Occidental Allegro Riviera Sousse

... you name it. Tunisia was really wonderful although, while it is a secular Muslim country, is still outwardly very male dominated.

From Tunisia we flew on to Casablanca, Morocco where we met up with our new group. Food and hotels did not live up to Tunisia but we still were comfortable here. Apparently there is not much to see in Casablanca except for the Royal Palace (which is beautiful), and the Hassan II mosque ...

... Course is also a course with a variety, each of the 18 holes being located in a different morphological ground.

The Sea Course = 18 holes ...

... but maybe only about 70 degrees without a drop of humidity in the air. If you can picture whitewashed buildings with blue shutters you get the idea of what the city is like. It's a great place to just wander around. It's small and compact and life takes place on the streets like so many other places I have been. Withing 25 minutes of landing I was checking in at the front desk and the lady gave me a funny look. An even more serious look came over ...

... Would he have a sign with my name on? If so, would it be in Arabic too? Or maybe French? I had always liked the idea of someone calling me Monsieur. He didn't seem to have a phone, but he spoke French and drove an old battered Renault. The passenger seat belt didn't work. Looking at all the other old Renault's "zooming" past, we apparently did not need one. I made an effort looking at as many cars as possible between the airport and the hotel. They all ...

Sometimes when I am in a different country to the one that I live in, I always ask myself why do we have certain rules. In Holland, you can fill up your car at the servo and buy a slab of beer. Kind of puts a different perspective on filling up. As the louage drove away, we stopped at the servo. The ***** kept his motor running whilst the Izzy lover doing the filling, smoked !!! As I am still alive, I take it that it is ok to smoke when filling ...

... nice and peaceful except the big **** off mermaid in the middle which kind of ****ed up all photo opportunities. We climbed the tower and took photos of the Mosque. It is nice to be here with no tourists around. Down and out we went, into the locals souq. Lucy wanted leblai dishes as they're the right size for laksa. We looked in a few shops and then found them. If you get off the tourist trail, things become much cheaper. It was also great to ...

... je me suis enrichi culturellement. Fascinant et complexe le Moyen-Orient et comme je dirais, maudit qu'on a pas de problèmes chez nous. Profitons-en pour en faire plus, je dis. Note finale culturelle : voir Kingdom of Heaven ici donne toute une autre saveur a ce film en apparence épique mais dans le fond très politique sur la guerre en Irak et les relations Occident-Orient.