Goodbye Sevilla
February 9 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 17 °CWe departed Sevilla this afternoon for Barcelona, where we'll stay overnight at the airport to catch an early flight to Marrakech for our Moroccan Tour.
We departed Sevilla this afternoon for Barcelona, where we'll stay overnight at the airport to catch an early flight to Marrakech for our Moroccan Tour.
Arrived in Marrakech where we were met by the tour driver and taken to our hotel. After checking in, we walked a few blocks down to the local mall, where we had a proper Moroccon lunch of pastilla andRead more
Today we traveled up to Casablanca, made famous by Humphrey Bogart in the film 'Casablanca'.
We then visited the stunning Hassan II mosque, which has the tallest minaret
and the third largest mosqueRead more
Today we drove to Rabat, Morocco's capital city to visit Oudaia Kasbah, Hassan tower and the Royal Palace. After lunch we moved on to the third of the Imperial cities Meknes to enjoy some free time.
After exploring the Roman ruins, we headed on to Chefchaouen. High up in the Rif mountains, Chefchaouen boasts a beautiful blue door and white walled medina (original town centre) that was originallyRead more
Spent the morning in Chefchaouen and walked up to the Spanish Mosque to get another great view of this beautiful city.
We then drove south to Fes, the oldest and largest medieval city in the world.Read more
Spent the day exploring Fez to see the souks (markets), tanneries and potteries. The markets were a complicated maze of activity, easy to get lost.
This morning we journeyed over the Moyen Atlas to Midelt. Along the way we stopped at the small town of Ifran, a resort town built by the French early in the 20th century. It can snow up here in theRead more
Today drove out to the Erg Chebbi dunes located near the remote frontier town of Merzouga. The dunes are renowned for their incredible height and size, some reaching heights of 150 metres!
WeRead more