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On 2026-05-04, @lillysharples wrote she boarded a beat-up van with two men…

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In two 2026-05-04 posts about Morocco travel, @lillysharples recounts a late-night journey in a beat-up van with men carrying a handwritten "taxi" sign that ended with a 30-minute walk through dark alleys to a hostel, prompting her to question whether she'd been kidnapped and to reflect on trust. Ramit Sethi contrasts this with a hotel-arranged escort and a ~$300k Bentley Bentayga ride he enjoyed but doesn't want to own.

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On 2026-05-04, @lillysharples wrote she boarded a beat-up van with two men holding a handwritten "taxi" sign outside a Moroccan airport, drove through the night to meet a third man who then walked her down dark alleyways for 30 minutes to a hostel; she asked, "is this what it's like to be kidnapped?" and called it one of her favorite trips.

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  • Ramit Sethi tweeted his Morocco hotel sent an escort through immigration and provided a hotel car — a Bentley Bentayga he says costs about $300,000 — he liked the interior but concluded he's fine never owning one.
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