Leaving Marrakech earlier than planned
Travel Blog | April 23, 2011 | 2 Comments
So Marrakech, I am afraid we did not get one too well did we? Here’s why … The Hotel As I mentioned in the last update, we had decided to try and treat ourselves to a bit of luxury after all of our Riad value hotels so far and booked in to the Hotel Atlas […]
Morocco: Taking it Easy in Essaouira
Travel Blog | April 20, 2011 | 1 Comments
Time to Leave Essaouira Essaouira has left a very pleasant taste of morocco swirling about our taste buds, after our time staying in this charming Moroccan seaside destination. We are ready to move on again. We have with us the taste of the food, especially the fish, and the pastilla which I think I will […]
Enjoying our Essaouira Experience – Backpacking Morocco
Travel Blog | April 18, 2011 | 0 Comments
What does our visit to Essaouira bring us? Sea, sand, seagulls, more great food, an epic hunt for the only off licence in the village, a town layout you can navigate without a guide and a tale of two properties that’s what. For the more energetic there are plenty of water-sports including windsurfing to keep you busy. […]
Morocco: Felicitations Fes – or is it Fez?
Travel Blog | April 14, 2011 | 2 Comments
Forward to Fes We parted company last time on our journey to Fes, is it really only a couple of days since we got off that bus, it seems like an eternity? Fes is also known as Fez, but we just think of the silly hats every time we write it, so will refer to […]
Chefchaouen Backpacking in Morocco
Travel Blog | April 12, 2011 | 0 Comments
Our Backpacking Trip to Morocco starts in Chefchaouen Chefchaouen (or Chaouen as we fondly refer to this place) was as gentle introduction to Morocco as we had expected. It’s a beautiful town teetering on the edge of one of the Rif mountains, whose name escapes me for the moment. It has an interesting history in […]
From Liverpool to Gibraltar to Algeciras
Travel Blog | April 9, 2011 | 1 Comments
Flying from Liverpool to Gibraltar and onto Algeciras So we are out of England and in what is just about the most southerly part of Spain, our final destination is Morocco but first we are going to sample the delights of Gibraltar, Algeciras (Spain) then onto Tarifa before catching the ferry to Tangiers (Morocco). A very […]
Morocco Meanderings
Travel Blog | April 7, 2011 | 0 Comments
We’re Off to Morocco So I have blown off the cobwebs, dusted down the shelves and the blog is back in action. We had a wonderful Christmas in Goa, but as this little Christmas calm down was mostly going to consist of beach, eat and drink and smoke I didn’t think it worthy of words. […]
Episode 7 – The End
Travel Blog | September 5, 2010 | 0 Comments
Two Days in Bangkok So farewell then Thailand, we have flown over you, sailed around your coast, used all you unique forms of public transport and we still love you and am missing your already. We decided to finish our stay in Thailand with a little bit of luxury for our last two nights in […]
Episode 6 – Rambo XVI – Sight of the Panda
Travel Blog | September 4, 2010 | 0 Comments
So elephants ticked off the bucket list, which left us a day in Chang Mai to dick about and cram in as many of the must dos in 24 hours. Here’s how we did Pandas Now I have always wanted to see a panda and we found out that the Chinese government had loaned two […]
Elephant Trekking in Chiang Mai
Travel Blog | September 2, 2010 | 4 Comments
The Hotel We arrived in Chiang airport and the transfer to the Hotel was quick with the airport so near to the city. John decided on this hotel on the last day in samui. He certainly picked abelter, it’s £18 for the room which includes all the usual, the fastest wifi we have had anywhere […]