Tag: Morocco
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Holiday in the Interzone – Tangier – Playa Blanca
Freedom led us to Playa Blanca, a small beach just outside of Tangier. The entire Tangier area was once known as the Interzone and made famous by William S. Burroughs…
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A Weekend in Teutuan, Morocco
Tetuan is a city near the beach in the former Spanish territories. As such the town has a very Spanish flavor and all the Moroccan touts say Hola Amigo rather…
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Moussem Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouch – Sacred, Mystical, Muslim, Madness
Hardly advertised, the pilgrimage of Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouch is still known by most Moroccans. This is an opportunity to be transported deep into Moroccan tradition.
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Dar Zerhoune in Moulay Idriss
Happily for us, no one else had thought to book a Valentines getaway at Dar Zerhoune and so back in 2009, we had this entire beautiful Dar to ourselves. The…
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World Travel Diarrhea – An Ugly Topic – Some Simple Cures
Montezuma’s revenge, Delhi belly, Hong Kong dog, Tiki trots, Casablanca crud, Katmandu quickstep. But travelers from Mexico, India, Nepal, Morocco, and other places might call it the ‘Lincoln’s Loose Logs’…
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Imperial Meknes – Off the beaten track in Morocco
Imperial Meknes is a bit off the beaten track of Moroccan trips that usually hit Marrakech, Fez, Casablanca, and maybe Tangier. In my view – people are really missing out…
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Volubulis – Roman and Carthaginian Ruins in North Africa – Slideshow
📖 Found in the book: This post is part of the story told in Not My Morocco by CD Damitio — a memoir of love, madness, and two years in…
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How Not To Enjoy World Travel – Part 2
Don’t read anything about the country of place you are going to. That way you won’t understand the culture, the traditions, the history, the climate, or anything else. You will…
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5 Definitive Moroccan Dishes
Moroccan cuisine is rich and varied with influences from the Arab world, Spain, and sub-Saharan Africa. The use of spices and herbs in Moroccan food is incredibly distinctive and you…
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5 Cultural Travel Experiences in Fez, Morocco
Fez is the spiritual and cultural capital of Morocco. Here are five activities that will give you the ultimate in cultural exploration in this remarkable city. Artisanal Tour Morocco is…
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Happy Halloween from Vagobond
To celebrate Halloween I offer you some of the odd and scary things I have found in my travels this year from monsters to concentration camps.
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The Hermit of Sefrou, Djinn, and Aisha Kandisha
Way back in 2009, I was geeking out on Tarot cards and trying to find my way in life – at the same time I was living in Morocco and…
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The Celebration of Fire and Water – Ashura in Morocco
📖 Found in the book: This post is part of the story told in Not My Morocco by CD Damitio — a memoir of love, madness, and two years in…
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World Travel for Almost Nothing #4 – Couchsurfing Friends
One of the keys to mastering the art of world travel on almost nothing is learning to trust strangers and let them become friends.
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World Travel for Almost Nothing #3 – Budget Airlines vs. Regular Airlines
Are budget airlines really worth it?
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Places I’ve Lived Ranked from Best to Worst with Top 10
This is actually, a very hard list to order – mainly because the particular time and experience I had in each place weighs just as heavily as the place itself.…
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Places I’ve Lived #19 – Sefrou, Morocco and Fez, Morocco
It’s bizarre how I ended up living in Sefrou and Fez. I studied Arabic at the University of Hawaii. I’m not sure why (my best supposition is that the universe…
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Tenerife – Canary Islands – History and Culture
Though these are Spanish islands found in the Atantic Ocean, they are closer geographically to the African nation of Morocco.
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7 Easy World Travel Tips
Here are a few easy world travel tips that will make your adventures more fulfilling, cheaper, and more like what you’ve always imagined travel should be.
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The Glaoui (Glaoua) Palace in Fes, Morocco
It’s not as well kept as the Batha Museum, not as grand and glorious as the Karaouyine Mosque, not as stinky or touristic as the famous Fez tanneries, but there…
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3 Continents, 4 Countries, & 6 Cities in 24 Hours! #FlashbackFriday
This was a new personal best. Skopje-Sofia-Istanbul-Casablanca-Fes-Sefrou and all in time to give flowers to my sweet wife on Valentines.
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Jmaa el Fna in Marrakech – The Circus of Morocco
Place Jemma el Fna is filled with snake charmers, jugglers, men with monkeys, and the scariest dirty clowns I’ve ever seen. (originally posted on 20 FEB 2009) My first trip to…
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Casablanca Morocco – Much more than just Rick’s Cafe #slideshowsaturday
Casablanca is famous for the movie, and most espeically for Rick’s Cafe. I admit it – it was one of the first places I visited when I got there. At…
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The Fez Medina in Morocco #flashbackfriday
From 2009 to 2013, Morocco was home for me. While I didn’t live in Fez for all of my time in Morocco (only about six months) it was the closest…
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Travelling the Sahara by Camel – Recollections from my Marriage -Saturday Slideshow
“Trust in Allah, but Always Tie Your Camel” this is the punchline of an ancient Arabian proverb. There is both wisdom and humor in the idiom, but at a more…
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