (one $US is about seven Moroccan Dirham) was 'voluntarily donated' by the people of Morocco for the construction of the mosque, and the majority of the materials used in the construction are from within Morocco, the exceptions being the Venetian glass chandeliers from Italy and the giant Russian titanium doors. The size of the mosque is quite sizable.  As stated before, it is ...

With some trepidation we cast off the mooring lines and leave the security of our cosy marina birth in Porto Santo. A reluctant atmosphere hangs over the crew who are not sure if they're ready to throw themselves at the North Atlantic one more time in an effort to reach that elusive Mediterranean. Pete on the other hand is ready to set off again for more adventure on the high seas with the knowledge that the boat handled the rougher conditions quite well. Our route is ...

... 11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. 12 Whatsoever ...

... not to miss out on a word from their well paid guides. We too paid the exorbitant entrance fee and pretty much missed most of our guides recital for constantly trailing behind trying to capture our priveledged viewing on film. It was worth it... and lets face it, nothing we canīt look up on good olī wikipedia! In addition to the jaw dropping architecture of the mosque interior, we were also taken to view underneath the ...