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On
the road in Morocco / En route en maroc
After two months and 2000 KM (1250 miles) crossing France and Spain,
I arrived in Morocco in March 1991 on my bicycle. I spent three months
in Morocco, some on the road, some hanging out with friends I knew from
previous Morocco trips.
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Bike
trips
Atlas mountains
Fès
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The legendary Maghrebian hospitality
is perhaps the most remarkable lasting memory from all my Morocco tours,
but especially from my bike trips. This family
in Khemisset was one of many who opened their house to a complete stranger
expecting little more in return than a snapshot for the album and some interesting
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Breathtaking vistas and unspoiled
nature in were the reward for climbing several backbreaking passes the
sparsely populated Atlas mountains. In the remote
valleys and on the rocky slopes of these gorgeous mountains, the Berber
live the ancient, harsh lifestyle of nomadic herdsmen. Much more reserved
to strangers than the Arabs, many of these indigenous Maghrebians have
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Gorgeous architecture narrow alleys
and mules define the ancient cities of urban Morocco. Founded in 789, the
medina of Fès is one the oldest and largest medieval
cities in the world. This is one of the gates to the medina of Fès.
Bab Boujeloud, the blue gate, sits near the highest point of the old city.
Only mules can carry freight into the vast labyrinth of narrow alleys that
spread behind this gate. |
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The Sahara starts here. Arriving in Errachidia
after the long, spectacular descent from the Haut Atlas,
I was greeted by the hot breath of the desert in July. First, the heat of
the asphalt popped one of my tires. Shortly after Errachidia in the Tafilalt,
I got caught in a nasty dust-storm. |
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