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| Making Copper Pots in the Médina |
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| Olives |
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Grant Eating Snails
While Hicham Watches. |
Overseas Adventure Travels (OAT) prides itself on providing contacts with locals (being travelers) rather than just driving by and taking pictures (being tourists). To that end we have spoken with venders about their businesses, hopped off the bus and discussed herding with nomads, and eaten dinner with a Moroccan family.
At first, I was meh about this, but it has grown on me. I remember our family hosting college band members and other students when I was growing up. We were pleased to share our home with them for a meal or a stay.
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| Berber Nomads |
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| Dinner at a Local Family’s Home |
On the other hand, sometimes, like going through the Fez Médina, we have been tourists, hurrying along and just getting a brief glimpse of the area.
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| Saltwater Fish For Sale |
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| Buying Camel Meat |
Our guide, Hicham, has herded us like baby goats. Even when he turns us over to a guide for a special area, he trails behind, making sure no one gets lost or left behind.
Actually, we are more like 14 not-too-unrulely cats who are easily distracted by all the things around us. Hicham gently nips at our heels to get us back on the path we should be following. There isn’t much slack in our schedule for us to wander off, and he consciously keeps us on it.
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