Casablanca Apartments

... city by far, containing over three million people compared to the second biggest city, Marrakech, which has around 850,000.  Casablanca is considered Morocco's commercial capital, and a major fishing port which became very apparent upon our arrival.   ...

... published in Feb 2008 and contained a map without a scale and no reference to any tourist points; oh well - it appeared Casablanca's tourism support infrastructure in terms of information was a little lacking.We ended up using both maps for our travels. ...

... 6 pm on the 25th having had changes with lengthy stopovers in Toronto and London; a whole lot of traveling! Immigration in Casablanca proceeded smoothly with French being the language of choice. I grab my little red suitcase and exit to see a man ...

... popular tour of this port, with 5 or 6 busses.  More on the tour in a separate posting. A couple of observations. 1) In Casablanca there are a huge number of building cranes, but most seem to have been set up pre-2007 and the work never ...

... Sri Krishna Sweets:    A posh Indian chain that sells sweets. YUMMY!   Casablanca:    When I'm in Casablanca I feel like I could step outside of the ...

... any new apartment blocks actually being lived in.) As we watched, some of the ferry passengers did disembark and walk past the apartments to some presumed residences beyond, but many just returned on the boats, families just out for a joyride. Today was ...

... building in a unique place and it's practically derelict, surrounded by a fence and apparently awaiting conversion into self catering apartments. Sad. Very sad. But at least they haven’t pulled it down. I found myself wondering whether a faded ...

... , crumbling staircases linking streets on different levels of the hill and decrepit-looking buildings everywhere, mostly converted into apartments, but interspersed at ground level with small bars, restaurants, “corner stores”, undertakers, ...

... for shopping.  By 5pm we were at sea.  It finally started to rain as we left port. A couple of observations. 1) In Casablanca there are a huge number of building cranes, but most seem to have been set up pre-2007 and the work never ...

... the ocean, and we drove on and on with no access. I guess it is only a matter of time before these beaches have apartments there full length and then it will just look like anywhere else in Spain or France.  We eventually arrived at Safi, which ...

... down into desert sage-brush, contaminated by the constructed tunnels and then vista'd by the glorious orchards of grape vines - the Casablanca Valley. Here there are 4,000 hectares of vineyards. Our eyes rest on a fervent and festive green. As our tour ...

... are separated only by a railway line. Vina, as us travelers like to call it, is upmarket, full of expensive apartments and holiday homes of wealthy Chileans that has become the country’s most fashionable beach resort. The geometric streets lined ...

... The first house was exactly as advertised. It was a Spanish-style beach house called Jessica House and it was split into small apartments. The landlord, Roger, a kindly old guy with a Thai bride, met me outside the front and took me through the lobby area ...