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It's a trip we fancy doing. How many of you folks have done this?
 
Me i went for a bus day trip after getting married in gib, £20 for a day trip breakfast/dinner and tour of the town along with a run up the coast, nice place but very poor people and lots of beggars, like being back in the bible times, don't go near the camels as they stink to high heavens.
 
Here you go Trev.:) Off to the kebab shop.
Bit east of Morocco though.

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GMJ said:
We fancy taking the MH across for 2-3 nights on one of our winter trips to Spain.
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I know people who have been and prefer it over Spain.
I fancy a few weeks there but the wife isn't so keen.
Apparently it is very cheap
 
We'd do a few nights just as a recce trip to start with. If all goes well then we'd have to see. My main concern I think would be hygiene, eating out, food and drink...that kind of stuff. I don't like to judge as I haven't been but when Mrs GMJ went to Tunisia some years ago she contracted a very dangerous bout of gastroenteritis ...so she is very wary.
 
Drover said:
I know people who have been and prefer it over Spain.
I fancy a few weeks there but the wife isn't so keen.
Apparently it is very cheap
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It is cheap, but beware as the locals will strip you down to the undies in seconds if you blink.
 
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GMJ said:
It's a trip we fancy doing. How many of you folks have done this?
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Do you mean with a van?
I haven't taken a van but as a single, older female have back packed several times. I love it. Have never had any problems and people have been very friendly. Please don't make the assumption that moroccans are untrustworthy arabs.
I understand that they are discouraging wild camping and you now have to use sites. These are often full of French.
Go and have a lovely time, it is different from England so enjoy that.
 
GMJ said:
We'd do a few nights just as a recce trip to start with. If all goes well then we'd have to see. My main concern I think would be hygiene, eating out, food and drink...that kind of stuff. I don't like to judge as I haven't been but when Mrs GMJ went to Tunisia some years ago she contracted a very dangerous bout of gastroenteritis ...so she is very wary.
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Just back from a flying trip to Morrocco. It is a great place to visit. Just going over to Ceuta or Tangier Med will give you no idea about the rest of the country. A short visit will not let you get to see the place properly. They are very happy to have visitors again after 2 years with no tourist income. Its not as baclward a country as many think.
 
We were in Morocco for nearly 4 weeks in early 2015, always felt safe even when wild camping. We could have stayed longer.

Driving very easy, people friendly and helpful - Marrakech was a pleasant surprise as we expected that we would be continuously hasseled, which we were not.

Well set up for van travelling - campsites and guardian parking for a small fee. We wildcamped for around one third of the time, one night at a time and never a problem.

Ignore the scare stories, especially from those who have never even been there!

Here's our route and our overnight spots.
 

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My first Exodus "Adventure tour"
Arrived at Marrakesh airport and were greeted by seeing a nasty accident.
Cyclist hit and blood and guts everywhere !
Got my wallet nicked and returned in the main square.
3 weeks camping travelling in an old army truck this was1992 !
Loved it !
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loved it . so many funny moments there's not room .the garage guy handing me a joint while he filled my van , being chased through the Rif mountains by dope farmers trying to sell their crop, having a tickling match with a fat copper - i won ,he fell down in hysterics , bribing another one after going through a stop sign ,pretending to be norwegian to put off the multilingual street kids , seeing my van gearbox going by in a wheelbarrow as i was negotiating a price to fix it - he got the job !
etc etc . absolute laugh a minute .
when your vans surrounded by kids , pick the biggest and ask him to be a guardian . any problems with the locals , talk to a copper , but don't do this lightly ! they'll take the tourist side of course . trust the parking guardiens ,they're cheap and diligent . take unwanted clothes and tools for barter don't know if it's still true ,but the kids loved biros ,pencils and paper ,small toys when we were there . if a kid offers to carry your shopping at a market , let him , he's learning to be a wage earner and it's worth a few dirham to let him .
never ever insult or belittle a local , and don't be too worried if they keep hold of your hand after a greeting !
 
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