Morocco

Rumor has it that I’ll be going at the end of July…

We spent the night in shepherd house high in the mountains of Atlas, watching stars…

Few more photos from trip

morocco looks so incredible! i found a book in the library about morocco and moroccan food and ever since then i’ve just wanted to go there and experience it.

Omg… Morocco was so amazing lol I went as part of a charity hitchhike for Link Community Development, and it was just so good! We crisscrossed most of the country, going to Fes, Meknes (where we met the mayor randomly lol), Midelt (we went trekking in the mountains, it was so lovely there), the hell hole that is Beni Millal (they wouldn’t let us on the bus at the bus station! bearing in mind it was four in the morning and we’d just come from a five hour bus journey lol), Merzouga (camel trekking in the Sahara!), the Cascades, the coast, and, of course, Marrakesh! Everything was just absolutely amazing, I’m not sure I’ve ever had such a good time (I think I say that a lot though lol). In Marrakech, we went into the souk about six times. The last time in, we took one wrong turning and were lost for about two hours lol. But yeah, so so much fun, with ridiculously friendly (and ridiculously cheeky lol) people.

If for nothing else than to take you out of your comfort zone and shake you up as to how other cultures live. Not being a very well travelled person I was given a very rude awakening in Morocco, it was only a day trip but by the end of the day I was in love with the place and now have a thirst for culture and adventure and can’t wait until I get my next taste… only thing holding me back at the moment is uni and having no money but I do what I can. I’ll get there someday and I would recommend it to EVERYONE!

Oh man, did I get ripped off buying carpets here. :-D I had no idea how to bargain, and I paid waaay to much for some rugs. I cried when I left, but now, years later they hang on my wall, and I love them. Now I laugh about it.

My father and entire paternal family lives in Mohemmedia. I want to go to see the place where my father grew up, meet all of my aunts and uncles and visit the graves of my grandparents.

It’s a good way to stay in the country for a while and schools are easy to find there. It seems like there’s a lot of paperwork to get on, but it’s all sort of rubber stamped, so there’s really not much involved in working legally there, and you do want to probably be legit since you’ll make a decent wage that way.

Lots to do and see. The cities are fun but the true beauty of Morocco in my opinion is in the rugid country side in the north near the Atlas mountains. The desert and the south is worth a visit as well, but be prepared for the culture shock that comes with seeing an extreme class divide in action.

Casablanca
Fes
Rabat
Marrakech

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