Tom Vater

Since independence from France in 1956, Morocco has been a magnet for writers, artists, backpackers and more recently, well-heeled tourists. Yet with street crime at record heights and few opportunities for the vast army of young, illiterate unemployed, and a monarchy that cares for little more than its survival, time may be running out for […]

January 10th, 2010 | Tags: Alan Ginsberg, Beats, Bert Flint, bohemian, Brian Jones, Dar Tiskiwin, drugs, Essouira, hashish, Jemma El Fna, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, King Mohammed VI, Marrakesh, Marrakesh Express, medina, Morocco, North Africa, Paul Bowles, Riad, sex tourism, Sue Hunt, The Rolling Stones, tourism, unemployment, UNESCO, William Burroughs, youth unemployment | Category: Morocco | Comments (1)