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Get lost in Fes

A travel blog entry by jono.anita87

From the sunny Costa del Sol we made our way by bus down to the coastal town of Tarifa where the ferry leaves for the northern tip of Africa. The entire group were very excited to finally make our way across to Morocco which is only 14km away from Spain!! Stepping off the ferry in Tangier could not have been more different from where we had come …

Madrid to Fes via Casablanca

A travel blog entry by jenny.fisher

... trip from the airport to Casa Voyages takes 35 minutes, the conductor helpfully says its the second stop. Otherwise you wouldn't know; signage is non-existent and the announcement unintelligible. We pass through flat dry spaces full of rubbish blowing about, houses in stages of decay, ugly backsides of towns. Looks very third world says Bruce. We are in Africa, I guess. Casa Voyages looks like Cootamundra station in the old days when I used change trains for West Wyalong on ...

Fes or Fez

A travel blog entry by davekcent

... soooo lost, but after you walk uphill through the gate of Bab Guissa then turn right, you have arrived at the Sofitel, luxury at the edge of the Medina with a view without compare. A glass of cold OJ and a shared plate of penne with grilled veggies may not be "Moroccan," but hey, I just wanted to see what it feels like to be wined and dined like a visiting dignitary. Isn't that part of the Moroccan experience? Besides, the free wifi allowed us to book our ...

Culture Shock

A travel blog entry by hprentiss

... how do we get back to the Medina for dinner? Who knows/who cares. We were too scared to exit through the random alley ways and more afraid we would never find our way back so we munched on snacks that we had packed. We were planning on staying here for two nights at the end of the week, but we cancelled those plans because it the hotel was too far in the middle of no where. The owners are very nice, ...

Update

A travel blog entry by trvlgurl

Hello All:

I'm taking a bit of a break today relaxing at the hotel. I'm having a great time - actually extraordinary. Once I have more time I will start downloading some photos. I love learning about other cultures so I'm right in my element. It is facinating to learn how people live on this earth. I have ...