Day 82, 24 September 2012. Final Glimpses of Tangier - The Last of Africa after almost three months. We made the most of the day and arrived at the American Legation Museum shortly after opening time. Morocco was one of the very first countries to recognise the fledgling United States, way back when, and this building is the only US national monument on foreign soil. It is now open to the public and the gracious reception rooms surrounding the jasmine scented ...

Day 81, 23 September 2012, Tangerines for a day! - Our first full day in Tangier (aka. Tanger and Tanja) sees us exploring as if we were local Tangerouis (I know the mandarine export has already grabbed the moniker Tangerine.... but it´s definitely easier to say!). By necessity, and after the best Moroccan breakfast yet at Dar Jameel, we went down to the port area to scope out where our 8 am ferry will depart from on the 25th. By a process of elimination we m...

Day 80, 22 September 2012, Fez to Tangier - Not Being Grownups is riding the rails again. It may seem we discuss the cost of things quite frequently but that is because it´s fascinating. There is simply no relativity. It costs 1 Dh to go to a public toilet. It cost 8.5 Dh for a 10 minute taxi ride from the medina to the new town where the snazzy Fez railway station is located. It was lucky our bags were heavy, because weight alone was the only thing anchori...

Day 79, 21 September 2012, Bab to Bab and Back Again - We made an early start by local standards - out the door by 9 am. It is Friday (the Islamic equivalent of Sunday) and much quieter on the streets. There was parading last evening to honour the King and everyone seemed very subdued today. Using a map (a very small one, so as not to attract too many offers of assistance), we took off from the Bab Boujiloud area where we are staying heading via tourist circu...

Day 78, 20 September 2012, Immouzer, Bhalil, Ifrane and Azrou (Le Moyen Atlas / Middle Atlas day trip) - To paraphrase, "When you are tired of medinas, you are tired of life" - However, we nevertheless required some fresh air and mountain breezes so hired a driver and his groovy old Mercedes for the day... (hideously expensive, about $90) and we headed off to have a look around the Middle Atlas region, ending up about 200 odd kms from Fez. Ifrane is where Moroc...