La Tangerina Tangier

... as the sky darkened, mainly flat land with lots of rubbish and<br>donkeys around. <br><br>The train<br>stopped on and off but it was the last one that we sat for two hours that made<br>us think perhaps our luck had run out. We spoke to a girl about our age who was<br>from the next city coming up &#8211; Myknes, just before Fez which was our<br>destination &#8211; and she had some nice things to say about the place. So when we heard<br>through the grapevine that half the train had got off ...

... was open. There was not a soul on the streets. It was 11am. Failing to find food and seeing nothing even slightly entertaining around we thought we should head straight to the ferry terminal and enquire about tickets to get the hell out. Turned out there are ferries to Spain running every hour. I do not understand why since we did not see any sign of a booming tourism trade in this city.<br><br>We went for a wander along the beach where a ...

... captured audience unable to leave until all had finished buying and it really wasn't a lot of fun any more. Eventually we left and moved on to a really funny little guy doing a pitch for Arab and Berber medicines. He had everything from lipstick that changes colour to herbal viagara, from essence to stop you snoring to various aids for the digestion. The aussies and I discussed our prospects of getting any of it through our Ag and Wildlife lots and decided ...

... Tangier, particualarly around the ports is, if you are female be prepared to be hustled. I was proposition at least 4 times and had guys hanging around me all night........ The train was cosy, 4 to a cabin, 2 bunks. Getting a lower bunk (I can't climb) we settled in for the evening. As it was getting late, I snuggled down to read my book and chill out for a bit, while the train's motion soothed me....

... green and brown with a hood and i think it will be useful in Egypt. People in town were preparing for Ramadan to end by stocking up on all the foods and goodies. Donkeys pulling carts laden with produce rolled into town and we decided to roll out and get settled in Tanger before the country grinds to a halt for the end of Ramadan celebrations. You would think from reading the blogs that we have not enjoyed Morocco at all because of ...

Asilah is a beautiful town on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, an hour away from Tangier. Whitewashed walls, green doorways, and blue cafes. It's incredibly clean, a sharp contrast with pretty much everywhere else in Morocco, and it's a center of various artistic activities, as evidenced by the murals scattered over the otherwise white walls. Old stone ramparts surround the old city, and they look out over a rocky, coastal view. I'm out of time at the cyber, so I'll finish this entry anon.

... They have to stop on every bus trip for the bus driver, which takes up a lot of time, especially when you just want to get to your destination. Once we reached la Estación de Maritima to take the ferry, we had about 45 minutes to kill. The station had a balcony to go out and stand on, and since the sun was shining and it was hot, we went out there to enjoy!!! I cant wait for Granada to be just as warm as this!!! Finally time to board the ferry!! We gathered our ...

6/10 Lee and I bought tickets the day before but were still up early to catch the 9 am Norwegian hydrofoil to Tangier from Tarifa. The guidebooks had recommended the ferry from Tarifa since it is the shortest distance and most enjoyable departure town. The roundtrip fare is 58&euro; for the boat or you can take a package tour conducted by the boat operator. The tour includes the ferry, lunch, tour guide, and bus transportation for only 56&euro;! We couldn´t ...

... rug shop, it was a store that was 4 stories tall, huge, but there was a fantastic view at the top of the whole Casba. Then we had a carpet demonstration, the guy talking to us was something out of a movie, a glass eye, the whole 9 yards. Quite entertaining, but we were smart enough not to try and buy one. We t hen went to the herbalist, which was fascinating, he went through a bunch ...

... a<br><br>tour--well at least I THINK I did...not really sure.... All I know is<br><br>that there was some confusion in the beginning as far as me even<br><br>getting off the boat because the police hadn´t stamped my passport...so<br><br>I missed the tour I´m not totally sure I was supposed to be on. (I had<br><br>planned on just wandering around alone, but glad things worked out the<br><br>way they did) So some ...