Month: November 2024
A Visit to Essaouira
I’m here at Essaouira by the beach and spending my last two days in Morocco before I start traveling home. This will be the last post of my trip because from now on i will just be on the on mundane journey home via London. Essaouira is located on the windy Atlantic coast, about two […]
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Returning To Marrakech
Yesterday was the last formal day of our photo tour and we returned to Marrakech on a long driving trip of over 550 km. Apart from a stop in Casablanca to see the Hassan II Mosque. We travelled continuously, only stoppinf for a couple of toilet breaks. We left Chefchaouen in the early morning, just […]
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Exploring Chefchaouen
I’m a liitel late with this blog as we have had late nights and busy travel days. We had a full day in Chefchaouen to explore the old town. We started early to avopid the crowds and to see the town as it looked before the walls were covered in shp merchandise and clutter. We […]
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Chefchaouen – The Blue City
I’m afraid that there’s not a great deal to tell in this blog as today’s trip was interesting, but without any spectacular scenery or major points of interest. Before leaving Fez, we visited a lookout where we could see across the city. It looked to be (as we thought) a large compact city. It seemed […]
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Fez
Fez or Fes is one of the largest cities in Morocco, with a population of 1.256 million, according to the 2024 census. Located to the northwest of the Atlas Mountains, it is surrounded by hills and the old city is centered around the Fez River (Oued Fes) flowing from west to east. Fez has been […]
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Masouga to Fez
We have had a long travel day and tonight I am in Fez. Our Riad here is very grand and I have the first bedroom for many a night in which it is light enough for me to be able to see effectively. Our previous night’s rooms have had a light in every corner and […]
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Sunday Market in Rissani
After a late start this morning, we went to visit the market at a neighbouring town called Rissani. It draws people from far and wide as there are is a very large variety of goods for sale. On the way, we stopped at a shop that sold handicrafts made by various tribes that live in […]
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Fossils, Sand Dunes and a Camera Disaster
Our drive today, was a lttle over 200 kilometres to the area of Merzouga which has some large sand dunes near a lake and which is quite close to the Algerian Border. The weather has provided us with overcast conditions and this has given us photographers some very even soft light. The sun coming through […]
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A Night in the Sahara Desert
I have always wondered what it would be like to visit the Sahara Desert and over the last two days I have found out. We began outr drive into the desert after leaving the town of M’Hamid which is somewhere near the border of Algeria. Before we left, we spent some time exploring the town […]
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Sand Dunes in the Desert
Today, we left the big towns behind as headed from Ouarzazate to M’Hamid in the desert. The countryside became increasingly barren as we travelled although there was a tinge oif green across the landscape following very heavy rains a few months ago. We said goodbye to Ouarzazate with its impressive Kasbah that we had seen […]
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Over the High Atlas Mountains
Our journey today, was a little over 200 km long and took us over the High Atlas Mountains to the rural town of Ouarzazate. We left at 8.30 am after a nice breakfast at our Riad and soon reached the foothills of these rugged mountains. This area is very desert-like so the vegetation was sparse […]
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Marrakech’s Medina and Square
This morning, we were away early, skipping breakfast until later to get to one of Marakech’s most beautiful Islamic buildings before the tourist crowds arrived. We made our way slowly to the Ben Youseff Madrassa through the old town. It was still dark and quiet – only a few stores were opeing and the cats […]
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