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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by kenevision(m): 12:27am On Dec 04, 2022
Samfloxin:
The country fine but I know say them go get village kwa

Hardly is there any country, no matter how developed, that doesn't have villages.

Morocco has many villages where farmers settle to attend to their farms. While driving from Rabat to Tangier, most of the roads were decorated on both sides by banana plantations, managed by small agrarian villages. So, yes they have villages.

But these villages have access to basic life amenities like constant power, health care centers, basic education etc. Call 911 from their remotest village and see they respond to you instantly.

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by kenevision(m): 12:29am On Dec 04, 2022
Justwise
Seun
Disguy
Abeg help our ministry to the promised land


Lalasticlala, I saw not a single snake in Morocco sha grin
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by gaby(m): 12:31am On Dec 04, 2022
kenevision:
Has anyone traveled to the country recently, kindly share your experiences with us

Brings back loads of nostalgia.

I went through the Sahara. I won't forget how we almost got buried under the dunes when we had a vehicular breakdown in the middle of this ocean of sand. It became "haram" to even dare to think of a blink not to reason a nap. It was a constant battle with the elements all through the duration of our truck getting stuck in the sinking sands of the Sahara.

The Sahara was where we learned the art of going green as far back as 1998, by recycling our urine to keep us hydrated when we had run out of water.

The excessively dehydrated ones amongst us with no liquid left to pass out and recycle will find a corner to defecate and afterward go on a meticulous inspection and analysis of their waste in search of the dollar bills they had banked up in their bowels through their rectum and would beg with a $50 or $100 bill to sip someone else's urine to stay hydrated and alive.

Seeing the shepherd with his flock brings back memories of how the first water I came upon having made it through the desert after 3 long days and nights was of a shepherd guarding his flock while they drank from a dirty water trough mixed with the animal's feces and possibly a good doze of urine to boot.

Seeing how dehydrated and close to death we had come, I dove straight for the water trough to attempt a scoop and in the process mistakenly shoved one of the sheeps/goats. Wetin I hear for my head na kpoi for head from the herdsman...the herdsman whip me him shepherd stick for head oh as i don decide to behave like one of him goats/sheeps.

Keep resting in peace my fallen desert warriors...never shall we forget.

The dysfunctional society called Nigeria that drove us all into this suicide mission in 1998 isn't only dysfunctional today 24 years down the line, it has become the definition of everything a country and a functional society shouldn't attempt to be in all indices. Sad....

However, no matter the frustration, hunger, hardship, please, I beg una, do not, and I repeat, make una no try this suicide mission oh.

If you must japa, japa responsibly and humanely the regular/legal way.

I waka all the cities wey op dey show lol...lived kn Morocco for teo years straigh. Like say i nnow sef i for kukuma settle down for Morocco like some of my mates, marry one of the locals, born Arabu-Nigeria full ground for them there...abi half-caste no be half-caste abi Morocco no be abroad? Lol

Laslas e no go better for the people wey destroy this country and pauparize her citizens like this...never..

Tori plenty jare

I hail una...

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by kenevision(m): 12:35am On Dec 04, 2022
gaby:


Brings back loads of nostalgia.


Kindly share your experiences sir
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by gaby(m): 1:05am On Dec 04, 2022
kenevision:


Kindly share your experiences sir

You got it up there, sir..

I don sign out...
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by ruggedtimi(m): 1:31am On Dec 04, 2022
See city na lagos no want allow us hear word
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Gerrard59(m): 3:53am On Dec 04, 2022
kenevision:
Aside being a hobby, traveling to new places, experiencing new cultures and meeting new people, has been one of the biggest sources of inspiration and exposure to me. Every travel opportunity, by air, land or sea, comes along with its life lessons, good or bad.

I was recently privileged to travel to Morocco with for some crucial meetings and researches.

Our trip to Morocco, beyond opening doors of new experiences unto me, resurrected in me the age long question, "which way Nigeria?"

