Cadiz, Spain - I was sitting in the hostel's kitchen shooting the breeze with some fellow travellers. I don't remember word-for-word how the plan was hatched but it went something like this:
Stranger 1 - "I was planning on going to Morocco"
Stranger 2 - "It would be cool to rent a car and do a road trip"
Me - "I'm in"
Done. That easy. Actually, that would end up being the easiest decision of the whole trip.
The next day, the three of us nailed down a few details and booked a car. We would spend the following week together, starting in Fes and driving through the Atlas mountains to the Sahara Desert and then back through the mountains to Marrakesh. A cool 1241 km.
Who were these two complete strangers I agreed to drive around Morocco with?
Vlad - "The Haggler" was born in Romania but moved to the US (California) when he was 11. He's recently spent time living in S. America and the Spanish he picked up there came in handy. We didn't always see eye-to-eye and I'd be lying if I said he didn't work my nerves on more than one occasion. That said, it was our clash of styles that made for a good laugh. His stories about childhood in Romania and then trying to fit in, in America, are classic.
Damian - "Damo" is calm, cool and collected. I'm sure you could drop this Aussie into any situation and he'd get on just fine. He's travelled loads, lived in London and show's no signs of settling down any time soon. We didn't chat too much about our pasts - we were far too busy giving Vlad a hard time.
The guys have now gone their separate ways and I am re-adjusting to flying solo.
Here are some pics:
Stranger 1 - "I was planning on going to Morocco"
Stranger 2 - "It would be cool to rent a car and do a road trip"
Me - "I'm in"
Done. That easy. Actually, that would end up being the easiest decision of the whole trip.
Who were these two complete strangers I agreed to drive around Morocco with?
Vlad - "The Haggler" was born in Romania but moved to the US (California) when he was 11. He's recently spent time living in S. America and the Spanish he picked up there came in handy. We didn't always see eye-to-eye and I'd be lying if I said he didn't work my nerves on more than one occasion. That said, it was our clash of styles that made for a good laugh. His stories about childhood in Romania and then trying to fit in, in America, are classic.
Damian - "Damo" is calm, cool and collected. I'm sure you could drop this Aussie into any situation and he'd get on just fine. He's travelled loads, lived in London and show's no signs of settling down any time soon. We didn't chat too much about our pasts - we were far too busy giving Vlad a hard time. The guys have now gone their separate ways and I am re-adjusting to flying solo.
Here are some pics:
I didn´t realize it was an actual road trip, car and all, good times. Great photos.
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