Morocco has banned the use of Skype and other VOIP services. 

Effectively, this means that Skype and other VOIP services will either not perform or will perform badly with constant disconnects. 

It is believed that the move has been brought in to protect the profits of the sole telecommunications company in Morocco - Maroc telecom - which owns the infrastructure. 

But Morocco is not alone in their move. 

Morocco joins a rather long list of countries who are known to block Skype and other VOIP services:

Belize, Brazil, Caribbean countries, China, Egypt, Iran, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, South Korea, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar,  Saudi Arabia, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Vietnam and Yemen are all said to block services and / or block web content. 

Why does Morocco Block Skype?

Exploring Merzouga and Erg chebbi on a Morocco desert tour.

The Casablanca Tea House at The Sultans Casablanca Palace Morocco 

We recently received a question from a reader of the Morocco travel blog, who was kind enough to take the time to ask a great question to us and we are happy to try to help the reader with his question.

The reader tells us that he spend 17 months in Morocco during World War 2 and that he had some knowledge of The Tea house at Casablanca Sultans Palace. 

The reader believes that the Tea house must have fallen into disrepair and tells us that the building was beautiful with lots of Blue and white Ceramic tiles and dark carved woodwork. 

The reader also kindly provided some details of some photos which had been taken by an American serviceman who also served in Morocco during World War 2.

The reader also states that it is the place where the Moroccan sultan entertained President Roosevelt during the Casablanca Conference which took place in January 1943. 

The Casablanca Tea House at The Sultans Casablanca Palace Morocco

Ever wondered exactly what happens on a Morocco desert tour?

Well, here is a great example of a Morocco desert tour to Zagora. 

The trip report shows the desert camp in Zagora, the camel treks and the vehicle quality you can expect. 

Of course, desert tour quality varies depending on the price you want to pay. 

But for a standard Morocco desert tour, we reccomend 100% guaranteed Morocco desert tours.

Here's the example of a Desert tour to Zagora:

Tangier in Morocco, on the north coast, a great escape from Spain!

35 minutes on a ferry across the straits from Spain, and you enter a totally different culture. 

Tangier has become a modern city and an exciting city to visit in Morocco. 

Here's video trip report of a tour of Tangier Morocco to wet your appetite!

Miguelkebir recently uploaded a video blog of driving through Rissani Morocco

Rissani is a Moroccan desert town, near to Merzouga and Erg Chebbi. 

Rissani is a visited location on many Morocco desert tours. 

Recently uploaded, here's a great sunset in Essaouira Morocco: