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Tangier
Tangier (/tænˈdʒɪər/; Arabic: طنجة Ṭanjah; Berber: Ṭanja; old Berber name: Tingi, ⵜⵉⵏⴳⵉ; other English name:Tangiers) is a major city in northwestern Morocco. It is located on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. It is the capital of theTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region and of the Tangier-Assilah prefecture of Morocco.
The history of Tangier is very rich, due to the historical presence of many civilizations and cultures starting from before the 5th century BC. Between the period of being a strategic Berber town and then a Phoenician trading center to the independence era around the 1950s, Tangier was a nexus for many cultures. In 1923, it was considered as having international status by foreign colonial powers, and became a destination for many European and American diplomats, spies, writers and businessmen.
The city is currently undergoing rapid development and modernization. Projects include new tourism projects along the bay, a modern business district called Tangier City Center, a new airport terminal and a new football stadium. Tangier's economy is also set to benefit greatly from the new Tanger-Med port.
Culture
The multicultural placement of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities and the foreign immigrants attracted writer and composer Paul Bowles, playwright Tennessee Williams, the beat writers William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, the painter Brion Gysin and the music group the Rolling Stones, who all lived in or visited Tangier during different periods of the 20th century.
The writer George Orwell and his wife (travelling as Mr. & Mrs. Blair) visited Tangier in September, 1938. Orwell reported newspapers on sale: "La Press Morocain, strongly pro-Franco; Le Petite Morocain, impartial; La Dépêche Morocain, somewhat pro-Franco; Le Journal De Tanger, seemingly non-political; Tangier Gazette & Morocco Mail, an English weekly, slightly antifascist and strongly anti-Japanese." He also noted "There are four post offices, one French, one British, and two Spanish - Franco and government. Stamps are British surcharged Tangier. Coinage as in French Morocco."[22]
It was after Delacroix that Tangier became an obligatory stop for artists seeking to experience the colors and light he spoke of for themselves—with varying results. Matisse made several sojourns in Tangier, always staying at the Grand Hotel Villa de France. "I have found landscapes in Morocco," he claimed, "exactly as they are described in Delacroix's paintings." The Californian artist Richard Diebenkorn was directly influenced by the haunting colors and rhythmic patterns of Matisse's Morocco paintings.
moroccan cities to visit
One Day in Essaouira city
The city will be slowly coming to life as stallholders meticulously arrange their stock of fezes, handbags and artwork. Catch a glimpse of the skilled local woodworkers (the industry has thrived here for hundreds of years), then pick up a hand-carved box for next to nothing.
Follow the wall, passing through a pretty gateway, and take the slope on the right into the ramparts. The view north from the old bastion, as the morning light hits the town’s whitewashed walls, is breathtaking.
Admire the collection of 18th and 19th-century cannons (5) – and the Banksy-style artwork at the end of the path – before heading back into the medina.
10am
Go east, picking your way through the maze of streets. By now, any vendor worth his salt will have opened their stall, and you’ll find everything from ornate swords to bizarre musical instruments and artwork of varying quality. Gentlemen should consider a traditional shave (40 dirhams/£3) at one of the tiny barber shops; the silence inside, broken only by the sound of your own gulps as the razor passes inches from your jugular, makes for a memorable break from the bustle. Pause for a traditional Moroccan coffee (thick and strong) at any café with an empty table in the sun.
Noon
All roads south will take you to the photogenic port (6), where weather-beaten men mend their vessels, buckets of fish are tossed ashore for the highest bidder, and seagulls swoop to steal whatever morsels they can. One can easily spend hours here watching the drama unfold – remember to ask before taking anyone’s picture.
1pm
Between the port and Place Moulay Hassan lie a dozen or so wooden shacks, each with tables outside. Head to any, and for around £3 you’ll get a pile of salad, bread and the freshest fish available.
3pm
If it’s not too windy, take a towel to the beach and find a mixture of tourists, local families and grinning entrepreneurs hawking hash cakes. Birdwatchers should consider packing a pair of binoculars – the island of Mogador, off the coast, is a nature reserve that is home to the Eleonora’s falcon.
4pm
Head back to the medina for a final browse, or to test the resolve of the shopkeeper who wouldn’t budge on his “final” price earlier. Keep the wolves from the door with an ice cream at Dolce Freddo (Place Moulay Hassan), or take in the artwork at the Galerie Damgaard (7) (Avenue Oqba lbn Nafiaa; galeriedamgaard.com).
7pm
Go to Taros (taroscafe.com; 00212 5 2447 6407; mains from £6.20) on the Place Moulay Hassan. The open-air rooftop restaurant is on several levels, and is a picture after dark – all twinkling lights and medina views. The food is excellent, and features lots of locally caught fish, including a papillote of sea bream, ratatouille and crab and spinach gratin. It’s also one of the only venues where you can get a drink.
moroccan cities to visit
Marrakesh
Marrakesh (also known by the French spelling Marrakech[3] (/məˈrækɛʃ/ or /ˌmærəˈkɛʃ/;[4] Arabic: مراكش, Murrākuš;Berber: Meṛṛakec, ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ) is a major city of the Kingdom of Morocco. It is the fourth largest city in the country, after Casablanca, Fes and Tangier. It is the capital city of the mid-southwestern region of Marrakesh-Safi. Located to the north of the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains, Marrakesh is located 580 km (360 mi) southwest of Tangier, 327 km (203 mi) southwest of the Moroccan capital of Rabat, 239 km (149 mi) south of Casablanca, and 246 km (153 mi) northeast of Agadir.
