Africa!!!
I don't know how, but I forgot to mention that about 2 or so weeks ago some friends and I went to Africa. Remember, Africa is about a 45 minute ferry ride from Spain, and so we went and spent 2 days and 1 night in Tanger. We stayed there because it is the safest and cheapest deal if you are going to Morroco overnight. It was 4 guys, 3 girls, and we had the best time ever.
The first day was full of just actually getting there, which includes a 3 to 4 hour bus ride to Tarifa, a small beach town in Spain, a 45 minute ferry ride, and then time spent walking around trying to find a cheap hotel. Luckily, we ran into some Portugese guys my friends had met a few months ago, and they knew Tanger really well and showed us this really nice hotel that ended up being 13 euros for the night. Now let me tell you, this hotel was on the beach, nice beds, a cool receptionist, and we couldn't of had a better deal.
Next we went and found some traditional Morrocan food, tea, and other goodies. After that we asked our waiter where we could find a cool place to hangout and drink some more tea, and he told us about a place that was really close. We started walking and after about 10 minutes of asking and getting good directions, we finally asked some random dude on the street and he ended up being our tour guide for the night and the next morning. This is typical Moroccan culture, because this dudes idea was to show us around, show us to his friend's stores, and then we would end up paying him. He was really nice and it though it sounded shady, we had 4 guys and felt secure.
The following morning we met our friend, "Abdul", and he showed us to a store to buy some rugs, which some of my friends did, and then we went to a Moroccan pharmacy to buy spices and tea, and it ended being one of the best trips that I have been on so far. And yes, we did pay him for showing us around, but I am not going to lie, we were really smart, and did everything really well.
Anyways, sorry for a terrible update, I should have told you guys early. Hope you are enjoying the snow, haha. I miss you guys, will be home in a month, and of course, hasta luego.
The first day was full of just actually getting there, which includes a 3 to 4 hour bus ride to Tarifa, a small beach town in Spain, a 45 minute ferry ride, and then time spent walking around trying to find a cheap hotel. Luckily, we ran into some Portugese guys my friends had met a few months ago, and they knew Tanger really well and showed us this really nice hotel that ended up being 13 euros for the night. Now let me tell you, this hotel was on the beach, nice beds, a cool receptionist, and we couldn't of had a better deal.
Next we went and found some traditional Morrocan food, tea, and other goodies. After that we asked our waiter where we could find a cool place to hangout and drink some more tea, and he told us about a place that was really close. We started walking and after about 10 minutes of asking and getting good directions, we finally asked some random dude on the street and he ended up being our tour guide for the night and the next morning. This is typical Moroccan culture, because this dudes idea was to show us around, show us to his friend's stores, and then we would end up paying him. He was really nice and it though it sounded shady, we had 4 guys and felt secure.
The following morning we met our friend, "Abdul", and he showed us to a store to buy some rugs, which some of my friends did, and then we went to a Moroccan pharmacy to buy spices and tea, and it ended being one of the best trips that I have been on so far. And yes, we did pay him for showing us around, but I am not going to lie, we were really smart, and did everything really well.
Anyways, sorry for a terrible update, I should have told you guys early. Hope you are enjoying the snow, haha. I miss you guys, will be home in a month, and of course, hasta luego.
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