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Read more: Porto
We started our time in Porto at the Conservas Pinhais factory, for a tour. The family owned business has been operating since 1920. Every day (during sardine season) they go and buy the fresh sardines in an auction at the market at 4am. The fish are taken to the factory,…
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Read more: Sintra and Fátima
We left the Algarve and headed north to Lisbon for a tour of auto shops that might sell snow chains. No luck and instead of searching more, we have ordered off Amazon for delivery tomorrow. ( 🤞🤞) On the way here we saw plenty of stork nests in electrical pylon…
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Read more: The Algarve
We started the day in Seville getting the car out of the garage through an opening marginally larger than the car. Then followed the labyrinth of tiny one way streets until we escaped the city and headed to Portugal. It was a bit of a cold rainy day. Our first…
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Read more: Andalucia
The day after arriving in Europe we headed off toward Ronda and Grenada. The initial section was bendy, windy mountain roads…an easy choice for the first day driving on the wrong side of the road in a new car! We made it to Ronda, probably a bit later than we…
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Read more: Arrival in Europe
Up early this morning to ensure we left in plenty of time to make our 11am ferry from Tangier Med to Algeciras, Spain. We arrived at the “Maritime Station” at 8:50, and after checking in, goong through passport control we got into a bus to be driven to the boat.…
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Read more: Morocco wrap-up
Our final few days in Morocco have been spent in Tangier. Our riad is near the edge of the whitewashed medina, just outside of the Kasbah. We have visited the Kasbah Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the ancient fort. Did a walking tour that included a local market,…
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Read more: Month 1 review
February 5th – February 28th 1. Sahara Desert Specifically, riding a camel in the Sahara Desert. Fortunate enough to have an afternoon and a morning ride. The beauty of the sand dunes, the shapes and patterns made by sand and wind, the colour! A bucket list experience to see the…
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Read more: Hammam #2
After the first, slightly brutal introduction to the world of hammam, you’d think we’d have been deterred from hammam forever. Not so! Our time in Tangier is for rest and relaxation, and what better way than to be beaten up with water again! However, this hammam experience whilst wet and…
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Read more: Trains to Tangier
We took a regular train from Marrakesh to Casablanca. We stayed in Casablanca overnight, caught up on some admin and visited the saddest piscine ever. Our hotel has a pool in the basement. It is described as “…a universe dedicated solely to your well-being…with a 6 step massage circuit.”. We…
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Read more: End of tour
Day 13 Today we did a cooking class, cooking 3xtagine – lamb & prune, chicken, lemon & olive and vegetable; 3x salads – carrot, zucchini and capsicum & tomato; as well as learning a shortcut way to cook couscous the Moroccan way. (Hint, it’s not adding boiling water and covering…
Hello,
Welcome! Bienvenue! Bienvenido! Wilkommen! Benvenuto!
We’re heading out on a mid-life gap year, that is 80% unplanned. As natural planners, we’re well and truly stepping out of our comfort zones.
We are currently here…
Countries visited (foot on ground): 4🇶🇦 🇲🇦 🇪🇸 🇵🇹
Distance travelled by mode (est):
- 🚘: 1105km
- ⛴️: 1; 44km
- 🚂: 2 ; 588km
- 🐪: 2 ; 7km
- 🛶: 1 ; 4km
- 🚲: 1 ; 30km
- 🚌: 1 ; 2223km
- ✈️: 2 ; 18130km
An Unplanned Year 