Novotel Casablanca

... or are on their way down.  This is not a tourist town!   We are told by one of the locals that Casablanca is a financial and business centre and is not geared up for tourism.  We have to agree.  The place is grimy and dirty and ...

... the things a seven year old boy will do for a treat ;-) It sounds very romantic to say that we spent our wedding anniversary in Casablanca, but in truth it is just a fairly modern city with little romance to be had. For Derek, maybe that was partly down ...

... we do, is the opposite way of others. However, determined to stay on that path less travelled we have set our sights on Casablanca. This should be a three day and three night sail with winds forecast to be reasonably favourable (we'll see?). It sounds ...

... moving vehicles), I quickly lost my sense of direction but trusted the business card would get me back.  I stopped at the Novotel and begged a map and the general direction of the Atlantic Ocean, and eventually found myself at the water.  A ...

Novotel at the train station Sleep Up early Heathrow ...

... station. The hotel assured us that there is no need to buy tickets in advance and as there are several trains a day to Casablanca we took their advice. Let’s hope that a) we can get tickets and b) that Moroccan trains are better than Indian ...

... and Kayla are all staying in Thailand for a little longer, so we say goodbye to them too. Alan gives me a big hug and says, Casablanca style, "Stay in touch, kid." I roll my eyes and then we leave for our shuttle to the hotel. Liza, Naomi, Irene and ...

... have stayed on the gondola forever! I'd just live in it, ahaha. Our gondolier showed us the former residences of marco Polo and Casablanca, the Rialto, and an opera house. It was like being in a dream! The cameras went clicking away from my and I every ...

... some women in nice dresses, some in safari pants. For some reason it reminded me of Rick's café américain in the movie Casablanca. The setting was different of course, and they weren't refugees, but it was a hodgepodge of people from all over the world ...

... to bargain at every turn-. If you do make it to Abidjan (Direct flights from Paris and Brussels, non-direct and cheaper through Casablanca), you can easily pay no more than 30$ a night for a room in a residence. Some of the best known (particularly ...