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Africa!!!!
My trip to Morocco was absolutely AMAZING!! This was the most eye-opening experience that I've had in quite a long time. When we first got to Marrakech and left the airport in search of our hotel, I was a little weary and definitely wondering what I had gotten myself into. We arrived in Marrakech after it had gotten dark, and our hotel was in the " …
Fez (and Midelt)
Clem says: Midelt is appropriately named as it is bang in the middle of Morocco. It is a small town without obvious attractions besides the general scenery. However it was a good stopping place between Merzouga and Fes because it had friendly people (who may still have wanted to sell things, but friendly none the less) and was cheap! Here we …
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Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel!
... shop, into which he invited us into for tea. We politely declined figuring that hard carpet or dromedary sales tactics were sure to follow. Looking back on the situation I would do the same again not wanting to leave someone stranded in the middle of some desert. Whether or not it was a scam remains unknown. If it was a scam to sell carpets or desert excursions, then they have taken things to great heights. But in this case ...
Across the Atlas to the Real Morocco
... drop off at the Marrakech and Fez airports, respectively, so as to avoid city driving as much as possible. GPS rental was not an option so bring your own or use your smart phone map. Along with obeying speed limits, the nice man who rented us the car also advised to always keep the tank above 3/4 capacity, park in secure lots, and no monkeys or snakes in the car; apparently this has been a problem in the past. He stressed keeping the tank full because ...
All Roads Lead to Marrakech
... name of the beautiful music style give me by the cab driver earlier that day but all I got was blank looks. An attempt on my part to reproduce the high-pitched female wailing loosened the mood and they seemed to immediatly know what I was talking about. A nice english speaking local man there with his family kindly corrected the english spelling on my smart phone note pad that mimicked the Arabic pronuciation while they played samples of several CDs. I ended up buying two, which they ...


