In 10 days time I'm off, for the first time, to Morocco.  [I've been to Tunisia and Egypt before, so I am familiar with general north African culture.]

Any gay recommendations for either Marrakesh or Agadir?

wow, nice. I've been wanting to go to Marrakesh. Please post some details on this trip when you get back.

Dboy

Don't miss Fez.  It is the single most amazing place in all of Morocco.

Thanks, guys.  Any gay recommendations?

Yes. Go in the 1930s.

555 wrote:

Yes. Go in the 1930s.

I think it made it through the late fifties - the advent of Radio Cairo. Morroco's bohemian paradise is "chronicled" around then in a book following famous gay/lesbian writers Paul and Jane Bowles (with her veiled partner). You'll find them and other famous names like theirs like William Burroughs (Naked Lunch), Ginsberg, Keroauc, rich bitch Barbara Hutton's (who cares?) gala parties, dark-skinned No. African boys (who now bomb Spanish railway stations), majoun and too much more I can't remember as I so long ago read ...

The Dream at the End of the World: Paul Bowles and the Literary Renegades in Tangier
by Michelle Green (Author)

Amazon review: www.amazon.com #customerReviews

But, who knows, the 30's may have been better.

The literary masterpiece is an absolute "must" for those interested in literary history of gay/lesbian authors.

And the book could give notes on where one might find resurrection of the Bohemian paradise.

Dboy wrote:

wow, nice. I've been wanting to go to Marrakesh. Please post some details on this trip when you get back.

Dboy

it is 10 years since I visited Marrakesh, but it might not have changed

I was looking forward to the turkish baths but they were a disappointment

During late afternoon all women disappear into the home. the car park becomes a large entertainment area
known as souk. Snake charmers, musicians, jugglers,magicians all perform and attract crowds of 50 or more to each performer

I was amazed how upfront some of the boys were in the crowd.. They will rub their crutch against your hand, take your hand and place on their cock and in one case in the crush remove their cock and place it in your hand. I was overcome by several boys wearing the long full length robe with nothing underneath, who were so brazen I expected to see them arrested. They walked around with obvious erections and were quite aggressive.

They were all money boys and to this day I regret I did not go to the cinema as I was urged to do, as it was all male and apparently anything goes.

I found Spartucas out of date then, it may be more up to date now.

There was a Czech forum where there was a lot of comments about Morocco, Marrakesh and Tangier. I will try and find it

lonelywombat wrote:

 and in one case in the crush remove their cock and place it in your hand.

Boys with removable cocks...now I've heard it all!

Thanks for the info re. Morocco.

The souk in Marrakesh sounds pretty exciting (though in quite a different way to that described in my guide books!)

I leave within the next 48 hours (Friday morning, UK time) - so if you do find that Czech forum info, Lonelywombat, please post it here a.s.a.p.

Many thanks in anticipation.

That forum is now a dead link but my friend on holidays here, went searching the net

and found on www.silverdaddies.com , 4 guys from Morocco on line in chat

He also found in the travellers section, 8 travellers who are visiting Morocco right now or very soon

gaydar shows who is on line from every country, and you can do a detailed search by country, and right at this minute there are on line

Morocco      56     View List      Travel

There are over 50 in the "travellers to" including 9 that are already there

I am sure that making contact with a few of these would be more helpful, than all the out of date guidebooks or forums

Have a great time and please give a full report on your return

Now I have had time to think, one thing that stuck in my mind from that forum, was to sit at a table for coffee or a drink with an open packet of cigarettes and lighter

I am a non smoker as a few on that forum were. But they claimed it paid off as a conversation starter

It gives them a reason or excuse to approach

Excuse the funny but do Arab boys prefer Camel or Cowboy[Marlboro]

I am so jealous.

I am sure wombat meant to say envious and not jealous , but I did enjoy the reference to the Camels.  One hump
or two?  
Some French gay videos by Cadinot excelled in the portrayal of young Arabs and I recall one took place
in an Arab bazaar and bath houses but maybe there weren't in Morocco.  The northern African Arabs are much hotter
than the hairy buggers we see in Pattaya mostly from the Gulf and Saudi..

catawampuscat wrote:

I am sure wombat meant to say envious and not jealous , but I did enjoy the reference to the Camels.  One hump
or two?  
Some French gay videos by Cadinot excelled in the portrayal of young Arabs and I recall one took place
in an Arab bazaar and bath houses but maybe there weren't in Morocco.  The northern African Arabs are much hotter
than the hairy buggers we see in Pattaya mostly from the Gulf and Saudi..

I am not sure if Chaleurs [Sex oasis] is the same one that springs to my mind
Here is the story line and a link to the gallery of actors. The automatic translation leaves a bit to be desired but you will get the idea
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.cadinot.fr/films/showfilm.php%3Fid%3D9&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcadinot%2Bchaleurs%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
     
Summary

A young tourist breaks down from gasoline in the Saharan desert, It leaves to research help. In the oasis nearest, two tourists appreciate the legendary Arab hospitality lavished by their guide. Its hands are eloquent on its intentions towards their buttocks rebounded under the shorts, young people taste the famous Maghrebian specialities!

In the desert, our broken down motorist succumbs to an insolation. A young Bedouin discovers it inert. He transports it in his kasbah and lay down it on the litter. The small prince of the desert out of grip for this fair foreigner. He must fight with his two cousins to protect the young man disappeared against their greediness He recovers quickly thanks to the vigilant care from his saver. A letter and the elder brother, quite as fair, arrives. A robust camel driver with the commercial ebony skin him the race against the most rebounded part of its body. Arrived at the oasis, it is only with the two cousins. To change clothing, in all ingenuity, it exhibe in front of these two obsessed, an adorable pink bottom and it is pinned like a butterfly. But it is necessary to return to the country. To thank it, the brothers invite the rescuer. Sumptuous arrival: all the friends are with the reception in the honor of the survivor. Each one finds his/her boy friend, only, the young shepherd remains with the variation. Its protected is sent in the air in the cellar. With sadness, it leaves the house where it lost its illusions.

homintern is on your IGNORE list.

Thank you for your post wombat.

Reading that was like reading LMTU,  does'nt make the slightest sense.

Rape after rape after rape sounds like porno.

Cadinot surely cannot be accused of that

surely they are all documentaries

Excuse me I am typing one handed