European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pedestrians wait for a loaded Donkey to pass before continuing up a narrow Street in Fez. Is amps Gary Miller colourful yet familiar by Cary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Morcom offers what most tourists want a Good weather interesting sights and plenty to do. That s especially True during Winters when temperatures hover around b5 degrees and the skies Are far More Friendly than they Are in Gray and Damp Northern and Central Europe. Even though it does get colder in Morocco Winter there Means occasional Rainy periods and having to Wear a sweater or Light jacket in the evening. Besides the weather the North african nation offers a blend of three major cultural influences european arabian and berber a that gives Morocco an exotic but familiar feel. For the adventurous thousands of years of history can be As near As the Entrance to the medinas or ancient quarters of several moroccan cities. But Morocco o also has plenty of shopping and modern hotels staffed by people who genuinely strive to serve. Most trips whether by Tours or privately a include stops in the place s that throughout the country s Long history have server As the seat of government. Best known among these Are the Rabat the present capital plus c As Blanc a Rev and Marrakesh. If people have any notions about moroc co at All Thev re probably thinking about Marrakesh. I Hen at the c Ity s Center known Asli Tana it fan or gathering plat e of the sex tic to visitors walk into what c Ould be a t re id scene in an Indiana ones movie. It s a color Lul scene populated by water Sellers Monkey trainers Snake t banners and at cording to most guides Pic spot sets. Fez was Morocco s first Imperial c Ity and its Medina seems to have changed very Little in the 1,200 years since it was the Center of an Empire. More than 2 5,000 streets Snake through Fez s ancient Quarter which Dales to thu eighth Century. Besides people mules Laden with cargo frequent the Medina. Many of the streets Are so narrow that it one of the boasts of Burden turns sideways a traffic Jam will result. Probably the Best starting Point for military travellers wanting to visit Morocco o is naval station Rota Spain Home to a military Airlift Cornel air terminal and an information Tours and travel of tick that offers Day trips to Tangier a seaport in Northern Morocco on saturdays one e of twin e a month end longer excursions every three or four months. I he Langer trip which h Ine Ludes a guided Lour of the c Ity and lunch e osts $ >5, a bargain considering that a round trip ticket for the ferry from Spain to moroc co alone costs $54. The longer trip offered by Kola s ii i includes three Days in Haoguen or Etouan transportation lodging break Asl and dinner. That trip costs about $200. For travellers who want to spend More time in Morocco o or visit other areas Lour Africa one of the larger tour companies specializing in trips to Morocco has an office just outside the naval stations Mam Gate. Several other c companies have Olliges at Algeciras Spain near Gibraltar the main port for departures to Morocco. I heir variety of travel packages gives tourists the Opportunity to shop for the Deal and Pri it e that suit them. I he Pac Kages Range from one Day shopping spree a to  treks into the desert and we Klong Imperial c Ity Louis. Most of the trips Aie very reasonably Prie de. Lour Alrie a s we Klong Imperial Ity Pac Kage inc Lueles the round triple Rry ride from Algeciras breakfast and Lune h or dinner lodging in Lour Star hotels end entrant a Lees to monuments and museums with tour guides Lor $4 it the tour begins every sunday. Ii enough people from Rota sign up Lour Alric a arranges Lor transportation to Algeciras the Rise i Arelers must find their of n Way there roughly a a mile trip. A similar Lour uttered by i Uro hours inc Lueles round trip a lights trom Germany to c As Blanc a and six Days of Louring Kabul Meknes i a and Marrakesh. I his trip departs trom i Unk Lurt Stuttgart Nurnberg Munith Berlin and Bremen. The c Ost Good through Marc h i 5, ranges trom about $ 1,225 to $ 1,425, depending on Starling put Mil and Type it i a e Ommond Atim lop hours runs bus hours irom Germany to moroc co with stops in Spain. Its i f Clay Pac Kayc me Ludes live Days in moroc c o. The tops resume m april and will e Ost Between $5�?~ a and $7b�?~ these and other trips e an be booked through base travel Otic is a Snake charmer in Marrakesh lets a tourist try on one of his pets. January 16, m2 stripes Magazine