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A Couple Photos of Essaouira

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

It’s a busy day, so I’m fobbing you off with a couple of photos from our Essaouira photos. Yes, there are quite a few gulls at the port:

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Why Are So Many Italian Men Such Chotches? Is It Evolution?

Monday, January 28th, 2008

When walking alone through the medina here in Essaouira, Julie occasionally gets unwanted male attention. It’s low-key and harmless, and comes with the territory. It’s not nearly as bad as she’s experienced in Italy, though.
In both Palermo and Rome, she was constantly harassed by Italian men. She couldn’t sit down to have a coffee without […]

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Stupid Tourists, Or How to Dress Appropriately in Morocco

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Caution: travel snobbery and tourist judgment ahead.
So we’ve been living in Essaouira for about three weeks now. It’s a tourist-friendly town on the coast, and we’ve already noticed a slight up-tick in the tourist numbers since first arriving. I’m glad we’ll be leaving before the full weight of the spring tourists descends on these cramped […]

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Additional items in this category:
Which .Ma Domain Should I Get?
Denominations of the Dirham: I’m a Fan
The Foreignness Index: A Tool For Figuring Out Where You Want to Live
Getting Uncomfortable
Grocery Shopping in Morocco
Broccoli is My Personal Jihad
Photos of Our New Home

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