Remrandt Tangier

... room had just<br>been freshly painted and the fumes made us feel sick. Two homeless men were<br>sleeping along the street the hotel was on, and looked at us strangely when we<br>passed them on the way to explore. We then decided to find a new place. <br><br>The next one was<br>family run, in the centre of the new town and was much nicer. When I explained<br>to the reception of the old hotel we weren&#8217;t staying he hardly looked at me &#8211;<br>maybe he gets it a lot. <br><br>We ...

... with the receipt. It was pretty funny. We just went to the ferry terminal and waited to leave. We just missed the ferry at 10am so had to wait to 12 (apparently the &#8216;ferry every hour&#8217; thing was a lie too). Marty was a bit of a hero and found me some food, which tasted fabulous in the way that only ****** food in a shittier situation can. We are now on the ferry though, and very much looking forward to being back to a country that is open.

... there were literally thousands on these hills, all going flat stick, which when you stop to think about it means that the wind was strong and probably the water mightn't be all that smooth. You are right We had a rough , slow crossing to Tangier with big, irregular swells. No one was happy and they handed out the sick bags about two thirds of the way across - never a good sign that really. No one actually lost it but it was getting to be a ...

... espanholado e quando lhe respondi em italiano, o rosto dele iluminou-se :« estou a viver na Italia ha 15 anos, estou nesta merda de pais ha 6 meses porque a minha mae esta doente e vim ficar ao lado dela até que fique melhor, mas ja estou a asfixiar, preciso de bazar ja ». Acabei por ficar a conversar horas com ele e logo ai, no primeiro dia, violei duas das minhas regras de comportamento mais antigas : aceitei, nao sem uma insistência persistente ...

... lounging around on sofas and looking out over the city. Our first night we make a beeline for Djemma el Fna, the vast central square of Marrakech. It's a site to behold - the whole square is thick with smoke from the scores of open air restaurants and foodstalls making every variety of food (snail soup, grilled meats and fish, egg sandwiches, etc), there are musicians, story-tellers, snake-charmers, etc. Next day we meet up with Lisa and she took us around to some of her ...

... on the table, then a bland potatoy tasting soup was served. It was pretty good. I thought that was all we would get, considering that is all I eat in Spain. But then the entree was brought out, with lemon-peppered chicken kebabs, some potatoes, and veggies!!! The chicken tasted outstanding!!! And for dessert was a refreshing dish of fruit!!! After dinner Melissa, Marissa, and I went to our room and were off to bed!! Have to be up for breakfast at 8 and on the bus by 9!!!

... was crowded and fascinating. The vendors had beheaded chickens, spices, vegetables, fish, meat and other grocery items for the largely women shoppers. Ali said the dress of Moroccans is not determined by religion but by family tradition which wasn´t what I had thought. We walked through there quickly but it was definitely eye-opening. We next stopped at a square to observe a traditional Moroccan snake charmer. (His name is probably Keith and he´s probably an ...

... for drinks and Euro was accepted. Actually the entire day I didn't see any Moroccan currency at all as all the vendors accept Eruo - it's probably their No.1 source of income. Lunch was traditional Moroccan fare, the first of which was this delicious spicey, tomatoey, chickeny, noodley soup, followed by beef kebabs which half way through Wilf told me was camel. He almost had me too, until I remembered teh guide saying they were beef kebabs. Next was chicken and vegetables on a ...

... br>A small<br><br>problem trying to get back on the boat....apparently the police who<br><br>stamped it late the first time, was supposed to stamp the return as<br><br>well....but the immigration line was at least an hour--and mine was<br><br>supposed to leave in 30 mins.... SO our handy tour guide pulled me and<br><br>the other girl who was in the same situation aside, and told us to cut<br><br>in front of the ...