Marrakesh is possibly the most important of Morocco's four former imperial cities (cities that were built by Moroccan Berber empires). The region has been inhabited by Berber farmers since Neolithic times, but the actual city was founded in 1062 by Abu Bakr ibn Umar, chieftain and cousin of Almoravid king Yusuf ibn Tashfin. In the 12th century, the Almoravids built many madrasas (Koranic schools) and mosques in Marrakesh that bear Andalusian influences. The red walls of the city, built by Ali ibn Yusuf in 1122–1123, and various buildings constructed in red sandstone during this period, have given the city the nickname of the "Red City" or "Ochre City". Marrakesh grew rapidly and established itself as a cultural, religious, and trading centre for the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa; Jemaa el-Fnaais the busiest square in Africa.
lessons
5 Life Lessons Learned from Alexander Supertramp aka Christopher McCandless
Several years ago, i had the oppurtunity to watch the movie “Into the Wild” – during a very transformational and emotionally sensitive time in my life….getting in touch with my inner self and my place in society and the universe ~ the movie inspired me in so many ways…..
While most thought he was an idiot for the radical decision he made — through that extreme, he tought us all some very important lessons about life that most of today’s society sadly neglects ~
1. Keep your goal in sight. Don’t give up what you want for what you want right now.
Even with a destination that would take him down a path fraught with adversity, Chris’s dream was unwavering. His yearning to find truth and solitude in a world where little exists led him directly into immense obstacle after obstacle
2. Material things are just that, material things
3. Don’t sweat the small stuff
….and yes, you guessed it, it’s all small stuff. In this great big world, we are all but a speck of dust in the grand scheme of things and so are our problems. Always ask yourself “Will this matter next week, next month, or ten years from now?” Stress and worry is the thief of happiness, so let it go.
4. Find happiness in your struggles
Chris’s journey was an ambitious struggle from start to finish. In the end your struggles were all just a part of the journey. Revel in the hardships that lend to your expedition and become part of your character.
5. Don’t worry about other people’s opinions of you or your dreams
Unfortunately, everyone is entitled to an opinion. If McCandless had listened to the opinions of others he would undoubtedly never have sought a life of solitude in nature. In fact, it is very likely that the opinions of society had a lot to do with why he chose to desert society in the first place. Never allow the thoughts and negativity of others control you and your actions.
lessons
Travel Quotes
These are the best inspirational travel quotes ever, get motivated to explore the world with these memorable quotes from famous travelers.
We’re all connected by a love for travel!Here are my favorite travel quotes, I hope they inspire you to pack up everything and head out into the unknown, to explore the farthest reaches of our planet and your soul, to see the world for what it really is.
1: “Adventure is worthwhile.” – Aesop
2: “For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
3: “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta
4: “We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.” – Anais Nin
5: “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill
6: “The gladdest moment in human life, me thinks, is a departure into unknown lands.” – Sir Richard Burton
7: “No place is ever as bad as they tell you it’s going to be.” – Chuck Thompson
8: “I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” – Mary Anne Radmacher
9: “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert
10: “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” – Anonymous
11: “The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.” – Henry David Thoreau
12: “To awaken alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” – Freya Stark
13: “The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.” – Anna Quindlen
14: “Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one’s lifetime.” – Mark Twain
15: “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide
16: “The use of traveling is to regulate imagination with reality, and instead of thinking of how things may be, see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson
17: “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine
18: “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca
19: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” – Mark Twain
20: “Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” – Anonymous
21: “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” – Anonymous
22: “To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” – Aldous Huxley
23: “Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” – Ray Bradbury
24: “Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions.” — Peter Hoeg
25: “You don’t have to be rich to travel well.” – Eugene Fodor
26: “If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.” – James Michener
27: “People don’t take trips, trips take people.” – John Steinbeck
28: “When overseas you learn more about your own country, than you do the place you’re visiting.” – Clint Borgen
29: “To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson
30: “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller
31: “Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” — Lawrence Block
32: “Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.” – Babs Hoffman
33: “He who would travel happily must travel light.” – Antoine de St. Exupery
34: “Every man can transform the world from one of monotony and drabness to one of excitement and adventure.” – Irving Wallace
35: “Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
36: “The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” – Shirley MacLaine
37: “I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine.” – Caskie Stinnett
38: “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
39: “Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.” – Roy M. Goodman
40: “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch
41: “Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.” – Alan Keightley
42: “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller
43: “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” – Susan Sontag
44: “Nobody can discover the world for somebody else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone.” – Wendell Berry
45: “Take only memories, leave only footprints.” – Chief Seattle
46: “Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by.” – Robert Frost
47: “There is no moment of delight in any pilgrimage like the beginning of it.” – Charles Dudley Warner
48: “Oh the places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss
49: “It is not down in any map; true places never are.” – Herman Melville
#50: “Investment in travel is an investment in yourself.” ~ Matthew Karsten
moroccan cities to visit
Agadir feels unlike anywhere else in Morocco. A busy port and beach resort sprawling beneath its kasbah, the city was completely rebuilt following a devastating earthquake in 1960. It is now the country’s premier destination for sun, sand, pubs and pizza. Laid out as a large grid of downtown streets, surrounded by spacious residential suburbs, Agadir’s concrete-covered inland quarters are ugly and sterile. However, the city hits its stride on the beachfront promenade, where Moroccan street life comes with a refreshing sense of space. Arching south of the shiny white marina, the sheltered sandy beach offers clean water and 300 sunny days a year.
Agadir
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