Tangier
Port city on the Strait of Gibraltar in northern Morocco; Attenborough’s first night outside Europe in Life on Air.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life on Air | David Attenborough | journey waypoint | Attenborough’s first night outside Europe. |
Life on Air — David Attenborough (2002)
Source: Original · Readwise highlight
The first night we spent in Tangier. I had not been out of Europe before and I wandered wide-eyed with the other three through the casbah.
- Role: journey waypoint
- In the book: First overnight stop on the Dakota flight to West Africa; his first time outside Europe.
- Why it matters: Minor: one sentence, but marks his first step outside Europe.