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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 Highlights
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…
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Read more: Leaving the desert
Day 10 Today was a hiking day in Dadรจs 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…
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):
26๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ธ ๐ต๐น ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐น ๐ป๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฎ๓ ฉ๓ ฒ๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ซ๐ด ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ช ๐ซ๐ท ๐ง๐ช ๐ฑ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ท ๐ง๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐ช ๐น๐ท ๐ฆ๐ฑ
Distance travelled by mode (est):
- ๐: 22499km
- โด๏ธ:15; 3141km
- ๐: 8 ; 854km
- ๐ช: 2 ; 7km
- ๐ถ: 2 ; 8km
- ๐ฒ: 1 ; 30km
- ๐ฅ: 1 ; 13km
- ๐: 2 ; 4829km
- โ๏ธ: 6 ; 21130km
- ๐: 1 ; 5km
An Unplanned Year 