The Dainty Traveller

I loveeeeeeeeeeeee Morocco. This country is so beautiful and the food is just divine and so diverse. The people are super friendly and beautiful and yea Morocco rocks. I have been to Rabat, Marrakeck, Mekenes, Volubilis, Casablanca and Fez. In this review I will write about my experience at the world famous and the world’s biggest leather tannery in Fez, Morocco. The tannery is located in the Medina. I went with my tour group in December of 2014. We were told by our tour guide that we were actually going at a good time because in spring and summer the smell of the leather and the dye can be smelled from the moment you enter the Medina miles away. We started to smell the leather and the dyes from about one mile away. It wasn’t too bad but the closer we got the stronger the smell. We entered the shop, which houses all of the crafts from leather shoes, jackets and purses. Immediately after entering the three-story house converted into a store, we were given fresh mint to smell instead of...

This airport was half a step up from the Casablanca airport. Check in was fast and the ladies at the check in desk were very friendly. Security was fast as well, most of the security personnel were on their phones and made it clear they would rather be somewhere else. There were two cafés in the departure section, they both sold a lot of French and Moroccan pastries, a couple of sandwiches, coffee and tea. There were a lot of boutiques though. The departure section is one floor and not too big.  One thing I must say, Please listen to every announcement made. The boarding times and gate numbers are not updated on time on the screens around the departure section. Also the volume level of the P.A announcements is extremely low. Also they only announce boarding and gate closing once. I was sitting in the lounge by my gate and thought I heard my name. I am so lucky I went and asked, because it was my name that was called and at that moment they were going to close off the flight. So I ...

This mosque houses 100,000 worshippers, 20,000 inside and 80,000 outside

One word comes to mind when I think about this airport. SLOW. I arrived in Casablanca, was the first off the plane and the first on the shuttle bus to take us to immigration and customs. Why there was a shuttle bus I don’t know, because we were on the bus for 10 seconds and no more. We could have walked. Anyways, that’s how they roll in Casablanca. Every desk for the immigration officers was filled, and I was happy to see that because to me that meant the process would be a swift one. That’s what I thought. My flight of 40 people was the only flight to arrive, and somehow it took over an hour to get through security. The immigration officers were rude, almost all men and just plain rude that I had to say it twice. We filled out our customs forms on the plane, when it was my turn to go up, the officer spoke to me in Arabic and then French. I told him “English”, which he spoke and he just denied me and sent me to the back of the other line where I had to wait for 30 minutes. Finally whe...