Honeymoon Pictures - Barcelona, Sahara, & Swiss Alps!

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RossMAN

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I always love your food pr0n shots. What's it like referring to your SO as your wife? Kinda weird but groovy, 'eh?

The Swiss pics were my favorite.
 

Ganiy

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Pics are really nice. I have got the great desire to travel around the world. Wish you and your wife happiness in your life.
 

Fritzo

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All those pics and no sexy time???? That looked like the trip of a lifetime and all, but come on!
 

Zeze

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Nothing in particular, just an overall summary of your "likes" and "dislikes" I guess.

My experience with Morocco:

Likes:

-A truly unique third-world experience. They literally live in straws & clay-houses. You can scrape the walls with your nail.

-Amazing living condition disparity. You shop in dirt field souks (street market), a 10 min walk later, you are also in 5-star shopping district with marble floor. The same Moroccans live in both conditions.

-A true Anthony Bourdain-esque experience if you drive just 15 minutes outside of Marrakech. They live simple village life in the desert- mud houses with satellite dishes on top. They barely have running water, do laundry in streams, and bathing is a luxury.



-The desert beauty & the oasis towns are spectacular. The vast deserts are very similar to Nevada. Once you hit the Saharan sand dunes, it's game over.

Dislikes:

-Marrakech doesn't seem to have violent crime. However ALL fvcking locals and shopkeepers are VERY aggressive to get $$ from you. It takes a certain skin to stomach them at first. My wife was taken back at first day in the thick of it. Now, I can be aggressive as fvck too. Walk with a purpose, learn to strongly say no, wear a frown on your face, and go on.

-They ALWAYS AIM to rip you off or ask for money. Every. Single. Fvcking. Minute. The moment you land in airport, the airport taxi operate together like a cartel and overcharge the ride to the city at 100 dirhams (usually 20-40). You gotta learn to walk away. They WILL 100% give you a counter offer (which is still shitty). The only after I walked to the street (100 yds), I got an fair price (60 dirham).

-Don't be fvcking stupid to hop inside a cab without confirming the price. If you sit inside first without saying anything, you are AT THEIR MERCY. They can charge 100-300 dirhams ($25-75) whatever they fvck they want.

Everything shitty I read online about Marrakech came true- I asked for their popular orange juice at the souk. He said it was 5 dirhams, I said 3. He said no. I turned my back. He called for me and said 4. I insisted on 3, he obliged. I paid with the 5 dirham coin. The bastard serves me OJ and gives me 1 dirham back, LOL. I frowned and said, 'come on man, I'm not dumb'. Only then he gave me the remaining change. Now it's not about money or the god damn 1 dirham (25 cents), they'll take advantage of you at all costs.

-I LOVE doing people photography- wherever I travel. I took nearly zero in Morocco. They ALL ask for money. Every single fvcking time. From kids to adults to 5-star personnel.

-We REALLY got tired of this by the last day on Morocco. It's not a mentally relaxing city. This whole experience is emotionally taxing but tolerable. But by the end, we just wanted to get the hell out.

Thank god I read about all this online in advance (wikitravel, google). Otherwise I would've been very poorly prepared.
 
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DougK62

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Thanks for the notes. Your list of dislikes parallels my experiences in other developing countries. We're just super easy to pick out from the crowd as being tourists who are super rich compared to the average local. It's absolutely tiring. Still looking forward to going there!
 

Zeze

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Thanks for the notes. Your list of dislikes parallels my experiences in other developing countries. We're just super easy to pick out from the crowd as being tourists who are super rich compared to the average local. It's absolutely tiring. Still looking forward to going there!

Some whites or westerners can blend in easily. Being Asian, that was impossible for me.

It's a must-visit for sure.

What developing countries have you visited? I just realized Morocco was my very first.
 

Exterous

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Thanks for the pictures. Its very interesting to see the Sagrada Familia again - much different from when I was there 12 years ago. Still need to go back to Swizerland so I can get outside of Bern and Zurich. Everytime I see pictures from there I feel like I missed out.

What made you decide on Morocco?
 

Zeze

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What made you decide on Morocco?

Wife wanted to go to Camel Back riding, thus decided on Dubai.

I had zero desire to visit Dubai thanks to ATOT. It's a shitty Vegas with backwards culture built on slave labor.

I did my research and found that we could go to Sahara via Morocco and do a REAL camel back riding. Wife happily agreed.
 

DougK62

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Some whites or westerners can blend in easily. Being Asian, that was impossible for me.

It's a must-visit for sure.

What developing countries have you visited? I just realized Morocco was my very first.

Mostly around Central America, but late last year I went trekking in Nepal. That place is BONKERS. In a good way.
 

Zeze

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Mostly around Central America, but late last year I went trekking in Nepal. That place is BONKERS. In a good way.

You mean to tell me Central America was bad as Morocco for incessant begging & ripping off?

Woo now I want to hear about Nepal. Why 'BONKERS'?
 

Zeze

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What about likes and dislikes for Spain?

Spain

Likes:


-One of the best cuisine of Europe. I mean what other cuisine is left in Europe? Italian and that's it. Amazing tapas, paella, and ridiculous cured meat culture at fraction of cost. A 300g of serrano jamon/ham is ONE euro (3-4 servings) and baguette is 30 cents at supermarkets. The two of us ate 3 breakfasts together spending 3.50~ euros.

-All the sangria you can drink

-Prices are fair in most things you do in BCN.

-Barcelona is unique in the sense that it has similar European feel, but they just plopped them all in the Californian landscape. Barcelona is VERY similar to Los Angeles- dry land, dry vegetation, sparse tall trees, and often hilly. That's pretty cool compared to London or Amsterdam or Germany I've been to.

Dislikes:

-If BCN is your first time visiting Europe, you'll love it. Otherwise, it's just another European country- you get sick of the same Gothic churches for the 20th time, same museums, etc all found throughout Europe. If it wasn't for their cuisine, BCN would've been nothing special for me.

-BCN is the pick-pocketing capital of the world. That's not my description, but their actual title. Even the subways play warning videos. They've turned pick-pocketing into an art. In a flash, they can steal from you like a magician. Never put stuff in your backpocket. Argh, just google it yourself and read all about it.

He posted them on another thread and dude is asian

What about being Asian?
 

Zeze

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Might as well do Switzerland:

Likes:


-Lauterbrennen and the Alps is one of a kind in the WORLD. You MUST visit. All the pretty pics of Alps are from that area.

Dislikes:

-Their currency (swiss franc/ CHF) is RAPE. And I'm complaining when CHF is at one of the lowest time against USD today (currently 1 to 1.10). One franc spends exactly like 50 cents USD in terms of buying power. The average local non-tourist restaurants and Chinese take-outs are all 20-25 francs per dish. BK Whopper combo is 15 francs. Imagine if we visited Switzerland 5-10 years ago? 1 CHF = 1.20 to 1.40 USD

-Zurich is boring as hell and I'm sorry I spent a night there. It's just a generic city. Go to Switzerland for the nature, not cities.
 

zoiks

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Wife wanted to go to Camel Back riding, thus decided on Dubai.

I had zero desire to visit Dubai thanks to ATOT. It's a shitty Vegas with backwards culture built on slave labor.

I did my research and found that we could go to Sahara via Morocco and do a REAL camel back riding. Wife happily agreed.

From my experience, Dubai was awesome. Lots of haters for sure here.
 

Ns1

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From my experience, Dubai was awesome. Lots of haters for sure here.

hot as FUCK though. I was sweating bullets in the goddamn business class lounge restroom.


Emirates lounge in Dubai is fucking AMAZING though. I swear it's bigger than some airports.
 
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