Hi gang. I am soaking up the cool air in the Rif Mountains in the sweet little town of Chefchaouen. Its streets qnd houses are all white and blue and the locals are very good at cooperating with the colour scheme. Feels like Im cruising around in an igloo. apparenlty the blue keeps the flies away, maybe should give it a go in Aust?? Its the northernest place in Maroc ive been to so far and lots of ppl here speak spanish. Bumped into some interesting but mean look'n spanish gypsies travelling in a truck painted with skulls. Everthing from hashish and mint tea are all organic and 
picked striaght from the twin peaks behind the town. Yummy food as usual, tried giant anchovies for the first time twas orgasmic. Watched henna painting and soccer game being played on a flat washing turf. Mint tea keeps on steaming on the terrace full of funny cacti varieties. Even squeezing in some "private" arabic lessons. can now count to five. maybe i might just not leave. well hpe you,re behaving yourselves at home. Love, FB.Postcard from Fes 15/5/07
Dear Mum, Sorry I forgot mother's day but hope this will do for now. I am safe and very well. It was hard to peel me away from the desert but the ancient Capital of Fes is pretty fascinating. The Media (old town and markets where ppl still live) has 10,000 streets and has every thing from tanneries (see below), silver crafts, traditional healing, cactus fiber scarf makers, magic carpet warehouse and not to mention the racket of fine food stalls. Here's a picture of Mr Snail Man. Highlight has to be the tomato onion pancakes which will give the Taiwanese version a bang for the buck. The streets are too narrow for vehicles so donkeys often carry goods up and down the medina and they have right of way through the crowd. Ppl also hire out giant pots which can cook three sheep at once for stuff like weddings and big parties. According to our guide, Fes also has the first university (Kairaounine University) in the world founded by a woman called Fatma bin MOhammed ben Feheri in 862. Ok don't work too hard and say Hi to Dad and the fam and the goats for me. xx WaWa. ps. I'm not sunburnt so don't worry.
