Tourist Attractions in Casablanca

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Is it acceptable to drink alcohol? What about drug use?

Drug use is strictly prohibited in Morocco, and carries very stiff penalties for usage or possession, and no distinction is made between “hard” or “soft” drugs”. If you’re carrying pot, weed, hash or marijuana for medical use or otherwise, do not attempt to enter Morroco.
Drinking Alcohol in public is unacceptable and not recommended (and sometimes illegal) except in tourist resorts resorts. In all other cities, you can drink alcohol at the resturants or bars that serve it, as well as in private in your hotel room. You may bring alcohol with you to Morocco, but maybe required to pay duty tax.
Moroccois not like Dubai you find alcohol ONLY in bars of hotels.
in Morrocyou can purchase alcohol easily from liquor shops and bars as well.
Bottle of Beer is is aboit half US dollars in shops,while 2 US dollars in bars..

Posting parcels from Morocco is really expensive. Beware of this tourist trap!

We had done quite a bit of shopping during our Moroccan experience including a carpet purchased in Tinghir and we decided to post it all off from Casablanca. Well we were shocked at the price! It came to almost more than the pressys that we purchased.

So be prepared to spend a fortune in shipping your gifts home by post ..... or better still... just don't buy 2 boxes worth of gifts when in Morocco lol.

We went past Rick's Cafe (one of several) and took a photo just for kicks, but it isn't the bar from the movie--there isn't a real one. Have a drink and enjoy the idea of it, but don't let the guides tell you it is the authentic bar featured in "Casablanca."

The city could be a gigantic tourist trap. Visiting Casablanca is a must for many travellers who come to Morocco just because has the city biggest airport in the country. There are certainly better places in Morocco to spend your time and you can do that at a fraction of the cost with very little hassle, traffic and pollution. However there are things you can do in and around Casablanca for those of us who have no choice but to stay in the city.

so if you happen to be in the city, don't panic. You can still do and see few things in the city. I tried to bring that out in my page.These things are not very obvious and are dominated by the the fact that Casablanca is the economical hub of Morocco.

I parked a car on Rue Allal ben Abdallah in front of Hotel Touring where I slept - unfortunately (as I remember well from 8am to 6pm) it was a short-parking zone. I was obliged to go to buy next parking ticket from ticket vendor machine every 2 hours :-(. Every few hours policeman checked the parking tickets, so better to pay and don't be too late to get next parking ticket.

Unique Suggestions: Pay a bit more to hotel staff and ask them to buy and leave a ticket behind your car wiper.

Fun Alternatives: Take a hotel with parking (hmm... they cost much more) or park a car outside the short-time parking zone.

There was the roundabout (looked quite new) just by the Hassan II Mousque. There were STOP signs there.
To be honest I ALMOST stopped in front of the sign. There was complitely no traffic there, just my car.
Leaving the roudabout unexpectedly I was stopped by a policeman. He took my passport and my driving licence and ordered me to pay 50US$ in local currency (dirhams). I smiled and said it's very much and started to... bargain. He got ungry about it and said if I don't pay I would have to go with him to the police station.

Unique Suggestions: I said OK, I can pay only 30US$ in local currency but I firmly stated that I want him to give me the bill. Imagine his face at this moment haha, he immediately changed his mind and... took from me 10USS$ (no bills) and ordered me to go ASAP!
By the way, it was the only one such not sympathetic situation while driving in Morocco. Besides this one time police was always very sympathetic and never, never wanted to rip me off.

Fun Alternatives: Stop your car in front of STOP signs!