We were 5 and the driver that was supposed to bring us straight from Merzouga to Fes. Two Brazilians, three Australians and a Moroccan driver that could only speak Arabic and few words in French. Every few kilometers he was stopping the car and hanging out with some random people in the road. At a certain moment he left the main highway … Read More
How to cross from Africa to Europe on boat
Is easy to get from Africa to Europe by boat starting from Morocco and arriving in Spain. After crossing 900 kilometres during 2 days with a Grand-Taxi from south to north Morocco we finally arrived in Tangier bus station. In this place we took a taxi to the Tangier boat terminal. There is a huge ferry that takes 40 minutes … Read More
From Merzouga to Tangier overland
It was not an easy task, but I managed to arrive in my destination alive and entire using only Grand Taxis. We started in the city of Mezourga, place where the Sahara desert tour ended. Me, a Brazilian guy and 3 Australians sticked together to fit in this old Mercedes-Benz with over 500 thousand kilometers in the odometer. They call … Read More
The Holy City of Fatima in Portugal
Fatima in Portugal was not in my travel itinerary, but I took a trip in the BlaBlaCar from Lisbon to Porto where the driver was using the site for the first time. He was a middle-aged boy with a family and said that he did this route several times a week because he worked in Lisbon and lived in Porto. … Read More
The day I lost a Blablacar ride
Of the 13 trips I’ve done with blablacar I’ve had two experiences that I can consider not very good. The first was from Tarifa to Seville, whose Spanish driver and an Argentinian lady smoked like chimney, with closed windows and no air conditioning. I asked a few times for them to open the window, they opened and closed soon, there … Read More