Es salam alakum

Hello from Morroco! here is a quick update on the last 5 days; with pictures rather than photos as there is no wireless (therefore no laptop) and the old dells in the Internet cafe dont have USB drives!!

Seville, were there are lots of tourists and a big lovely square in the middle. We did a walking tour, saw a bull fight (see previous post) and went to a flamenco show.

Then we hot-tailed it out of turismo-city for the coastal village of Cadiz, where we stayed in the most-hippie hostel in Europe: Casa Caracol. The staff smoke pot all day and play music till 5am, but provide free ear plugs if you want to sleep.



Then 1 night in Tarifa, another cute little coastal village with some very old buildings and great shopping.. you can see Morocco from the beach!


From Tarifa we took the fast-ferry to Tangiers, then managed to find ourselves a shared "grand taxi" (old Merc) to Asilah, which in the guidebook is described as a better introduction to Morocco than stinky Tangiers. The medina is pretty but everywhere else is quite dirty and rubbish-strewn. We took a 1 hour walk in the hot sun looking for the fabled "paradise beach" but it never materialised :(


Next up: Riff Mountains, Chefchouan