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The Couscous Weekend – 5 Days in Morocco #4: Day 3 cont.: Bath Time – Marrakech, Morocco
Day 3 cont.: Bath TimeApril 13th, 2002
Back at the hotel I remembered to ask the girl at the desk about something I’d read in my book. The hotel had shared showers on each floor and, while I didn’t mind that at all, I thought it would be a good excuse to go native and try a traditio
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The Couscous Weekend – 5 Days in Morocco #6: Day 5: One Last Look – Marrakesh, Morocco
Day 5: One Last LookApril 15th, 2002
Writer’s note: this entry is directly from my journal. I was unable to reproduce the coffee rings and smears of dust using current HTML tags, but the reader should appreciate not having to decipher my handwriting.
My last cafe au lait above Djemaa el
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Searching for Something #2: Of Mountains, Gorges, Camels and Medinas – Morocco
2: Of Mountains, Gorges, Camels and Medinas
13 Feb 2002
I haven’t quite yet been able to relax my type-A personality, so we’ve just been hopping around non-stop from place to place. Well, there’s no way I could constantly do this, so we might as well continue until we’r
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Searching for Something #1: Our Very First Scam – Marrakech & Casablanca, Morocco
1: Our Very First Scam
8 Feb 2002
We’re Alive!
I’m sitting in an internet cafe in Marrakech, and who would have thought that the QWERTY keyboard is not universal. Those darn French people have their own keyboard that’s quite similar, however certain letters such as the “
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Chasing the Sun #6: Morocco
6: Morocco
Chaouen Al Kasbah Restaurant.
Sipping mint tea, taking in breathtaking sunsets in the desert, playing tam tams with the Berbers, weaving your way through endless medinas – Morocco has so much to offer! We spent one month breathing in a wonderful culture and making
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11: It Was Bound to Happen – Diary of a Single Girl – Morocco
11: It Was Bound to Happen
Despite the protestations of Mara’s house mother, the horror stories of other females and the US Advisory against travel in Morocco, it started as a pretty cool plan. Mara and I were going to take a weekend trip to Morocco – zip on down to Casablanca, rock
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Raiders of the Lost – Tafraoute, Morocco
Raiders of the Lost
Tafraoute, Morocco
Who among us hasn’t fanned the fading flame of childhood adventure? Occasional thoughts of adventure travel in the realm of lost cities, mysterious people, and hidden treasure are vital to our psyche. Indeed, these momentary journeys may be the one t
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Three Meters of Snow – Morocco
Three Meters of Snow
Morocco
“Morocco’s great, just accept that you will be hustled, so it won’t come as a surprise when it happens,” warned the 65-year-old grandmother.
This was the last bit of advice I received from a traveler who was recalling her experiences in Af
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Egypt: Lost in the Medina – Fez, Morocco
Lost in the Medina
Fez, Morocco
On the train from Casablanca to Fez, we met one really nice person, and one not so nice. We traveled second class, which was all right by me – after a bit of interrailing in Europe in the summer, I’ll never be surprised of (or on) a train again. But
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The Road Through Morocco – Morocco
The Road Through Morocco
Morocco
August 22
Today was a day to enjoy Chefchaouen. I am fortunate to be traveling with the British girls and Canadian guy because they speak French and this was a French colony. It’s easier to get around and get stuff you want. The Chilean is with us also so
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Official News From Morocco – Morocco
Official News From Morocco
Morocco
As our trip draws to a close, I’ll take this opportunity to pass along some
miscellaneous tidbits we’ve learned, observed, and been the cause of along
the way:
The amount of liquid Laynni consumes is entirely dictated by the proximity
and attractiv
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I Don’t Think There’s Supposed To Be Sand In There – Merzouga, Morocco
I Don’t Think There’s Supposed To Be Sand In There…
Merzouga, Morocco
Saturday night, 7:30, Fes bus station
Karim carefully checks his hair and smoothes his moustache before casually
making his way over toward the two marks just inside the entrance. His mind
pieces together th
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Ten Things to Know When Taking the Ferry to Tangier – Tangier, Morocco, Africa
Ten Things to Know When Taking the Ferry to Tangier
Tangier, Morocco
Tangier, Morocco is exotic and mysterious. Its strategic location on the Strait of Gibraltar has ensured every nation, race or power has had a hand in casting its unique character. Renowned author William Burroughs once noted
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Morocco Travel Facts
The Basics
Country: Morocco
Where is it?: Morocco is across from Spain in North Africa
Why do people go here?: Hoards of travelers go to Morocco to experience an Islamic country close to Europe. There are great beach, exotic old-world cities, and a huge desert.
What are the main entry
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Marrakesh Travel Facts
The Basics
City Name: Marrakesh
Where is it located?: Marrakesh is in southern Morocco, near the Atlas Mountains.
Why do people go there?: With narrow streets too small for a vehicles and a mind-boggling labyrinths of small alleys loaded with eclectic merchandise, the walled city of old
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Battling Knee-High Insurgency – Morocco
Battling Knee-High Insurgency
Morocco
All I wanted was to buy a Berber rug. The last thing I expected was to be the focal point of a terrorist plot. The reports of terrorism in Morocco were no secret. Moroccan authorities nabbing a high level Al Qaeda operative whose nom du guerre is “The
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Uncovered at the Hammam- Morocco
Uncovered at the Hammam
Marrakech, Morocco
The Arab women had stripped. Their bare breasts differed from each other’s as much as our jeans and sneakers differed from their Obi-Wan Kenobi djellabahs and hand-crafted sandals that lay neatly along the shelved walls. Some sat with dimpled rea
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The Value Of The Swindle – Tangier, Morocco
The Value Of The Swindle
Tangier, Morocco
Disembarking the ferry from Algeciras, I observed that Tangier looked every bit like the set of Casablanca. There were colonial buildings left by the French, an ancient walled medina, and art deco cafes, any of which could have passed for Rick’s C
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Marrakech Magic – Marrakech, Morocco
As the pianist sang, I watched a couple sitting at the table opposite in evening gown and white DJ sipping cocktails. It could quite easily have been 1934 instead of 2004 and yet outside La Mamounia’s art deco walls lay a city that appeared to be stuck in quite a different time warp.
A t
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The Moroccan School of Meat – Morocco
The Moroccan School of Meat
Morocco
I like to eat. Especially between sunrise and sundown. You probably know the hollow angry feeling when you go hours without a meal, right? Have you ever observed a smoker who needs a nicotine fix? Okay, imagine not just yourself, but everyone in the city, no,
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