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As I mentioned previously life here is a little slower, but then a lot more social. We’ve got our exercise routines before sunrise, with trips into the colourful souk to haggle with the vendors….we’ll it’s become more like friendly banter. Lunchtimes we’ve gotten into our beach walks, which are always interesting and very relaxing. WeContinue reading “The beach and the World Cup”

There’s some great restaurants here and a good few of them we’ve had the pleasure of dining at. The ‘tardis’ like restaurants line the small streets, intermingled with the impressive galleries and artisan stores. Essaouira has a hippie vibe running through its DNA, which in turn creates a very relaxed atmosphere everywhere. The medina isContinue reading “The rhythm of life & a promo”

We’ve enjoyed Rabat, but after nearly seven weeks, the time has come to move on. We’ve found it both interesting and very welcoming, in fact we’ve found all the places we’ve visited here in Morocco to be that way. Our car arrived at Salé airport at around 5:30pm, for an internal flight leaving at 7pmContinue reading “From Rabat to Essaouira”

There’s one bullet train (TGV) set up in North Africa and it’s called “Al Boraq” running from Casablanca to Tangier and seeing that Rabat sits in the middle, we were looking forward to checking it out. The initial implementation was completed 4 yrs ago (further expansion across Morocco is planned). The trains have a topContinue reading “In a hurry to get to Tangier”

Half the Fez population lives in this crowded warren of narrow passages, there’s mosques, souks, artisan workshops & madrasas (schools for Islamic instruction), and humble homes. The religious and artisan schools, some of the oldest in the world and are located deep at the heart of the Medina. The mosques, of which there are moreContinue reading “Fez Medina “Fes El Bali” Pt 2”

Our train left Rabat main station about 10:30am, for what was to be a 3hr journey to Fes, the spiritual home and cultural capital of Morocco. Although the train was pretty busy, our compartment was nice and quiet with AC and seats like very comfortable armchairs, which made the journey sail by. Our driver metContinue reading “Fez Medina “Fes El Bali” Pt 1”

I’m still enjoying wondering around the depths of this interesting city. Everyone seems to get on with everyone else and there’s a sense of calm wherever I seem to go, maybe it’s me! And even though the car horns are very well exercised, I’ve not witnessed anything remotely close to road-rage. The newer buildings areContinue reading “Salé and the strange allure of the urban cityscape”

We’re getting a lot more familiar with the streets and when and where the best times are to visit the food markets for the best fruit, veg and fish, there’s quite a few to choose from, but our host has been great at sharing her local knowledge. As our maid comes early on Thursday, I’veContinue reading “The Hassan Tower & Medina”

We’re staying in the Ocean Quarter, which although isn’t the most salubrious part of town, we’re close to most things, including the local fruit, veg and fish markets. Our apartment is tucked away down one of the many back streets, it’s very quiet, has a really nice vibe about the place and a wonderful terrace.Continue reading “Wandering around the city of Rabat”

It’s was the last visit to Huntingdon to bid farewell to our parents, the last time we spent this amount of time with our parents, we were kids and testing times aside it’s been really nice immersing ourselves in their lives again. We’ve both enjoyed marching along the river Ouse and rambling through the countrysideContinue reading “Time to leave the UK. We’re off to Morocco”