With the sun not rising till 8:20am, we woke up to temperatures of 2 degrees (not much warmth kept in by the tents). We were so cold it felt like we were at the snow, but was then strange to see whenRead more
With the sun not rising till 8:20am, we woke up to temperatures of 2 degrees (not much warmth kept in by the tents). We were so cold it felt like we were at the snow, but was then strange to see whenRead more
Our drive to the desert began with a 5am wake-up for be on the road at 6am. Our first stop was at Ait Benhaddou, a fortified village on the caravan route from Marrakech to the Sahara. A very coolRead more
Day 3 saw a split, with the gals off to a women’s cooking glass to understand Moroccan cuisine and using the tajine (traditional slow cooker). The boys headed out to the Jemaa el-Fnaa main square,Read more
We set about exploring Marrakech with a guided tour from Youssef, seeing the main sights of the city and the towers and mosques marking the start of the Arabic dynasties. Some beautiful architectureRead more
Arrival into Morocco was as big a change of culture as expected. The tone was set by the storm of taxis waiting at the airport and a 2 hour chaotic wait to get through airport security. Arrived at ourRead more
We woke up this morning in our airbnb overlooking the shores of the beautiful Loch Lomond. With a typically rainy Scottish welcome, we drove down the Ayrshire coast to Culzean castle, ancestral homeRead more