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It is with some regret that I report that one of the best English-language blogs about Morocco will be…er, morphing into something else. CnS instead of CnR, I guessed, but no confirmation of that. I hope you’ll all stop by and wish them both a fond farewell and a happy journey.

Cat In Rabat

The sun is slowly sinking on Cat in Rabat’s dominion and within eight weeks, this blog will sadly be no more; Mr. CinR and I will be leaving Morocco…

I would like to get even more maudlin here and start quoting Thackeray, but I’ll restrain myself.

Read this and try to keep from smirking. [bolds mine]

While Marrakech is one popular tourist destination, Casablanca is possibly the best known and most suited to western visitors’ tastes, with Morocco.com stating: “Any European citizen or traveler will feel immediately at home here and will have an almost instinctive understanding of the life here.”

It’s from a real-estate investment site, and ironically, the only properties they’ll be offering are in Marrakech.