Planning Uber-Crazy Road Trip - Anybody Been To Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia?

**Thrawn$** · 04-24-2007, 08:11 AM

morocco and tunisia is a great place to be

but dont ever go to algeria

never

**Vlad** · 04-24-2007, 08:11 AM

Originally posted by xato

yo guys, me and my buddies are planning a super crazy road-trip right now and i thought id ask on gfy if anybody has ever been to those countries for some advice.

especially interesting for us are, morocco (casablanca, agadir, marrakech, fes), algeria and tunisia.
has anybody ever been to those countries? will regular european cellphones work there? what else is to take care of when going there?

here is a pic of the planned route we will be going in a few months

dua amoi des getriebe aussa !!!!!

**xato** · 04-24-2007, 08:18 AM

Originally posted by Thrawn$

morocco and tunisia is a great place to be

but dont ever go to algeria

never

ehm... its part of our route

why not?

**Fizzgig** · 04-24-2007, 08:19 AM

I've never been to Morocco but wow, that sounds cool...

**Shoehorn!** · 04-24-2007, 08:24 AM

I've never been to any of those three places, but I have a friend from Morocco who invited me to come for a visit. It looks pretty cool, so be sure to let us know how it went.

**Jakke PNG** · 04-24-2007, 08:28 AM

Originally posted by Shoehorn!

I've never been to any of those three places, but I have a friend from Morocco who invited me to come for a visit. It looks pretty cool, so be sure to let us know how it went.

He's never gonna make it to Algeria. He will be killed by Italia traffic before he reaches Palermo.

**xato** · 04-24-2007, 08:35 AM

Originally posted by TeenGodFather

He's never gonna make it to Algeria. He will be killed by Italia traffic before he reaches Palermo.

LOL i think italy traffic can be considered very civilised and harmless compared to traffic in morocco or algeria.
and the trip will be done counterclockwise, so we will first reach algeria and then sicilia

**Evil E** · 04-24-2007, 08:37 AM

If you're not a local, plan on being ripped of.

**Gentle_Ben** · 04-24-2007, 08:43 AM

crazy road trip, have fun man. shit, how long will it take to do? thats a lot of driving...

**xato** · 04-24-2007, 08:46 AM

Originally posted by Gentle_Ben

crazy road trip, have fun man. shit, how long will it take to do? thats a lot of driving...

thanks

we are planning about 14 days and its gonna be about 8000-10000km.
cant wait to go there!

**Antonio** · 04-24-2007, 08:47 AM

friend of mine had lived in Tunisia, he loves the place, I don't think you're going to have any problems there

**prus** · 04-24-2007, 08:54 AM

make sure u have some serious amount of spare flashcards for your digicam ;D.... heh heh heh... have fun there

**ADL Josh** · 04-24-2007, 08:56 AM

damn, that's pretty sick..looks like it's gonna be a hell of a time

..any idea on how long it's going to take?

**xato** · 04-24-2007, 08:57 AM

Originally posted by ADL Josh

damn, that's pretty sick..looks like it's gonna be a hell of a time

..any idea on how long it's going to take?

i am pretty sure its gonna be!
we have no set timeschedule but we are thinking of about 14 days...

**AsianDivaGirlsWebDude** · 04-24-2007, 10:22 AM

Sounds like quite a trip!

Read "The Sheltering Sky" by Paul Bowles...it's set in North Africa.

An excerpt:

Because we don't know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, an afternoon that is so deeply a part of your being that you can't even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four, five times more, perhaps not even that. How many more times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps 20. And yet it all seems limitless."

Have a great trip, take lots of pics, and post updates here of your adventures...

ADG Webmaster

**xato** · 04-24-2007, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

Sounds like quite a trip!

Read "The Sheltering Sky" by Paul Bowles...it's set in North Africa.

An excerpt:

Have a great trip, take lots of pics, and post updates here of your adventures...

ADG Webmaster

thanks, i will post pictures after it for sure. however the trip is probably not going to take place before july.
anyways, great excerpt you posted there

some things you only experience once in your lifetime and i have a strong feeling this is gonna be such an event.

**spiro11** · 04-24-2007, 12:46 PM

holy crap! is there a time frame that you have for that trip?

**xato** · 04-24-2007, 01:44 PM

Not really... but as said twice in the thread already we are thinking of about 14 days more or less ;)

**Lee** · 04-24-2007, 02:02 PM

Algeria is considered to be extremely dangerous. I remember Michael Palin went through on Pole to Pole I think it was. He had an armed escort.

**Lee** · 04-24-2007, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by Lee

Algeria is considered to be extremely dangerous. I remember Michael Palin went through on Pole to Pole I think it was. He had an armed escort.

Just checked it was on Sahara, not Pole to Pole.

**AsianDivaGirlsWebDude** · 04-24-2007, 05:51 PM

You can always join the Légion étrangère (French Foreign Legion) if you run into trouble and get stranded...

BTW, Morrocan food is scrumptious.

ADG Webmaster

**v4 media** · 04-24-2007, 10:53 PM

Morocco is a great place, be careful going through the rif valley though, the government has destroyed all the dope, so people are really pissed and it's going to go off there soon. And try to avoid Algeria, there's alot of shit going on in that country, alot of extremist killings & bombings.

You're driving through my town, Alicante.

**xato** · 04-25-2007, 02:11 PM

Originally posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

BTW, Morrocan food is scrumptious.

ive heard that by numerous people already, cant wait to try it out

Originally posted by v4 media

And try to avoid Algeria, there's alot of shit going on in that country, alot of extremist killings & bombings.

You're driving through my town, Alicante.

yeah, we are currently rethinking of how to get around Algeria as we would also need a visa and i am not sure if it is so easy to get one.

maybe we should meet for a beer in alicante

**xato** · 06-23-2007, 06:26 AM

For the following various reasons we have decided to change the route!

- Lots of paperwork to get a visa for Algeria
- Algeria and Tunisia dont really have much to offer
- Expensive ferry from Tunis to Sicilia
- We have already been to Italy many times

The new route can be found here:

We are going to start in about 5 Weeks

**Rui** · 06-23-2007, 06:42 AM

Originally posted by xato

LOL i think italy traffic can be considered very civilised and harmless compared to traffic in morocco or algeria.
and the trip will be done counterclockwise, so we will first reach algeria and then sicilia

Indeed, Morrocan people drive is so bad its fucking unbelievable..

**Rui** · 06-23-2007, 06:43 AM

The new plan sounds MUCH MUCH better, wicked trip you are planning!

Goodluck mate!

Edit: What car will you guys be using and how long will this ubber-trip be?

**xato** · 06-23-2007, 06:47 AM

Originally posted by Rui

The new plan sounds MUCH MUCH better, wicked trip you are planning!

Goodluck mate!

Edit: What car will you guys be using and how long will this ubber-trip be?

thanks man, should be definitely huge fun

we are planning about 2-3 weeks and havent decided about a car yet, however we are thinking of some cheap and reliable ford focus diesel.

Planning Uber-Crazy Road Trip - Anybody Been To Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia?

Planning Uber-Crazy Road Trip - Anybody Been To Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia?

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