Time to draw the line
The sun was out, my sleeves rolled up and off I went to do a write of up a small town in the Rif Mountains named Hasaneh. It should have been simple, one man even told the bus driver where I wanted to get off. The bus stopped four to five kilometers past the town. On my about page I say that any place I visit must have, excellent public transportation there and back, this did not. So what do I do? The line has to be drawn somewhere.
The town, whatever the name is and I don't care, had a small cafe where I sat down and had a coffee to wait for the next bus back to Tangier. We passed Hasaneh on the way back and I just couldn't be bothered.
Originally the idea was to spend a nice warm winter in Agadir. Had I known the guy I knew in Tangier had gotten hold of the room via AirBnb, I would have refused it. Do some research and you will find that the company used to be okay, but not now. The area was nice, but the electricity was a total mess. The only place I wanted to go to was Suoss Massa National Park to photograph Flamingos and other wild creatures. That turned bad when a taxi driver took me way back to near where I was staying, so immediately packed my bag and walked out. If the electricity had been okay, I would have stayed.
Now with the wipe out of Hasaneh,I've decided to give Merja Zerga wildlife area a try and hope that works. Regardless, I will ride out my time in Morocco leave at the end of February as planned. Then there is the money side, a lot of Moroccans like to hit Westerners for money in a variety of ways and you get little or nothing in return for it. To say I am fed up with it all is an understatement. Agadir wasn't too bad, Tangier is awful and I will not waste my time and money on it anymore.
To add insult to injury the electric light in my room does not work—I've had enough of this rubbish. I have to draw the line somewhere. I seriously doubt I will ever return to Morocco.
The town, whatever the name is and I don't care, had a small cafe where I sat down and had a coffee to wait for the next bus back to Tangier. We passed Hasaneh on the way back and I just couldn't be bothered.
Originally the idea was to spend a nice warm winter in Agadir. Had I known the guy I knew in Tangier had gotten hold of the room via AirBnb, I would have refused it. Do some research and you will find that the company used to be okay, but not now. The area was nice, but the electricity was a total mess. The only place I wanted to go to was Suoss Massa National Park to photograph Flamingos and other wild creatures. That turned bad when a taxi driver took me way back to near where I was staying, so immediately packed my bag and walked out. If the electricity had been okay, I would have stayed.
Now with the wipe out of Hasaneh,I've decided to give Merja Zerga wildlife area a try and hope that works. Regardless, I will ride out my time in Morocco leave at the end of February as planned. Then there is the money side, a lot of Moroccans like to hit Westerners for money in a variety of ways and you get little or nothing in return for it. To say I am fed up with it all is an understatement. Agadir wasn't too bad, Tangier is awful and I will not waste my time and money on it anymore.
Warning!
Some bottles of water (not all) in Tangier say it is mineral., it has de-salinated water in as well and I found out the hard way, like in Tel Aviv. Quite honestly don't waste your time or money on Tangier—and Morocco wants to host the World Cup Football in 2030? Somebody may need a rethink on that. Can you imagine many thousands of football fans having severe diarrhoea on the stadiums seats.To add insult to injury the electric light in my room does not work—I've had enough of this rubbish. I have to draw the line somewhere. I seriously doubt I will ever return to Morocco.
Enough!
Mar 01, 2025
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