Salé, Morocco

That's hello in Arabic ... yes we sitting in Rabat in Morocco and both loving being here.  On our first morning we went down the souk (market area), drank mint tea made with fabulous fragrant fresh mint (not a beer in sight - but other things to ...

... to talk about.  Fortunately we came prepared with a list of topics.  We discussed the election process here in Morocco (it's taking place now); Obama and some policy issues between the U.S. and Middle East; healthcare; and what their plans are ...

We decided to take a day off in the hostel in an attempt to get our heads together. So we had a lie in, played some pro evo on this guys laptop, and got to pick up a tortoise which we found just outside the hostel. Cars dont stop at zebra crossings here ...

... you can just see miles of dust and mounds lit up by an awesome sun rise. It was exactly like tatooine. In fact I think morocco might be a key influence in the making of Star Wars. We then had pretty much plain fish and bread for lunch and we couldnt find ...