tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post114311764802153961..comments2023-10-14T13:05:11.694+02:00Comments on Peregrinations: Vacation VacillationLesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-1143706223446685722006-03-30T10:10:00.000+02:002006-03-30T10:10:00.000+02:00I've been reading a book with a chapter on, Morocc...I've been reading a book with a chapter on, Morocco too. "Across the Territories" by Kenneth White. It's excellent, mostly about Marrakesh, Essaoouira and the Atlas.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-1143700327224699142006-03-30T08:32:00.000+02:002006-03-30T08:32:00.000+02:00...just as exotic. Morocco! You know what, since t......just as exotic. Morocco! You know what, since the computer passed away I have actually been reading. The latest book (to get me in the Morocco spirit) was fantastic. This Blinding Absence of Light by Tahar Ben Jelloun. Heavy and dark but incredibly powerful and enlightening. Hopefully we won't end up somewhere like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-1143647643589558792006-03-29T17:54:00.000+02:002006-03-29T17:54:00.000+02:00Hi Sarah, Which bit of the continent are you going...Hi Sarah, Which bit of the continent are you going to then? Somewhere more exotic than Hammamet I'll bet. <BR/><BR/>PS. Poor computerLesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-1143572211661009982006-03-28T20:56:00.000+02:002006-03-28T20:56:00.000+02:00I love the sound of that word Hammamet .....and I'...I love the sound of that word Hammamet .....and I'm pleased you are going somewhere different because Tenerife does sound a bit dire. A bit like Lanzerote where my sister once went and where there are tourists and that is it.<BR/>Thanks to one of your posts I went to Fontarabia, the nice bit was taking the ferry from Hendaye but beware anyone walking from the station, it takes ages to get to the port.<BR/>If anyone needs the name of a hotel in St Jean de Luz try Orhartzia, there is a garden and even a couple of rooms in the garden itself which will try next time.<BR/>I'm sure Tunisia will be worth the trouble; have such a good memory of charming Tunisian students from way back (male) and several Kabil (female)<BR/>That is always enough to make you want to go somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-1143571818007283322006-03-28T20:50:00.000+02:002006-03-28T20:50:00.000+02:00Going to Tenerife two years running might be somew...Going to Tenerife two years running might be somewhat lacking in imagination, but it's as nothing compared to buying a timeshare apartment...Jonathan Wonhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09862200571016427320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-1143570458322021212006-03-28T20:27:00.000+02:002006-03-28T20:27:00.000+02:00I know that you're all waiting with baited breath:...I know that you're all waiting with baited breath: after booking up for Agadir, Lastminute phoned us to say there were no "quadruple" rooms left. So after more humming and hawing, it looks as if we're going to Hammamet in Tunisia. Ihope it's worth all the time I've spent comparing places and prices.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-1143204571747704892006-03-24T13:49:00.000+01:002006-03-24T13:49:00.000+01:00Pauline: It never occured to me that we might end ...Pauline: It never occured to me that we might end up somewhere without a bar. Perish the thought.<BR/><BR/>Wendy: It's still the Tunisia/Tenerife? Tunisia/Tenerife? Tunisia/Tenerife? Tunisia/Tenerife? Tunisia/Tenerife? dilemma.<BR/><BR/>BK: I'd love to go to Inida, but it's just too expensive. Both kids pay almost full whack and the cheapest flight to inida is about 800€. Dubai I don't fancy at all (don't need any electrical goods at the moment). Iceland, yes, but not until global warming has raised the temp a bit. And don't forget that Tenerife is practically an outpost of England (you can buy Ribena, Hobnobs and the Daily Mail there for goodness sake) so the kids could speak anglais there too.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-1143135902390963032006-03-23T18:45:00.000+01:002006-03-23T18:45:00.000+01:00The important question to ask youself Lesley is: D...The important question to ask youself Lesley is: Do they have a bar ?leon's lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851053695219671895noreply@blogger.com