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2009-12-23_Morocco : 6 weeks exploring Morocco.
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Fresh off the boat.jpg - After traveling overland from Zurich to the south coast of Spain, I took an overnight ferry from Malaga to the African continent. I stepped off the boat in Melilla and took a deep breath of African Air... only I soon found out that I was still in Spain! This one city was a colonial left-over so-to-speak, a tiny dot in Morocco still controlled by Spain. | 48 KB |
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Street scene.jpg | 84 KB |
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Butcher.jpg - Yes, vegetarianism adds a whole new level to the adventure. | 106 KB |
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Chefchaoen Square.jpg - It took a couple rough days (you should have seen the border crossing!) before I found myself in this this beautiful mountain village. | 75 KB |
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Chefchaouen Square.jpg | 106 KB |
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Chefchaouen Boy.jpg | 89 KB |
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Chefchaouen Cat.jpg | 92 KB |
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Chefchaouen Blue White.jpg | 81 KB |
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Chefchaouen Hike.jpg | 106 KB |
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Chefchaouen Clouds.jpg | 67 KB |
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Chefchaouen Hill.jpg | 102 KB |
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Chefchaouen Medina.jpg | 71 KB |
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Chefchaouen Hill.jpg | 79 KB |
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Chefchaouen Castle.jpg | 91 KB |
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Chefchaouen Woman and door.jpg | 96 KB |
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Fez Outside Medina Night.jpg | 51 KB |
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Fez Boy with Load.jpg | 71 KB |
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Fez Women shopping.jpg | 84 KB |
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Fez Cats.jpg | 112 KB |
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Fez Carpet Salesman.jpg - When he calmly asked if we would like to see his shop and the view from the roof, I thought "Hmmm... carpet scam?". This guy turned out to be awesome and I totally belived him when he said he sold high-end carpets direct to Bloomingdales. It was not so much a carpet shop as a carpet PALACE! It was clear we would not be buying a $50k carpet that day, but the roof view was really nice. | 86 KB |
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Fez Internet Cafe.jpg | 71 KB |
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Fez Tomomi.jpg - My travel companion for much of the trip. We managed to cross paths a few times before finally meeting. It was a natural fit. Tomi had traveled to this point from his home in Japan over land and sea on a 2-year journey. He also enjoyed leisurely afternoons drinking black tea with mint in the desert. Update: As of May 2010, Tomomi had made it overland through Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burukina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo(DC&RDC) and was just getting to Angola. His Advice: "Its not dangerous, you should travel here!" |
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Fez textile Shop.jpg | 73 KB |
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Fez Clementine.jpg | 100 KB |
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Fez Mint Tea.jpg | 46 KB |
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Fez Night Market.jpg | 134 KB |
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Fez.jpg | 122 KB |
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Fez Stop Sign.jpg | 77 KB |
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Fez Woman and child.jpg | 93 KB |
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Fez Camel Head.jpg | 99 KB |
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Fez Arch.jpg | 45 KB |
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Fez.jpg | 66 KB |
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Fez Jonathan.jpg | 74 KB |
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BrokenBus.jpg - The bus pulled over and while they were working on it, it began filling up with smoke. After wondering "hmmmm... is this going to blow up or poison us?" we all simultaneously got the idea to get off the bus. We then stood around in this awesome landscape as the bus owner negotiated the price of water with a nearby villager. | 84 KB |
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Berber guys from bus.jpg - Met these guys on the bus, had a communication adventure trying to learn Berber and French at the same time. | 92 KB |
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Merzouga sand dune.jpg - We finally reached the desert outpost run by "Noriko". The legends were right, a Japanese-Berber oasis on the edge of the Algerian Sahara! | 88 KB |
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Merzouga Boy.jpg | 62 KB |
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Merzouga Desert.jpg | 104 KB |
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Merzouga Jonathan.jpg | 65 KB |
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Curry.jpg - I always travel with my own spices - very handy when all business close for meat-eating holidays. | 71 KB |
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Dai in Merzouga.jpg - A great guy we met in the desert - Dai was riding this bike through Morocco (eventually made it to Burukina Faso, but lost the bike somewhere along the way). | 57 KB |
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Merzouga Sunset.jpg | 61 KB |
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Tagine.jpg | 101 KB |
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Tinerhir Camel Warning.jpg | 70 KB |
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Tinerhir Todra Gorge.jpg - The "Grand Canyon" of Morocco. We had fun getting there on bikes. | 91 KB |
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Tinerhir Todra Gorge.jpg | 110 KB |
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Tinerhir Todra Gorge.jpg - Tomi building up a thirst for another few cups of tea. | 102 KB |
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Tinerhir Todra Gorge.jpg | 77 KB |
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Marrakesh Jemaa El Fna.jpg - Marrakesh was my favorite city - ended up staying 12 days and got a VIP pass to the international film festival that week! Yes, I was the travel bum at the red carpet event enjoying films from Korea to Egypt -- great stuff! | 63 KB |
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Marrakesh Jemaa El Fna-Favorite Stall.jpg - I ate lentils, bread and chilies for dinner here every night. The guy on the left spoke Hindi! Apparently learned from Bollywood movies alone. | 64 KB |
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Marrakesh Jemaa El Fna.jpg | 83 KB |
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Marrakesh Jemaa El Fna Crowd.jpg | 107 KB |
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Marrakesh Jemaa El Fna Hat.jpg | 64 KB |
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Essaouira Cats at Butcher.jpg | 64 KB |
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RATS Bus.jpg | 90 KB |
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Rabat Door.jpg | 129 KB |
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Rabat.jpg - The capital of Morocco. | 97 KB |
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Rabat Reda JC.jpg - A frend of a friend I had heard about for years - Reda turned out to be one of the most interesting people I have ever met. Great conversation. Here we were at the Goethe Institute Bar - a total culture shock after 5 weeks in Morocco. | 52 KB |
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Tangiers Man Picking his nose with lots of shoes.jpg - Last night in Morocco, just about to start the long journey back to Zurich (and my sweet Nina) for Christmas. | 100 KB |
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