Exploring Tetouan For today’s Moroccan adventure we went North from Chefchaouen to Tetouan (that’s Tetouan, not Tatooine as Shane thought initially – he was most disappointed when he learnt the truth). Once the capital of Spanish Morocco, Tetouan is today a thriving university town with a very well preserved […]
Somewhere old & somewhere blue We’re spending tonight in Chefchaouen, one of Northern Morocco’s prettiest mountain towns famous for its blue houses. The town is perched on a steep hillside up in the Rif Mountains (1 of Morocco’s 4 mountain ranges), overlooking a valley of olive groves. It’s […]
Morocco’s 17th century capital There are 4 cities in Morocco that have, at various times in the nation’s history, been the premier city: Fes, Marrakech, Meknes and the modern-day capital Rabat. Today we went to visit Meknes, the smallest of these cities. Meknes was the […]
Marvelling at Morocco’s modern cities Our first full day in Morocco and we love the place already! The people are so friendly, the food is fantastic and the scenery ain’t bad either. To top it all off the streets are clean; we are able to walk down the […]
Memorable moments – Egyptian style We left Egypt and the mighty River Nile behind today. We only spent a fortnight in Egypt but it was certainly a memorable stay. There is just so much history to take in, and so many sights, sounds and smells to contend with, […]
Wandering Soles 