Morocco

Renewed Spirits in MeknesMeknes, MoroccoSeptember 27,2007Homepage: http://canciondelvagabundo.googlepages.com/North Africa Page: http://canciondelvagabundo.googlepages.com/northafrica View from rooftop.“Travelling and dreaming are part of the same phenomenon. If you don’t allow yourself to dream while travelling, you are missing half of the show.”I wrote these words but a few days ago. I think that I momentarily stopped dreaming here in Meknes. [...]

The Breaking of the Fast: A View of Ramadan from the OutsideMeknes, MoroccoSeptember 26, 2007Homepage: http://canciondelvagabundo.googlepages.comNorth Africa Page: http://canciondelvagabundo.googlepages.com/northafricaA large and simmering clay tagine dish full of chicken and vegetables was placed down in front of me at a quaint little sidewalk restaurant in the Moroccan city of Meknes. As the westerner that I am, [...]

These Days in MeknesMeknes, MoroccoSeptember 24, 2007Homepage: http://canciondelvagabundo.googlepages.com/North Africa page: http://canciondelvagabundo.googlepages.com/northafricaThese Meknes days have been relaxing to say the least:I wake up casually in the morningDo a little writing or readingEat a little breakfastPut my clothes onWalk a few meters to the internet parlorWork for three to five hoursWalk a few meters back to the [...]

Moroccan Women’s Clothing, Photos and VideoSeptember 22, 2007Homepage: http://canciondelvagabundo.googlepages.comNorth Africa page: http://canciondelvagabundo.googlepages.com/northafricaAn anonymous reader posted a comment on my “I Sidestep a Lunatic and make a Friend” post . She said:“you should take more videos of the people. what do these people look like?? and further more….as I’m about to embark on this crazy adventure….what [...]

Comfortable in MeknesMeknes, MoroccoSeptember 21, 2007Homepage: North Africa Page: http://canciondelvagabundo.googlepages.com/northafrica The sole ripe orange that hangs outside of my window just beyond my reach. There is one ripe orange in the orange grove outside of my window in the Maroc Hotel. There are many green oranges, but only one orange one. It is, of course, [...]

Room #16, Maroc Hotel, Meknes, MoroccoMeknes, MoroccoSeptember 20, 2007Homepage: http://canciondelvagabundo.googlepages.com/North Africa Page: http://canciondelvagabundo.googlepages.com/northafricaI find myself alone, comfortable, in a perfectly rectangular green room on the second floor of the Maroc Hotel. It is nice here. There are wooden shutters that cover the windows that I can push open to let the gentle breeze come through. [...]

Meknes vs. FesMeknes, MoroccoSeptember 19, 2007Homepage: http://canciondelvagabundo.googlepages.comNorth Africa Page: http://canciondelvagabundo.googlepages.com/northafricaI moved on from Fes a happy man. I just simply could not etch out a living in that city. The food was too expensive and dolled out with a bad attitude, the internet was also overpriced, and I could not find suitable accommodation. On one [...]

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The GAME- A horrible, horrible Dutch game that, yes, is bound to confuse you. So after I dodged the lunatic and befriended Meikal, I ran back to the Youth Hostel so I could get in before they locked the gate at 10 PM. Once safe inside, I attempted to sit at a little table in [...]