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Backpacking Tips: Cheap First Aid Kit for Backpackers
2007-11-02 21:18:00 Tips on how to attain a cheap and effective first aid kit for backpackers that takes up less space than a couple of packs of cigarettes and costs less than 10 bucks. So, before buying a ridiculously overpriced commercial traveler?s first aid kit from a travel firm cashing in on that big trip anxiety, why don?t you give it a go yourself? More About: Travel Tips , Tips , Backpacking , Cheap , First Aid
Facts You DO NOT Want to Know about the Sahara Desert.
2007-10-12 17:59:00 A few rather startling facts about the largest desert on the planet, the Sahara Desert . More About: Facts , Morocco , On The Road
The Camel Man of Erg Chebbi
2007-10-09 18:22:00 ...there must have been a subtle art to getting these headscarves to sit correctly. We, however, were as yet unable to master it. The result of our first bungled attempts were definitely less Saharan Nomad and more, say, George Formby with severe head trauma. But we didn?t care; these were the real deal and would afford us at least a little protection from the rigours of the desert - even if we did look like we had just failed a first aid course. As far as we were concerned, we were good to go. More About: Morocco , Camel , On The Road
Desert Dreams and Harsh Realities
2007-10-03 23:23:00 ...These rudimentary, single story dwellings ? each barely the square footage of a large western bedroom ? squat stoically under a fierce Sahara sun. But despite their meagre stature, here they are sky scrapers - for around them is little else. Here, in this landscape so consistently void of feature, even a mud hut stands like a giant... More About: Dreams , Morocco , On The Road , Desert
Desert Dreams and Harsh Realities
2007-10-03 23:23:00 ...These rudimentary, single story dwellings ? each barely the square footage of a large western bedroom ? squat stoically under a fierce Sahara sun. But despite their meagre stature, here they are sky scrapers - for around them is little else. Here, in this landscape so consistently void of feature, even a mud hut stands like a giant... More About: Dreams , Morocco , On The Road , Desert
Into the Sahara Desert
2007-10-02 12:37:00 ...In short, the whole landscape just seemed to be, well, bare and desolately sterile, or at least so it seemed at the time. Throughout the journey we were privy to a swiftly moving array of sand, rocks, a few more rocks, and then a bit more sand. Apart from the odd (and distinctly lost looking) shrub here and there, it all seemed so completely void of life. I?ve seen more living things in a single squat toilet cubicle... More About: Morocco , Sahara , On The Road , Desert , Hara
Into the Sahara Desert
2007-10-02 12:37:00 ...In short, the whole landscape just appeared to be, well, bare and desolately sterile, or at least so it seemed at the time. Throughout the journey we were privy to a swiftly moving array of sand, rocks, a few more rocks, and then a bit more sand. Apart from the odd (and distinctly lost looking) shrub here and there, it all seemed so completely void of life. I?ve seen more living things in a single squat toilet cubicle... More About: Morocco , Sahara , On The Road , Desert , Hara
Moroccan Grand Taxis
2007-10-02 12:31:00 ...Grand Taxis can generally be identified by their silver or white bodies and black roofs, and by the blacked out rear windshield, funky carpeted dashboards, dysfunctional windows, and wide and varied selection of missing door handles. A Full Grand Taxi, however, can usually be identified by the sea of melancholic, compressed faces, all unforgivingly wedged against the inside of the windows, or, alternatively... More About: Morocco , On The Road , Moroccan
Moroccan Grand Taxis
