Villa in Tangier

I'm looking forward to spending four week wandering through Spain on my bike. These pages will be an attempt to let anyone who's interested know how I'm getting on.

Al decidir ir en coche hasta Tarifa y coger desde allí el ferry hasta la antigua villa internacional nos hemos evitado el mayor caos en aeropuertos españoles que se recuerda. Encaprichaos de un destino nacional, le oí decir a esa reina repeinada con ...

... he had been leading, and much of it is set in these locations so I was curious to see these places. I finally arrive at Tangier - what an exotic and evocative name. From the 1920s to 1956 it was an 'international city' administered by European powers, ...

... down that way.  And For All the Ladies - Good luck, you'll be sorting through a few million pot bellies and Pancho Villa mustaches for every Enrique Iglesias out there (and he's probably from Spain anyway). So there you have it.  I did it so ...

... fachadas de principio del XX desperdigadas por el laberinto de la Medina y unas pocas balconadas que atestiguan sobre el pasado esplendoroso de la villa son el reflejo de que Tánger fue mucho más de lo que es, y que merece con toda razón la apelación ...

We took the train from Fes to Tangier and then a taxi for the 60 km journey to Marina Smir where Captain Neil was waiting to whisk us back to Europe in Koala. I guess it was time to go home. We stood on the quay, looking across the narrow waters to Spain ...

... independence from France in the late 50's. Up to that time, it was a banking center to the world. Overnight, that changed, and Tangier's economy was gone as well as the international community. It has taken awhile, but it seems that it's fortune's are on ...

... gates, which happen to be close to each other here. There are five Imperial Cities in Morocco, Rabat, Meknes, Fes, Marrakech and Tangier and the King has palaces, which are used only for ceremonial purposes, in each. Because the country was a French ...

... of another trip reaches zygote stage of development. Thus far, the trip has been relatively easy - save for the cuisine of the Tangier - Sete ferry. Either a) we are born rugged adventurers, able to take on any problem thrust upon us and brush them off ...

... of pizza produce near my hometown. Also produced by a bakery and simply known as "Roma Pizza." The L'aquilan version was much tangier but equally good. Two slices "facing" each other and expertly wrapped in wax paper make for some of the best train food ...