Archive for March, 2009

Hellish fun in the Sahara

Mar 31, 2009 No Comments by Vago

Tweet 3/31/09 First of all let me say that Hanane is okay and thanks to all of you who sent your prayers and well wishes. We are back in Sefrou where she has a doctor who sounds like she actually practices good Western medicine, rather than trusting to some guy who might try to bleed [...]

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The hills of Sefrou

Mar 24, 2009 No Comments by Vago

Tweet 3/24/09 I’ve been feeling a little like a prisoner lately here in Sefrou, but as a prison, it’s a pretty nice place to be. Here is the view from our bedroom window. Errr…the view of the bedroom window. Hanane and I have been running a bit with our friend Yassine, together, and alone. so [...]

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The way I travel

Mar 20, 2009 No Comments by Vago

Tweet 3/20/09 I asked this question a few months ago and now I have my answer. I am the kind of traveller that is tired of travelling alone. I am the kind of traveller that likes to really dig into a place and experience life there. I am the kind of traveller that wants to [...]

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Buying Rabbits

Mar 19, 2009 No Comments by Vago

Tweet 3/19/09 I love the Moors…They seem to carry all the mystery and dignity of Africa and foreign conquests about them and they are wonderfully made and fine looking and self respecting. The color is very beautiful but the foreign element spoils it at every turn. This morning Hanane’s mom and I went to the [...]

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When the going gets weird…

Mar 18, 2009 No Comments

Tweet 3/18/09 Recently The Rev left my favorite comment of all time. Something like ‘When the going gets weird, the weird go to Morocco and get married’. I’m too lazy to go find it since I am already dealing with typing on a french keyboard set up for Arabs in an internet cafe where the [...]

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Karima in Fez

Mar 15, 2009 No Comments

Tweet 3/15/09 Yesterday was a short day trip to Fez for Hanane and me. It was a really enjoyable day. First of all we went to a giant tent city of used book sellers. this was like a treasure trove for both of us and we ended up spending about two hours and twenty five [...]

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Friends in Fez

Mar 15, 2009 No Comments

Tweet 3/15/09 Yesterday was a short day trip to Fez for Hanane and me. It was a really enjoyable day. First of all we went to a giant tent city of used book sellers. this was like a treasure trove for both of us and we ended up spending about two hours and twenty five [...]

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Killing a sheep in Morocco

Mar 11, 2009 No Comments

Tweet 3/11/2009 Yesterday was a holiday here in Morocco. Birth of the Prophet, so we ate a big breakfast of cookies and cake and then killed a sheep. Here are a few pictures. Later we ate the intestines, stomach, heart (stuffed with garlic), forelegs, and other tasty bits. To be honest, while I enjoy eating [...]

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Moroccan Transport

Mar 10, 2009 No Comments

Tweet 3/10/09 I feel like I have traveled around enough in Morocco at this point to write a small piece on how transport works here. In a nutshell, it works, but only in the most loosely defined sense of the word. In my initial travelling around Morocco, I thought that maybe as a foreigner I [...]

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Vagobond in Ifrane and Imouzzir

Mar 10, 2009 No Comments

Tweet 3/10/09 On Sunday, Hanane and I set out from Sefrou to take a small daytrip to a couple of nice little towns that aren’t too far away. The total for the day with breakfast, lunch, dinner, ice cream, transport, and small gifts for the family was about 287 dirhams, or a little more than [...]

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