2007-10-02 12:31:00 ...Grand Taxis can generally be identified by their silver or white bodies and black roofs, and by the blacked out rear windshield, funky carpeted dashboards, dysfunctional windows, and wide and varied selection of missing door handles. A Full Grand Taxi, however, can usually be identified by the sea of melancholic, compressed faces, all unforgivingly wedged against the inside of the windows, or, alternatively... More About: Morocco , On The Road , Moroccan
Er Rachidia and a Shameless Plug
2007-10-02 12:27:00 If you like middle of the road, backwater towns, you?d love Er Rachidia. Now I?m not complaining, on the contrary, I did like Er Rachidia. It had all the infrastructure that makes for a decent stopover. It was low key in a rather pleasant and undemanding kind of way, the town was billiard table flat ... More About: Morocco , Plug , On The Road , Sham , Shame
Er Rachidia and a Shameless Plug
2007-10-02 12:27:00 If you like middle of the road, backwater towns, you?d love Er Rachidia. Now I?m not complaining, on the contrary, I did like Er Rachidia. It had all the infrastructure that makes for a decent stopover. It was low key in a rather pleasant and undemanding kind of way, the town was billiard table flat ... More About: Morocco , Plug , On The Road , Sham , Shame
Meknes to Er Rachidia - By Bus
2007-09-27 14:26:00 You can only tell so much from a map. As good as they are, they are still just a mish mash of browns, yellows, and greens, with a few red lines and black dots. Our map, however, is special ? for it also happens to be furnished with jam, the remains of a baguette or two, and the odd coffee ring. Nevertheless, it forms the basis of a travel plan ? and it?s a plan we share with you today. More About: Morocco , On The Road
Meknes to Er Rachidia - By Bus
2007-09-27 14:26:00 You can only tell so much from a map. As good as they are, they are still just a mish mash of browns, yellows, and greens, with a few red lines and black dots. Our map, however, is special ? for it also happens to be furnished with jam, the remains of a baguette or two, and the odd coffee ring. Nevertheless, it forms the basis of a travel plan ? and it?s a plan we share with you today. More About: Morocco , On The Road
Marvellous Meknes Market
2007-09-27 00:19:00 Unimpressed by the city so far, it would take something extremely special to win them over. Little did they know that today would see a BIG shift in their opinion, and all it would take would be one semi-concealed archway and a smallest flight of steps. Something incredible now lay before them, and they couldn?t believe their luck. More About: Market , Morocco , On The Road
Meknes and the Mad, Mad Mulai (Ismail)
2007-09-24 12:31:00 From Fez we took a short 2 hour hop southeast to our second Imperial City, Meknes. To be quite honest, I expected a tad more from a city dubbed the Moroccan Versailles. Quite what I had expected I don?t know, but, from first impressions, it didn?t strike me as a bright, shining star of Moroccan ... More About: Morocco , On The Road
The Tanneries of Fes
2007-09-22 19:24:00 The commotion that was last night?s sea of pedestrians soon petered out; the alleyways, only a little wider than those of Chefchaouen, quickly became a more manageable affair once we had moved further from Bab el-Mahrouk, one of the main arteries into and out of Fes el-Bali. The downturn in traffic proved quite fortunate, as ... More About: Morocco , On The Road , Erie , Neri
Fes, Pots, and Palin
2007-09-20 23:34:00 Many years ago, I recall watching Micheal Palin on TV. It was during one of his many incredible solo journeys into wild and unreachable distant lands, a journey, as always, fastidiously documented by his legion of BBC cameramen, sound technicians, and luggage monkeys. More About: Morocco , On The Road
Doin? the Fes Shuffle
2007-09-19 14:21:00 Moving on from Chefchaouen proved utterly painless. Within an hour of our gentle amble down the hill and to the station, we were on a bus and, by nightfall, were once again battling our way through the heart of another Medina - this time, approximately 4 hours and 120 km or so further south - ... More About: Morocco , Shuffle , On The Road
?Pssssst! You wanna buy Hashish???
