Comments on: Being Challenged in Morocco

By: Talon

Talon — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:15:04 +0000

In reply to Charles at The Barefoot Nomad.

We were most definitely missing the warmth. Especially when the highs in Paris were lower than our lows in Morocco!

Being fluent in French certainly helps! Sounds like you have some great travels ahead. We didn’t make it to Portugal this time. Still would like to check that out.

We’re in Thailand now and definitely missing the croissants!

By: Charles at The Barefoot Nomad

Charles at The Barefoot Nomad — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:26:10 +0000

When I read a few months ago that you guys were housesitting in Morocco I was a little jealous. Seems we’re on a similar path to what you guys were on. We flew into Madrid from Cancun almost two weeks ago and will be making our way to Morocco in the coming months after a short jaunt through Portugal and some time in Seville and Andalusia.

No idea how long we’ll be down there but I’m not sure I want to get too remote this trip. The plus side is that I’m fluent in French. If only my Spanish was a quarter as strong I would be living larger in Spain!

Love the post and the imagery in it was quite strong! Glad you guys are enjoying your croissants now in Paris. Bet you’re missing the heat though!

By: Talon

Talon — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:10:19 +0000

In reply to Agness. There are a lot of English speakers in Marrakech and Tangier, but outside those areas it's much harder to find. Come to small towns like we're in and forget about it! I've met a total of 4. LOL

By: Agness

Agness — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:23:34 +0000

Hello challenges. I didn’t know people don’t speak English there. It must have been the biggest challenge. Read about your problems with getting into Morocco. Bless you guys!

By: Talon

Talon — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:47:52 +0000

In reply to Jade – OurOyster.com.

Yep, I actually enjoy it. It’s a much more personable experience as well. And very true, when you don’t really have anything else to do, what’s a 3- to 4-hour shopping trip into town? 🙂

By: Jade - OurOyster.com

Jade - OurOyster.com — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:58:19 +0000

Wow sounds like a great experience! And when you dont have all the busy running around to do that you have to do in regular life, then it doesn’t matter if you spend all day doing the shopping – in fact buying everything from the different vendors is a great experience in itself.

By: Talon

Talon — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:30:19 +0000

In reply to Renee. Cool about Turkey. I'm looking forward to going there. I didn't think you were brutal about Chapala. I get it. I loved Cuenca, Ecuador, but had a little bit of a hard time there because of the expat community and its surprising narrow-mindedness and colonial attitude.

By: Renee

Renee — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:24:33 +0000

In reply to Talon.

Turkey was beyond awesome, and we plan to go live there at some point in the next few years.

I didn’t mean to sound quite so brutal about Chapala. It’s been a comfortable place to focus on work while we learn Spanish. Though since you’re already fluent, I can see why it wouldn’t be on your itinerary.

By: Talon

Talon — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:09:50 +0000

In reply to Penny. Hmm. I don't know that it's made me more resilient. Instead I think it's made me more patient, and I've had to learn how to actively seek out the positive whereas when traveling solo I could just easily move on to the next thing, leave, gripe about everything, etc.

By: Penny

Penny — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:31:48 +0000

Very interesting. I can’t say I’ve experienced anything even close to what you have. And like Susan, I’m pretty sure I’m not up for it. I do admire you for it and love reading about your adventures. Maybe traveling with a child makes you more resilient? What do you think? If I’m traveling alone and things don’t go well, I can sit down and be miserable if I want to but with a child or children, one has to think of them first and foremost yes?