Street Peeper Zimbabwe Street Peeper September 2017 | Page 84

1. Dress Appropriately
Overall, guys can dress however they like, but
women need to dress more conservatively.
Although you see many tourists wearing
whatever they want, we chose to cover up as
much as possible to avoid unwanted atten-
tion. Even if you’re traveling with a group of
guys, you may still get harassed. Some of the
girls in our group got groped on multiple oc-
casions even though we were paired off with
a male buddy. It was mostly really old men,
and it happened more often in crowded
places. When visiting mosques, you need to
cover down to your wrists and ankles. For the
ladies out there, it really helps to have a
shawl / scarf handy in case you need it.
goes for roughly 9.6 Dirhams (DH) per 1 USD
or 10 per 1 euro. We thought things would be
cheaper in Morocco, but because of how tour-
isty the country has become, the prices were
comparable to Europe. Our tour guide recom-
mended each person exchange 100 euros per
day.
3. ATMs Can Be Hit or Miss.
Exchange enough money when you get your
chance. The front desk at your hotel may
have money to exchange. Ours quickly ran
out when our entire group was trying to get
money exchanged. ATMs can run out of
money. A few people from our group thought
the ATM was giving an error and tried multi-
ple times to take money out, but the ATM did-
2. Currency and Cost
n’t dispense while still charging it from the
More established shops will take credit card, bank for every attempt. Also, traveler’s
but most smaller markets, street vendors,
checks are pretty much useless in Morocco.
and cabs will not. Be ready with the local cur- It’s hard to find a place to cash them.
rency. The Moroccan Dirham (DEE-rahm)