Tangier Hotels Presents: Your first Camel ride
Posted by jlux on Jan 17, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments
Your First Camel Ride, Camel rides usually go for about 30 or 40 Dirhams. You can agree upfront about how far you’ll ride the camel, and some guides have even been known to have the camel RUN with you up there, which I’ve heard is a jaunty thrill, perhaps two people racing on camels would even be possible. Any...
Hotels for Tangier Expo 2012
Posted by jlux on Jan 5, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments
Don’t worry about finding a Hotel, the Tangier Expo 2012 was Morocco’s failed bid for the 2012 world expo, which was eventually awarded to Yeosu in south Korea. The city had put together a really incredible, almost unbelievable list of public works projects to be constructed in and around Tangier. Including a giant...
What ever happened to the Rochester Fast Ferry?
Posted by jlux on Oct 30, 2011 in Blog, Things to do | 0 comments
What happened to the Rochester Fast ferry? Back in the early 2000′s Rochester, NY set up a ferry crossing to Toronto. It was the talk of the town in the upstate New York town where I grew up. But after the program collapsed due to a lack of passangers and poor planning, I can remember thinking “What Ever Happened to...
Visiting Ouezzane Morocco
Posted by jlux on Oct 21, 2011 in Blog, Things to do | 1 comment
Tucked in the Hills beyond Chefchaouen, Ouezzane is a relaxing change from the tourist clogged cities of the interior. Ouezzane is easily reached by Bus from Tangier or Tetuan, and not far from Fez. Look for tickets on the CTM website, or just show up at the bus station the morning that you’d like to leave. Alternatively...
Tangier’s new stadiums
Posted by jlux on Oct 20, 2011 in Blog, Things to do | 0 comments
Watching Soccer games in Tangier The New Stadium Tangier has a great new stadium with seats for 45,000 fans, and has already hosted some top European teams for friendly matches, as well as the Meeting Tangier. Matches are great fun, but most people in attendance will be wild Moroccan youths, so it’s not a great family...
Posted by jlux on Sep 17, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments
This weekend is Tangiers 4th annual Track meet, the “Meeting Tangier 2011″. Events will take place at the new stadium throughout the day with many world class athletes. The Moroccan running legend Hicham El Guerroche will himself be in attendance. The events start around 6:30 pm on Sunday September 18th. You can...