Quemado Mohamed V Al Hoceima

Today we ventured into the famous market in Tetouan. The initial entrance into the city was full of excitement when Gavin (our driver) had to turn the truck around in the most impossible side street. Imagine this giant overlanding truck trying to pull a U-ey or an "Austin powers" in the most tiny African street full of cars parked in the middle of the road and construction going on all sides, it was intense. We got within two inches of a parked car. I couldn't even ...

... var faktisk i Spansk territorium enda. Vi var begge to superparanoide, vi trodde at taxi-sjåføren var med på spillet, og at det hele var et stort komplott. Like Før vi satte oss inn i taxien, tok jeg frem kniven fra sekken min og la den klar lomma. Vi kjørte til grensa og begynte å klangle med sjåføren, som prøvde å svindle oss. Det skal legges til at vi ikke var serlig høye i hatten på dette tidspunkt. Vi sto en halvtime på grensa for å få pasene stemplet, jeg ...

Leaving nondescript Taza and its creepy stalker, we decided to catch a glimpse of the grand mountain scenery though the Rif and take a dip in the resort town of Al Hoceima, one on the only cities of the Northern coast of Morocco, where a tiny valley breaking the cliff line allowed for human settlement. We almost starved there as this resort city proved entirely shut for the winter and Ramadan closed all available restaurants in town. A greasy spoon cafe by the bus terminal saved our ...

Today was absolutely AMAZING! We left the hostel early (10:30) for breakfast with Crazy again then hopped in a taxi to take us to Cascades. This somewhat of a national park where they have to most gorgeous springs and waterfalls. We hop out of the cab in he parking lot and are immediately attacted by guides, offering to take us up the stream. We had expected this after talking to ...

Hottest day Ive ever lived through. Nearly didnt. 46C. Somehow a group of us decided to climb into the mountains around the city. We decide to leave around noon. We hike for 3 hours. We forget to bring water. Apart from the dehydration thing, it really was fun. We hiked up the mountains behind Chefchouen towards the ruins of an old mosque. This is probably the only mosque Ill ever see inside of as non-muslims ...

We have decided not to stay in Asilah any longer. After the second night in the house, we have had enough. The hot shower they promised is no where to be found along with the western toilet. We set our sights on Chefchouen. This little quiet hippie commune of a town is beautiful. Set up on the side of a hill, it is backed by the Rif Mountains with a small spring running through it. The streets ...

... it) that i bought from a guy who was kinda like our group´s personal photographer in Tetuan. It shows perfectly what the market was like. I gotta tell you, i was kinda put off by this guy who was randomly taking pictures of our group until we learned in the middle of our tour that he was a professional photographer that would take pictures of us and sell us the pictures if we wanted to buy them. So i have a picture of the market and a picture of the ...

... then on a boat to Ceuta which is actually a spanish city in Morroco. Fun times on the bus. (not really) Well, going through the checkpoint to actually enter into Marruecos our tour guide got on the bus and started telling us a little about the country and all that. He was HILARIOUS! Pretty much my favourite tour guide ever...and i´ve had quite a few here in spain. In ever city we go to visit we have a tour guide who tells us about the history behind ...

... lunchtime we walked along the beach and saw a man setting up tables for his little cafe ready for the afternoon. He invited us to sit down and relax. We had a conversation (in French) and found he lived alone in his little beach restaurant. We were the first Australians he had ever met. Yoong offered him some almonds but he declined as he had no teeth. We ...

... in a pension overlooking the main pedestrian street. There is a shower in the room - cold water only as in most places here - but great value at A$10. We're almost back to Asian prices here. After a few attempts, we found the tourist office open, a big nicely decorated room with almost no information. There was a lady sitting chewing gum, who eventually attended to us. We asked for a map of the city, and, after a ...