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Maybe… just maybe, I could have just one flight on this trip not delayed. But so far, not the case. [read on]

I like Morocco. A lot. I’ve had several friends that have been there, and everyone speaks favorably of it, and now I understand why. The Moroccan people are some of the best-hearted people I’ve met in a while. Seemingly always willing to help and be hospitable, whether it’s each other, visitors, children, poor… ask, and if they can, they will. While trying to find my hotel, Zak employed the help of many on the street to ask if they knew it, and many would walk with us for a bit in attempts to find it. If somebody needed help loading luggage on a bus, someone would always jump to help. I saw Mohamed several times give some change, which he did not have much of himself, to a poor child. Tea was always offered when meeting with someone… a shop owner even made us tea for coming back the next day. The sense of community was much stronger than many other places. [read on]

The next day, I was going to go to the beach town of Essaouira. Mohamed offered to come with, as he knew the town. Zak had other things he needed to take care of that ... [Continue reading this entry]

In the riad in the morning, I met a couple Americans, Alex and Trevor, that were teaching in France. They were going to be going by some of the mosques, so I went with. While ... [Continue reading this entry]

10.00 we met the Spanish group at the café and headed to the taxi stand. We were 8 people, so we had to get two taxis. They agreed to 500DH a piece, round trip, including ... [Continue reading this entry]

And once again, flight has been delayed. Only a half hour this time, but then I spent nearly an hour to get through customs. Not any problems, they just take long with each person, and ... [Continue reading this entry]

Worst.Flight.Ever... Figures. I had a plan. Of course, it goes to shit. The flight was scheduled from Amsterdam to Madrid at 17.00, so I should leave my house and head to the airport around 15.00. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Oops... it was bound to happen. My first somewhat major fuck-up as a traveller. I admit, I've been getting lazy and idealistic. I don't pack as carefully as I used to, because I ... [Continue reading this entry]