What a few days it has been! After Dades Gorge we headed for nearby Todra Gorge, which was full of date palmeries. We walked through some and up to an old Kasbah. Stayed in a Riad with a nice outdoor area and had some delicious food including a fabulous Moroccan salad. The next day we headed through to Rissani close to the Sahara where we were guided through the big market here as well as seeing old buildings, the working of the Hammams and the field where they ...

What a great few days it has been! We made our way to Dades Gorge, which has amazing red rock formations and steep cliffs with Berbere villages situated throughout. We found a great guesthouse to stay in, Berbere de la Motagne where we have been looked after incredibly well. We were given lovely breakfasts and dinners of delicious regional food and were looked after so well by the owner. We also had a young Moroccan guy working there play drums for us and teach u...

We headed off from Marrakech in the morning with our driver, Abdul, who is taking us through to Fez. He seems very nice and has a comfy van to travel on.Not soon after Marrakech we were heading up through the High Atlas mountains where the temperature dropped dramatically! The mountains are pretty desolate with villages amongst them and pockets of green. The road through them was good though.Once over the mountain we were into desert, but lovely green areas with ...

After another great Moroccan breakfast it was off to explore the Bahi Palace, which had very intricate stone and woodwork and a nice garden. The place was overrun by tours though! So we headed off to explore the old streets of the Mellah- the Jewish quarter, where there were fewer tourists. I think we may have wandered into a gang area though as one of the locals was very keen for us to get out of there. Next we headed through the streets to find the Saadian tom...

Bonjour from Marrakech, Onwards to Marrakech. We checked into our Riad situated near the Djemaa-el-Fna, a really lovely riad with a beautiful interior and open courtyard. After our first Moroccan lunch we were off to explore the hustle and bustle of the medina. We wandered around the square and souks taking in all the amazing sites, snakes, monkeys and all sorts of amazing things to buy. Then we had a nice afternoon rest before having a great Moroccan dinner enj...