M’goun valley walk

Today we went for a 4 hour hike through the M’goun valley. The valley itself has water all year round but as you can see the surrounding countryside is a tad dry! This is the area that grows theLäs mer
Ait Benhaddou

Headed off on the road to Ait Bengadou - the road of 1000 Kasbahs, most 12th to 17th century. Stopped at a number of them. Very interesting history. Also stopped at a Rose product place which smeltLäs mer
Marrakech

It may be a bit late but Happy 60th to me 😊🎂.
Back over the high Atlas Mountains to the thriving metropolis of Marrakech. This is what I expected of Morocco & Marrakech. Absolutely brilliant.Läs mer
Marrakeck Day 2

A day to explore. We left our accommodation for the Jardin Majorelle with enough time to dawdle. And so many sounds and sights in the markets in the Medina. And we made it to the gardens withoutLäs mer
Marrakeck Day 3

Brekky on the rooftop terrace followed by a cooking class - a tagine of course 😊. We met our cook and she took us shopping explaining what to look for with fresh foods. Then back to her Riad to putLäs mer
On the road again

Had a few hours to fill before our flight so we wandered the Medina for bit and made a few last minute purchases and then went to the main square of Marrakech (Jemaa el-fnaa Square) and enjoyed theLäs mer
Dubai

Sleep - what is that? Overnight flight and lost three hours, so a fairly dysfunctional day. A swim at the pool and wander around the shopping centre over the road was about all we were up to. EnormousLäs mer
Dubai Day 2

Checked out the local metro. It really easy to manage and the driverless trains are clean, on time and well organized. Went and had a look at the Dubai mall. How many different expensive brands do youLäs mer
Dubai Day 3

Decided to do the hop on hop off bus and have a look around the place. There are two buses (red and blue lines) and they meet at the Dubai Mall so we did one in the morning, had lunch at the Mall andLäs mer
Homeward bound

Home we come! An amazing holiday.