Hotel Mamora Tangier
19 Avenue Mokhatar Ahardan Tangier, Morocco
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A means to an end
Tangier is like all the reviews say it is- a big dirty city with a few attractions. I tried to go to a few tourist traps while I was there, but I got really bored and wanted to get over to Spain as fast as I could. So I walked around for awhile in the old town and caught the next ferry to Spain.
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The smells of Tangier
Tarifa has turned out to be a very small town and we were able to cover a lot of ground on Day 1. For this reason, in lieu of kite surfing on Day 2, we opted to head to Morocco. Located 15 kms south of Tarifa, 8 ferries a day cross the Mediterranean between Tarifa, Spain and Tangier, Morocco. The advertised time of crossing is 35 minutes, so it’s a very doable day trip. There is also a bizarre two hour time difference between the two cities, so you gain time ...
The fun was Tangerble...a ha ha
... Due to these factors, I was a little wary. After the first night, I knew it was actually totally fine. My advice to anyone coming to Morocco via ferry from Algeciras or Tarifa is to spend a couple of nights in Tanger. The medina and souks were second only to Marrakech, and while it is a little bit seedy (few prossies and a lot of offers of hashish), it never felt dangerous to me.
And so, a note on touts/faux guides/drug sellers: people will offer you things in ...
Step 27: Footprints in the Sand
... dressing with a crispy shell to stuff it in. Delicious! I devoured this food and had no regrets. Once my sugars were up to par, we headed to the medina to get Henna tattoos.. I love henna! I actually purchased a kit so if anybody is interested, I can Henna you up! Amanda, Jess and I walked around taking pictures of the artwork and enjoying the night life. I grabbed some fresh popped popcorn on the streetside for ...
Finally went to Africa!
... you couldn’t see more than 5 feet outside of the boat. But then we got moving. We had all taken sea-sickness medicine (not Dramamine, but the one that doesn’t make you sleepy), except Leslie, who took Dramamine and was out like a light the whole time. When we arrived, we hopped off the boat, looking for the guy who would "find us based on our stickers". On the boat, tons of people had bright yellow stickers, or these white ...


