Our Route

Some of you may know that me and Juan went to Morocco over christmas and new year....

• We took the ferry in Algeciras over to Ceuta. Ceuta belongs to Spain so it isn’t Morocco yet. (Melilla also belongs to Spain). There is more than one place to take the ferry; our ride on the ferry was almost 1 hour, not bad for going to another continent.


• We started in Tetouan and went down the east side where the Atlas Mountains are. The roads on this side are not good, and you need more time, a lot more time, than usual to go somewhere. For 300km we needed almost 7 hours, this road was windy and dangerous.


• Morocco is a cold country in winter, especially in the mountains. Most of the places we stayed at didn’t have heat, so the nights were very cold, despite all the heavy blankets they give you.


• Fez was probably the craziest city in terms of traffic. The roundabouts seem to have different rules than they do here. The traffic is a mixture of cars, people, bikes, and donkeys. People also walk where ever they want; sidewalks, streets, intersections, and sometimes even highways.


• We went as far south as Marrakech, which was the city with the most tourists. Only here did it start to get warm and we could walk outside without a coat during the day.


• We started going back up north by the coast passing by Casablanca (the biggest city) and the capital, Rabat. The coast is less crazy, the roads are good. They have double lane pay highways in superb condition. The cities here are modern and seem to have less chaos.