Play It Again Sam!

These are photos of Paul and John in Tangier, Morocco, Africa. Yes you read correctly - AFRICA!!! In-search-of-Eurotrash 2006 just added another continent and country to its repetoire!

That boat you saw in the previous blog was our 35min Jet Cat crossing from Tarifa Spain to Tangier Morocco - what the heck - it is only 24km away. The Jet Cat just happened to built by Jetcat Tasmania Pty Ltd - what a small world!

Tangier may only be 24km away but it is another world! Originally a French colony, it found independence in 1947 but still shows obvious French influences: most people speak French and Arabic, road signs in these languages, French balconies on most houses, streets called Rue de, bread is baguette shaped. Everyone sells everything on the streets and you are always hassled about being shown around for a price, even by 9 year olds! The smell of spices fills the air and children and animals play in the dusty streets next to roadworks and tri-wheelers carrying produce. It is both sad and wonderous to us. We visited the Casbah (the old fortified city), the Medina (huge outdoor market) and the main commercial streets. Although it is hot, the Atlantic breezes make it bareable. Tangier is still an old world place but judging from infratsructure works and tourist type signs/info, it is trying hard to come to terms with tourism and bring itself into mainstream 21st century. What a place!

We were inspired to continue to Casablanca but heard that Sam had sold shop and moved to Las Vegas!!!