Casablanca/Rabat, Morocco September 22nd, 23rd, 24th 2010 I once watched the movie ‘Casablanca’ and still recall a shot from the movie, a picture of a river beside an old looking town. I did not see that in Casablanca. It’s all modern now. My days were spent getting lost once in the medina alleyways (and not…
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Marrakesh, Morocco
Marrakesh, Morocco September 20th, 21st 2010 Why do I do this to myself? It was extremely cramped. There was no air circulation. The A/C, when working, blew out lukewarm to warm air. It smelled very funky. There were hardly any toilet breaks. (Toward the end, I was holding my pee in so long it hurt…
Fes, Morocco
Fes, Morocco September 18th, 19th 2010 After exchanging emails and saying goodbye to Yumi, I left to catch my 10 am bus to Fes. Instead of allowing us to load our bags directly into the baggage compartment of the bus, they made us pay 5 dH (dirhams, USD$1 = 8.5 dH) to check our bags…
Tangier, Morocco
Tangier, Morocco September 17th 2010 On the bus to Algeciras, the port city where I would take a ferry to Tangier, I sat beside a Japanese girl named Yumi. Before anyone says anything, she wasn’t my type. She has been traveling around the world for 6 months so we had that in common (4 months…
South Africa…and beyond.
Tomorrow morning, I’ll be flying out to Cape Town, South Africa. It’ll take 22 hours as I have to fly to Abu Dhabi first, then down to Johannesburg before reaching Cape Town. It takes the same amount of time flying from Texas to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). At least no overly-long layovers, as the longest is…
Seville, Spain
Seville, Spain September 16th 2010 Arrived in Seville around 5 am after taking the 8-hour overnight bus from Lisbon. Public transportation isn’t awake then so after waiting for 30 minutes for a bus that would never come until much later, I got a girl at the bus stop to split a taxi with me, as…
Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal September 14th, 15th 2010 After an 8-hour bus ride, I arrived in Lisbon around 6 pm on the 14th. Stayed at a wonderful hostel called ‘Traveler’s Hostel’, which in my opinion, has been the best hostel I’ve stayed at so far. It had everything a hostel should have: friendly staff, super clean rooms/bathrooms,…
Quick update
In Fes, Morocco at the moment. No internet at the places I’ve been staying in so far so here I am in, in a cybercafe, posting an update. Will post blog entries when I can find a place where I can get internet on my netbook, where all my writing and pictures are stored. Got…
Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain September 11th, 12th, 13th 2010 Didn’t visit any churches or museums in Madrid. Basically used the time to relax, enjoy some spectator sports, and resupply on anything I need. Took a tour of Santiago Barnabeu stadium (Real Madrid’s ground). Got to sit in the players’ seats. Of course, it wasn’t as exhilarating as…
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain September 7th, 8th, 9th 2010 Got to Barcelona late on the 7th, after a 5+ hour journey by train from Montpellier. Ate some nasi biryani (Malaysians reading this will know what it is) at an Indian joint across the street from the hostel. They also make pizza and serve tapas (Spanish finger foods…