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Read more: Leaving the desert
Day 10 Today was a hiking day in Dadès Gorges, an outstanding area of geological beauty. The hike was supposed to take us through the gorge but recent rains meant it was still too boggy/muddy. So instead we walked 8km along a dry river bed, up and over a hill…
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Read more: Into the desert
Day 7 Today we drove south from Fes, through the Mid-Atlas mountains to the Atlas mountains to the Sahara region. What a range of scenery in one day! From a rainbow to a forest with snow and 2 degrees; rocky, snowy plateaus, to windy mountainsides; oases in magnificent sandstone valleys…
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Read more: A Moroccan Hammam
This evening we took a Moroccan Hammam. Here’s how it went. We entered the hot steamy room and were instructed to strip off to our undies, then lay down on a heated slab of marble. When I say heated, it felt as if it had had a raging fire underneath…
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Read more: Blue city and heading south
Day 4 We spent the day wandering around Chefchaouen in northern Morocco. Chefchaouen is a gorgeous town located in the side of hills where houses are painted blue! They use indigo flowers to dye lime wash and repaint their houses annually. Apparently it has always been the women’s job but…
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Read more: The first 1%…
Day 1 So we arrived in Casablanca, Morocco after two flights. Spent day 1 walking to the train station to buy tickets for later this month-no joy, system down. Or maybe the trainlines are, it wasn’t exactly clear – problem for another day. We then went to the ancient medina…
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Read more: And we’re off!
Work “out of office” on, bags packed, a couple of tears shed (Sarah), checked in and waiting to board. Next stop, Doha, then on to Morocco. How much luggage are we taking? About 45kg’s worth, in 3 bags. One each for Morocco and one combined for the rest of the…
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Read more: Ready, Set, Pack!
Our gap year officially starts in 24 days. Between us we have 20 days left at work before the day we’ve been talking about for years arrives. Our nights are not yet full of dreams of adventures, but packing decisions, and logistics. So much to do before we entrust the…
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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 