notsobravexplorer

31 places I want to go

40 places I've been

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1. Blue Grotto
Italy: Campania: Provincia di Napoli: Capri
44 people
2. A Parallel Universe
Alternate Realities
15 people
3. Super Secret Good Alien Headquarters
Mythical/Fictional Places
8 people
4. Transylvania
Romania
390 people
5. Castle Bran
Romania: Transylvania: Braşov County: Bran
177 people
6. Camelot
Mythical/Fictional Places: Literature And Fiction
65 people
7. Oz
Mythical/Fictional Places: Literature And Fiction
109 people
8. Emerald City
Mythical/Fictional Places: Literature And Fiction: Oz
27 people
9. Funkytown
Mythical/Fictional Places: Movies, Television, Music, Comic Books, etc.: Places in Songs
1 cheer 116 people
10. Strong Badia
Mythical/Fictional Places: Movies, Television, Music, Comic Books, etc.
11 people
11. The Forest Moon Of Endor
Mythical/Fictional Places: Movies, Television, Music, Comic Books, etc.: Star Wars
3 people
12. Bra Fence
New Zealand: South Island: Otago: Wanaka
1 person
13. Area 51
United States: Nevada
285 people
14. Winchester Mystery House
United States: California: Northern California: Bay Area: San Francisco Peninsula: Santa Clara County: San Jose
271 people
15. A Black Hole
Outer Space
37 people
16. Super Secret Evil Alien Headquarters
Mythical/Fictional Places
1 cheer 16 people
17. Lake Baikal
Russia: Siberia: Southern Siberia
1 cheer 157 people
18. Gotham City
Mythical/Fictional Places: Movies, Television, Music, Comic Books, etc.
1 cheer 33 people
19. Milliways
Mythical/Fictional Places: Literature And Fiction
177 people
20. The Dark Side Of The Moon
Mythical/Fictional Places: Movies, Television, Music, Comic Books, etc.: Places in Songs
1 cheer 89 people
21. Hundred Acre Woods
Mythical/Fictional Places: Literature And Fiction
2 cheers 45 people

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Tangier, Morocco

I think it's "Tangier" but maybe that's just me.

Quite a sketchy place at night, and if you’ve never been anywhere in Africa before, the culture shock can be substancial.

Beware the con artists, and wandering about after dark is probably a bad idea.

over 7 years ago

Marrakech, Morocco

"The air is full of spices" (-Jane Austen)

I was seventeen when I visited Marrakesh; I took a night train down from Tangier, arrived early in the morning, and rather disoriented.

Being blonde, white, and wearing western garb will certainly get you noticed, let me tell you. I’ve never had so many strange men yell out things like “Hey! Julia Roberts! Pretty girl! Look over here!” in my whole life. Next time I go, I’ll think harder about wearing a burka.

Jemaa el Fna square is where most all of the fun occurs, as during the day you can see snake charmers and dancing men who’ll charge you an arm and a leg for a photo if you’ll let them. Also, you can wander around amid the hundreds of local shops, and buy leather goods, burkas, scarves, purses, gold and silver jewelry, basically all kinds of things.

At night the square is lit up with men selling foods from snails to shish kebabs and very good french fries. Crowds of people are everywhere, so watch out for pickpockets, but stop and listen to the music, as it’s quite a treat.