Why does it seem like any Nigerian who gets the opportunity to experience life beyond the borders always comes to the conclusion that anywhere is better than here? One cannot but admire how other countries, that have no meeting point with Nigeria in terms of resources, wealth and influence, end up living in well organised manners and growing happily in their pace and space, while Nigeria continues to swing between poverty and insecurity and whatever bad you can think of. Aside having traveled to some European countries, I have visited a couple of African countries, and my position is the same - Nigeria lags behind in all fronts of existence

Do we talk about the depressing level of corruption and financial imprudence that has crippled our economy? Or the disheartening level of insecurity that has kept everyone on edge, rich and poor alike. Do we begin to mention the poverty rate, unemployment rate, political rascality, under development, poor quality of health and education - everything that can ever go wrong in a nation is found in our nation, in large quantities. And we are the giant of Africa - giant in societal ills, sufferings and deaths!

Enough of Nigeria and its wahala biko! Back to our trip to Morocco.

Culture and ethnic/racial demographics play major roles in nation-building and cohesion. The vast majority of cultures in Nigeria are not pragmatic, egalitarian, enterprising, hard-working and promote integrity. Additionally, Nigeria has too many ethnic groups, creating a divisive society full of mistrust, disharmony and disunity. Looking at examples globally, the most successful/prosperous societies are those where the dominant ethnic/racial group promotes pragmatism, egalitarianism, entrepreneurship, hard work and integrity. In return, the most homogenous out of them tend to be the most successful, peaceful and safest as this homogeneity endears trust, peace and harmony. Examples abound globally and within Africa. So if you expect component parts of Nigeria to be prosperous, you know what should be done.

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Nobody: 4:31am On Dec 04, 2022
GOOD ONE...
Wish I can be like you!
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Nobody: 4:58am On Dec 04, 2022
kenevision:


Lol, Nigeria is better than Morocco?

By what standard of measurements are you basing your judgement?

Oga calm down jor!

Arabs na very dorty people
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Originalsly: 5:50am On Dec 04, 2022
Interesting thread! ... like the narrative .... taking us along on the ride ... very descriptive.... photos a bit hazy.... not sure if it's the heat... or the conditions outside. But when it comes to the breakfast menu ... I'm not sure if conditions are better... or you took time out to clean the lens to make sure we get mouth watering crystal clear photos of the breakfast spread. But is ok. No point wondering why Nigeria with an abundance of natural resources is in a sorry state .... and don't blame the leaders either ... after all ... they were elected by us .... did no good ... and re elected again to do worse. We elect the next one who does the same... and here we are in 2022 ... with instant knowledge at our fingertips ... and suffering and insecurity in our face... and we are busy trying to elect a half senile man to be our leader. We the people are responsible for our demise.

No doubt the place looks clean... organized etc ... but what about the people? ... is the place busy?... noisy?... much traffic?... or people pretty much keep to themselves?

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by kenevision(m): 6:57am On Dec 04, 2022
MissLAP:


Oga calm down jor!

Arabs na very dorty people

Very dorty people that have continued to develop their societies in leaps and bounds.

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by kenevision(m): 7:12am On Dec 04, 2022
gaby:


Brings back loads of nostalgia.

I went through the Sahara. I won't forget how we almost got buried under the dunes when we had a vehicular breakdown in the middle of this ocean of sand. It became "haram" to even dare to think of a blink not to reason a nap. It was a constant battle with the elements all through the duration of our truck getting stuck in the sinking sands of the Sahara.

The Sahara was where we learned the art of going green as far back as 1998, by recycling our urine to keep us hydrated when we had run out of water.

The excessively dehydrated ones amongst us with no liquid left to pass out and recycle will find a corner to defecate and afterward go on a meticulous inspection and analysis of their waste in search of the dollar bills they had banked up in their bowels through their rectum and would beg with a $50 or $100 bill to sip someone else's urine to stay hydrated and alive.

Seeing the shepherd with his flock brings back memories of how the first water I came upon having made it through the desert after 3 long days and nights was of a shepherd guarding his flock while they drank from a dirty water trough mixed with the animal's feces and possibly a good doze of urine to boot.

Seeing how dehydrated and close to death we had come, I dove straight for the water trough to attempt a scoop and in the process mistakenly shoved one of the sheeps/goats. Wetin I hear for my head na kpoi for head from the herdsman...the herdsman whip me him shepherd stick for head oh as i don decide to behave like one of him goats/sheeps.

Keep resting in peace my fallen desert warriors...never shall we forget.

The dysfunctional society called Nigeria that drove us all into this suicide mission in 1998 isn't only dysfunctional today 24 years down the line, it has become the definition of everything a country and a functional society shouldn't attempt to be in all indices. Sad....

