We started the day with a walking tour of the Fez medina, the old walled city, with stops in the tannery and the carpet shop. The tannery was particularly interesting (once we were acclimated to the odor), and from a balcony we looked down upon the huge clay vats where, for generations, the workers have cleaned [...]
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This tour was a wonderful travel experience. I hope others will share their stories and upload photos! http://www.flickr.com/photos/wacphiladelphia/
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We continued our tour of Rabat with visits to the Oudaia Kasbah (fortress), the royal palace and the Chellah, the site of ancient Roman ruins. We stopped at the mausoleum of Mohammed V and the Belghazi Museum and residence, where we enjoyed lunch. Our Tour Director, Saddik, has been terrific as he guides us through this fascinating [...]
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What a great group! Everyone arrived safely and spent the first day in Rabat getting to know one another and exotic Morocco. Rabat, the capital, is our first stop. After checking into the hotel, we rode to the beautiful home of the U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, The Hon. Samuel Kaplan, and his wife, Mrs. Sylvia [...]
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The last three days have been very exciting and action packed! Monday – March 15 – Kompong Chhnang After leaving the larger city of Phnohm Penh, we arrived to the small fishing village of Kompong Chhnang. We boarded a small local boat that took us to shore. Once on shore, we boarded mini-vans for the [...]
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