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Is Doukkala the best place for expat to stay?

Last activity 19 September 2016 by syuhada Zack

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syuhada Zack

Hi,

I need some advice.

My future husband which is Moroccan man decided to start our new life in Doukkala after we got married.

i'm not sure either it a good move for me or not.

Can anyone enlighten for me before i'm making the decision?

blusky2015

Bad move.  Nothing there.  Wish you the best of luck anyway.  You will need it

syuhada Zack

Yeah..and I'm still thinking about it..

Thanks for the review..appreciate it

lizsnap

Go and Google it on go on Wikipedia and research it , I remember asking about Guelmim and got some negative remarks but I did my research and when I went for a visit and loved it

syuhada Zack

Thanks...

I will do my homework on this..

mofassy

Doukkala is a region located in west central Morocco. it encompasses several cities including El Jadida (The capitol seat), sidi bennour, safi and youssoufia. The region is known for extensive agriculture and fisheries. El Jadida , the main city, is located about 90 Km south of Casablanca on the Atlantic ocean  and is one of the destination of many vacationers and Moroccan immigrants for summer vacation. The city has shifted from being a touristic destination to more of an industrial hub in the last 10 years, the city still maintain a charm and is considered a recluse in the fall and winter

syuhada Zack

thank you for all your response.. Decision made...i shall say goodbye to morocco for now..

I hope all expats having a great life in morocco.

XB23

I personally didn't like it. I think you made the right choice.

syuhada Zack

thank you for your response

IkramBaou

Dear Syuhada,
I know the region very well, and from my own experience I advice you to discuss this with your future husband and reconsider this decision. There's hardly anything to be done there.For a tourist, yeah, it's a calm, and beautiful place to stay in for a couple of days, maybe months, but not a place to settle in. But for work, or business, or schooling of kids  ,I'm not sure it's the right choice. Usually students, graduates have to move to cities like casablanca, or marrakech, to study or work. However ,if you have a car that would be much easier for you
to get to casablanca in like  one hour and a half to run your business, or something.
I hope you are taking the right decision.
Best  :)
Ikram

syuhada Zack

Thanks for your opinion..

As i mentioned earlier, I'm not moving to morroco anymore since the wedding is called off.

I hope admin can close this thread.

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