However, no matter the frustration, hunger, hardship, please, I beg una, do not, and I repeat, make una no try this suicide mission oh.

If you must japa, japa responsibly and humanely the regular/legal way.

I waka all the cities wey op dey show lol...lived kn Morocco for teo years straigh. Like say i nnow sef i for kukuma settle down for Morocco like some of my mates, marry one of the locals, born Arabu-Nigeria full ground for them there...abi half-caste no be half-caste abi Morocco no be abroad? Lol

Laslas e no go better for the people wey destroy this country and pauparize her citizens like this...never..

Tori plenty jare

I hail una...

Thank you for sharing your experiences. Journeying through the Sahara is better imagined than experienced. Thank God you are alive to tell the story. God bless your future endeavours!

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by kenevision(m): 7:33am On Dec 04, 2022
Originalsly:
Interesting thread! ... like the narrative .... taking us along on the ride ... very descriptive.... photos a bit hazy.... not sure if it's the heat... or the conditions outside. But when it comes to the breakfast menu ... I'm not sure if conditions are better... or you took time out to clean the lens to make sure we get mouth watering crystal clear photos of the breakfast spread. But is ok. No point wondering why Nigeria with an abundance of natural resources is in a sorry state .... and don't blame the leaders either ... after all ... they were elected by us .... did no good ... and re elected again to do worse. We elect the next one who does the same... and here we are in 2022 ... with instant knowledge at our fingertips ... and suffering and insecurity in our face... and we are busy trying to elect a half senile man to be our leader. We the people are responsible for our demise.

No doubt the place looks clean... organized etc ... but what about the people? ... is the place busy?... noisy?... much traffic?... or people pretty much keep to themselves?






Thank you for reading sir, I am glad you enjoyed the story. My pictures did absolutely no justice to beauty spread through the country. I agree.

Talking about the people, I didn't have much time to really mix up and interact with the locals. However, the few I encountered were nice. I remember walking past a fruits shop while taking photos, the fruits seller signalled me to come and have some fruits, knowing that I was a foreigner.

On the streets, people minded their individual businesses. Take away their Arabian dresses, you would think that everyone on the street are all Europeans, by their lifestyle and habits.

I did not meet a single traffic jam on the road, even though the country is the highest producer of cars in Africa, with 75% of the raw materials sourced locally. Bikes and bicycles are also used by many as means of transport, in addition to trains.

In terms of human traffic, the streets were not busy, except for different fun spots that dotted the country, especially in Rabat. Tangier was mostly quite.

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Nobody: 7:35am On Dec 04, 2022
kenevision:


Lol, Nigeria is better than Morocco?

By what standard of measurements are you basing your judgement?
Nigeria is better than morocco oga

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by kenevision(m): 7:40am On Dec 04, 2022
MALIGNANTGuest:
GOOD ONE...
Wish I can be like you!

Inukwa be like me. You wey be the Baba of travels. Thank you for all the travel threads and beautiful pictures you share. They give us joy, and many times, hope. grin

More Grace smiley

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by kenevision(m): 7:45am On Dec 04, 2022
Bonesbreaker:
Nigeria is better than morocco oga

HOW?

In terms of power supply, insecurity, unemployment rate, poverty rate, abuse of office, disregard for the rule of law, access to health care and education, infrastructural development, inflation etc.

By what indices are Nigeria better than Morocco? I am willing to learn.

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Nobody: 7:50am On Dec 04, 2022
kenevision:


HOW?

In terms of power supply, insecurity, unemployment rate, poverty rate, abuse of office, disregard for the rule of law, access to health care and education, infrastructural development, inflation etc.

By what indices are Nigeria better than Morocco? I am willing to learn.
morocco A country of 60million and Nigeria a country of 230million in everything Nigeria is high above morocco you just feel intimidated by the white color but Nigeria is on its own level apart from Egypt and SA other Africa countries are still amateur to Nigeria there's a place in Nigeria light has not go off since for 3years now!
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Nobody: 7:53am On Dec 04, 2022
kenevision:


Very dorty people that have continued to develop their societies in leaps and bounds.
In addition to their dorty nature, Kurruption abounds wherever you find an Arab man.

Why don't they accept and build their brothers that are dying of cold at the polish borders.