2007-09-18 21:19:00 The Rif Mountains are generally known for one thing and one thing only, for producing Kif, and sharing the love by exporting some of the finest hashish on the planet. Now, with such a claim to fame, it?s hardly surprising that this area sees a significant tally of visitors, pilgrims almost, rock up on a ... More About: Morocco , On The Road
The Medina, Chefchaouen
2007-09-17 19:50:00 Our unhurried ascent into the Rif Mountains ensured a late arrival in Chefchaouen. The sun had long since slipped behind the ragged outline of the Rif, yet the town was far from asleep. Insufferable daytime temperatures force all but the clinically insane to remain indoors while the sun is high, only to venture out either ... More About: Morocco , On The Road , Medina
So, Tangier or Chefchaouen?
2007-09-12 18:58:00 Today, with our later than expected start, we were happy to have made it as far as Tang ier . Now, a decision now had to be made. We could either call it a day and stop here for the night, or try to push on further south, as per our rough plan, and make it as ... More About: Morocco , On The Road
Tangier and the Touts
2007-09-10 20:40:00 For me, the prospect of visiting a whole new country has always triggered the same emotions. The country may change, yet the feelings are replicated faultlessly ? and each time with the same, burning intensity. Morocco would prove to be no exception. More About: On The Road , Tangier , Tang
Same Clown, Different Country
2007-09-09 13:23:00 Our flight brought us as near to Morocco as any 1 penny flight could have done. After delivering us to Jerez, Spain, we must now travel further south, by land and sea, and ultimately out of Europe. Crossing the narrow straits near Gibraltar we leave Spain in good spirit, and turn our thoughts toward our ... More About: Country , On The Road , Diff
Innovations
2007-09-08 12:26:00 We washed our first Spanish meal down with a local Sherry, and by god it tasted good. I didn?t realise that Sherry actually came from Jerez until the flight over - I read it in the in-flight magazine. This particular article was after one listing 5 interesting tips to help make an oversized arse more ... More About: Innovations , Morocco , On The Road , Inno
Viva Jerez
2007-09-06 15:38:00 Although the12 hour Plymouth-Jerez journey ensured a late arrival in Spain, it still left us with enthusiasm sufficient to take in the first sights and smells of our new city. Soon, we traded bright lights and bustling activity of the main street in favour of the dustbins and double parking on several of its ever ... More About: Morocco , On The Road , Viva , Erez
London Stanstead
2007-09-06 15:19:00 So much for the flurry of posts about packing and planning for our forthcoming Morocco trip?Those posts became yet another casualty of my inability to plan effectively, as did the in-depth preparation for the Moroccan Adventure. To be frank, our preparation began at 10:00 PM, with the flight out being the next day. But, for ... More About: London , On The Road , Tans
Picks from the Travesphere
2007-07-29 18:03:00 Just recently, Richard, from A Month in Venice, wrote a post detailing a few of his favourite Travel Blogs. He also invited other bloggers to add to this list with their own favourites from the travesphere. Being indecisive, I couldn?t narrow it down to just one addition so I just had to say what the hell ... More About: Traves , Aves
And so the Adventure Begins?
2007-07-13 11:45:00 A North African Odyssey has been on the agenda for many a month now, and I?m delighted to announce that the wheels are in motion and the subject matter of my current dream is soon to become a reality. Yep, I?m off to Morocco . More About: Adventure , Vent , The A , Advent
Social Travel Networks: Do We Need Another?
2007-07-06 18:52:00 With the internet running head on into its Web 2.0 phase, we?re seeing social networks popping up all over the shop. A little while ago I even flirted with the idea of jumping on the bandwagon and creating a community aspect on ubertramp.com. But, after seeing just what else was already on offer among the ... More About: Social , Travel , Networks
Pigs in the Toilet: A Serialised Travelogue
More articles from this author:2007-06-09 10:11:00 A couple of weeks a go I received an email telling me about a site called Pigs in the Toilet . With the excessive surfing that I do, how this one stayed under the radar I will never know. Pigs in the Toilet is a travel “blog-book” that Jeff is publishing online in short, bite-sized instalments. The ... More About: Rial , Travelogue , Serial 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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