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	When arriving from Europe it seems
      exotic, strange and a little dangerous.  On the other hand, returning
      from the Sahara it appears amazingly organised and almost European! 
      The EU is obviously pouring buckets of money into the country in the
      forlorn hope that this may stem the tide of immigrants from all of Africa
      and make Morocco into a kind of buffer state.
	
       It certainly has amazing
      potential as a tourist destination with so much space and fantastic
      scenery; it is quite breathtaking.  The food can be superb, 
      particularly in the big tourist centres like Marrakech, but even in the 
      middle of nowhere you can get freshly cooked if simple dishes, sometimes 
      even with wine!  Once you learn to handle the "guides", 
    con men and begging children and accept the police roadblocks as no more 
    than a minor irritating delay, then it can be a real pleasure. 
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