Despite how rich Qatar, Saudi, Kuwait etc is , their brothers still prefer migrating to Europe for a better life.
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Mirasteel: 9:19am On Dec 04, 2022
Morocco is a beautiful North African country, unfortunately ur camera didn't do justice to how beautiful the country is, I was there few years ago and I thought I was in Europe.
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by kenevision(m): 9:34am On Dec 04, 2022
Mirasteel:
Morocco is a beautiful North African country, unfortunately ur camera didn't do justice to how beautiful the country is, I was there few years ago and I thought I was in Europe.

It's quite a beauty to behold.

My camera, lol.
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by tuzle(m): 10:22am On Dec 04, 2022
Bonesbreaker:
morocco A country of 60million and Nigeria a country of 230million in everything Nigeria is high above morocco you just feel intimidated by the white color but Nigeria is on its own level apart from Egypt and SA other Africa countries are still amateur to Nigeria there's a place in Nigeria light has not go off since for 3years now!
u are funny. Your last statement is ridiculous when even our neighbors In Benin have constant supply of electricity, u are now talking of a place in Nigeria. There are many more countries that have better infrastructures than Nigeria and not just those 2 u mentioned.

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Patosky4U: 10:41am On Dec 04, 2022
I think the problem with our country Nigeria is the issue of disunity and diversity. No country in the world with too many tribals and ethenicity that have ego will ever develope.


My prayer is that we get it right but am afraid there is no solution to Nigeria problems right now, not even in the next 5 decades
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Toratora: 10:41am On Dec 04, 2022
Nice
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Brownshoe: 10:52am On Dec 04, 2022
This people are European but the guys that draw the map mistakenly put them among Africa.




My thought
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Umunze1stSon(m): 11:01am On Dec 04, 2022
Bonesbreaker:
morocco A country of 60million and Nigeria a country of 230million in everything Nigeria is high above morocco you just feel intimidated by the white color but Nigeria is on its own level apart from Egypt and SA other Africa countries are still amateur to Nigeria there's a place in Nigeria light has not go off since for 3years now!
Shame no dey catch you? So such place is shrouded in secrecy, that it can't be found out?
I was expecting you to raise a very strong and convincing point why Nigeria is better. But it is apparent you have nothing to say.

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by gaby(m): 11:34am On Dec 04, 2022
kenevision:


Thank you for sharing your experiences. Journeying through the Sahara is better imagined than experienced. Thank God you are alive to tell the story. God bless your future endeavours!

Thank you, sir.
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Mercury12(m): 11:44am On Dec 04, 2022
Nice smiley
Enjoy your trip
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by sulakishop(m): 12:02pm On Dec 04, 2022
Fine country
Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Nobody: 12:52pm On Dec 04, 2022
Umunze1stSon:

Shame no dey catch you? So such place is shrouded in secrecy, that it can't be found out?
I was expecting you to raise a very strong and convincing point why Nigeria is better. But it is apparent you have nothing to say.
nwanne me and you no dey argue again if you believe say dem beta pass Naija go to dam country con3 wia u never visit b4 na so one yeye boy here was saying Ghana beta pass Naija i ask him on what he talk say everything i ask him to go and leave in Ghana naaw! Yes we get bad system and bad leaders but we are beta than almost all other Africa countries except Egypt and SA others na learner

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Akunatakasi(m): 1:00pm On Dec 04, 2022
Bonesbreaker:
nwanne me and you no dey argue again if you believe say dem beta pass Naija go to dam country con3 wia u never visit b4 na so one yeye boy here was saying Ghana beta pass Naija i ask him on what he talk say everything i ask him to go and leave in Ghana naaw! Yes we get bad system and bad leaders but we are beta than almost all other Africa countries except Egypt and SA others na learner

Oga leave talk.. Nigeria is not better than Morocco.. take it or leave it

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Nobody: 1:00pm On Dec 04, 2022
Mirasteel:
Morocco is a beautiful North African country, unfortunately ur camera didn't do justice to how beautiful the country is, I was there few years ago and I thought I was in Europe.
Those NORTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES are just part of Africa by mere geographical expression but not AFRICA by content. They share similarities with Europe in their entirety.

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Re: My Journey To Morocco - The Beautiful North African Country by Nobody: 1:05pm On Dec 04, 2022
Akunatakasi:


Oga leave talk.. Nigeria is not better than Morocco.. take it or leave it
how its morocco beta than Nigeria just tell me have you been to morocco b4

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