Opps, was I writing a travel blog??
Trip Start
Feb 15, 2008
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5
Trip End
Ongoing
Larache,
Morocco
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Whelp no pictures but just a few stories for now! I am lazy, i know...sorry.
Well I decided to head to Morocco for 6 weeks.
i arrived in tangier, Morocco from Alcegiras, spain via the criminally expensive ferry (33 euros!)
anyways spent one night in tangier...where the touts are alive and well in the medina. Met a cool austalia guy and we hung out for the night. Next day went to asilah on the coast, a short ride away and stayed there for two nights with these nice guys.
Unfortunately they charged me too much to stay at their place, although it was a great time. One guys wife cooked us the most amazing chicken Tagine and for dinner the guy cooked another amazing dinner. I met a couchsurfer in their town who had two other americans staying with him, and my hosts invited the two over to join us for dinner. A long night of delicious food and hookah and fresh fruit. and surprisingly beer and wine.
I have QUICKLY found out that here everyone is an entrepreneur and talking about prices and bargaining is everyday life. For instance on my ride to Larache, where i am now, this old woman was almost yelling at the taxi driver to lower his price before she got in. This woman had her things with her, a big cooking plate in a sack, and was headed home for the Celebration holiday this weekend where there is a whole ceremony where they kill a sheep or two and its a big feast with family and what not. She was not to be messed with, she was on her way and determined to get there! it was great
the guys i stayed with offered to take me to their family's celebration thing....5 days for 300 euros and i was like...uhhh no thanks ;-) It would be great to see and experience but sorry dudes! No rich american here :-)
so I'm staying in Larache for two nights and then i'm off to meknes or fez tomorrow.
There is a french guy looking for a travel companion from marrakech onward in a week or so...we'll see if i make it there to join him for a few days.
Well I didn't think my spanish would help me here, but its the first language that I use with everyone! Yes there is a good portion of people that speak english.....but for some reason everyone thinks I'm either french or spanish. I'll stick with the spanish for now seeing that my french is but a few phrases.
I will be traveling Morocco here for the next 3 weeks by myself, however my friend Michelle from Madrid will be joining me for xmas and new years and a bit of traveling around morocco. Should be a good time!
Prices are very cheap, food is awesome, culture different from any other country I've visited thus far. Time to go wander around the city!
