Morocco

Ronda to Tangier — Long Travel Day

We took the first train from Ronda to Algeciras today which left at 9:30am. As we walked to the station the city seem deserted We thought everyone might have a sugar hangover from last night, but in... read →

Casablanca — Meeting new friends

Started another long travel day with a 9am train to Casablanca. The train was packed so we had to stand near the bathroom and doorway for three out of the 5 hour ride. At least we were by the window... read →

Casablanca — Generous Moroccan hosts

As planned we met Mohamed and Brahim at 10:30 this morning. The skies were nothing but blue and we were excited to see what the day would bring. After hopping on the local bus we made our way to... read →

Casablanca — Hassan II Mosque

Today we visited the the third largest mosque in the world. The Hassan II Mosque which was built in 1984. We could only go inside with a tour, but we felt viewing the outside was enough for us. We... read →

Casablanca to Essaouira — Another Stink'n Holiday

We woke up at 6:15 am today and walked to the bus station where we arrived at 7:00 am to catch the 7:30 am bus to Essaouira. No luck, the bus was full and the next available was not until 6:00 pm... read →

Essaouria — The Great Feast

Today is the Islamic Easter Holiday and the reason we had so much trouble traveling yesterday. The holiday is also referred to as the Great Feast because each family buys a whole lamb which they... read →

Essaouira — The waiting game

We made our way to the bus station to make the 9:30 am bus this morning. At 12:30 pm we took off. It took 3 hours for them to fill the bus to capacity and we tried to relax and not go completely... read →

Agadir — Watch out for Jason

Hopefully everyone is safe and sound as it's Friday the 13th. We are in paradise right now and thought we'd rub it in. The weather is in the mid 70's and sunny. We haven't been this warm since Greece... read →

Agadir — Bright sunshiny day

Another beautiful day!! I went for a run along the beach while Craig put together a picnic lunch for later. Back at the beach we enjoyed our picnic while watching the waves roll in. The wind started... read →

Agradir — One more day in Geriatrica

Today was just another relaxing day in Geriatrica, as Ronaldo put it. All the German and French retirees vacation down here in there RV's. We are definetley in the minority as far as age goes here... read →

Agadir to Marrakech — Off to Marrakech

Another long travel day. Our bus left on time but due to consistent rain we got into Marrakech about 1 1/2 hours later than we planned. We walked towards the medina and splurged on a room with a... read →

Marrakech — Lively Marrakech

The rain stopped today but it was still really brisk outside as we headed to the patio for the breakfast our hotel provided. The dining room was decked out with wall to wall cushioned benches and... read →

Marrakech to Meknes — We have seats

Today was just a long travel day today and not much happened. We caught the 11:00 am train to Meknes and arrived in Meknes at 6:00 pm. Our butts hurt from sitting all day, but hey, at least we had... read →

Meknes — Cheap Souvenirs

It was our last full day in Morocco today, so we made sure to finish our shopping for cheap souvenirs today. The morning was rainy and we had no desire to get out of bed, so we didn't. How are we... read →

Meknes to Seville — 1 train, 1 ferry and 1 bus

First of all, Happy 90th birthday Grandma Annie We started the day today with hopes of making it to Cordoba, Spain but had our doubts. All our connections needed to be on time. Our journey began with... read →