Category: Morocco

Preparing the Christmas Barbecue During our travels in December we were occasionally asked by fellow travellers what we planned to do for Christmas. We…

Steep steps rose from the beach up to the town of Sidi Ifni We planned to spend Christmas in Sidi Ifni, a Spanish town…

Driving west towards the Atlantic coast, with a rugged backdrop of sand and rocks . . . . . . . . . .…

The early morning sun lighting up the mountains behind the camp site at Tata We journeyed west from Foom Zguid to Tata, an old…

The Anti Atlas Mountains on the Road to Foum Zguid As we left Ouarzazate we drove south, leaving the High Atlas Mountains to the…

The Road from Agdz to Ouarzazate - on the right was a sheer drop down to the valley We were very aware that we…

Himi trying out our Royal Enfield We were sorry when the time came to say goodbye to Himi, our host at Palmeraie D’Amezrou in Zagora.…

We visited the kasbah at Zagora, constructed over 700 years ago. The dwellings were built of wood, mud and straw and surrounded by a…

The Boss We called into Ali Nassir’s, a mechanic in Zagora who repaired 4 x 4 vehicles. Our pull-out ladder platform had got itself…

We drove towards Zagora, sixty miles to the south east. There was very little traffic on the highway, we travelled through barren landscapes with…