As we sit on the rooftop of our hotel in Marrakesh we’re reflecting on the things we’ve seen over the last 21 days in this amazing country. We’ve visited a vast array of cities, towns and villages, we’ve stayed in…
Day 15 & 16: Essaouira
After breakfast we joined our new group and headed for Essaouira, a city where the medina brushes up against the Atlantic Ocean and where we will spend the next two nights. There are four of us left from the original…
Day 13 & 14: Marrakech
This morning we travelled to the nearby town of Tahanaout to enjoy a hands-on cooking class with a celebrated local chef, or his assistant. We also had a hospital stop first as Helen was still unwell. I must say the…
Day 12: Ouirgane
We left Ait Benhaddou after breakfast and drove for several hours through the winding roads of the Atlas Mountains. As we drive the scenery is magnificent and keen the photographers in our group, well Chuck and I, called for a…
Day 11: Ait Benhaddou
We departed the Dades Valley and set off on the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs, the bus ride alternates between quiet conversation and raucous laughter. Our conversation topics are many and varied, although a common theme seems to be regarding…