Sorry everyone for taking so long to update this. I know you must all be dying to read the next installation of this epic drama. I'll pick up where the last blog ended, with me on the bus to Merzouga to start my desert safari. So I got to Merzouga and this place is tiny, not the tourist hub I'd been hoping for! So no chance of just hopping on a tour with a group of others as there was no-one else around. It was also very hot, even at 5.30am and I guess maybe I un...

Well, there's not much I can say about Chefchaoen, as I fell sick within probably an hour of arriving (4hrs from Fes). I think I had a touch (or more!) of food poisoning, as well as that loyal traveller's companion, the Dehli belly! Needless to say, with this double whamy I wasn't going anywhere, except to stagger from my bed to the loo and back! I met a really nice couple in the lounge of the hotel where, feeling miserable, isolated and homesick for my bed and s...

Oh boy, Fes! Probably my favorite place so far. It took us 11 hours by bus to get here from Essaouira (not as bad as it sounds - we got a pretty decent bus with nice seats and aircon). We ended up arriving, totally by chance, on the last night of Fes's International Sacred Music Festival. The vibe in the streets was great, but by mutual consent, we stayed in and went to bed early, tired out from the day's travel. It's amazing how just sitting on a bus or train al...

So, Essaouira... A complete change of pace from Marrakech! This seaside town is chilled, laid-back and made for recharging those worn-out travel batteries! It is only 3 hrs by bus from Marrakech and it was great to chill there for the 2 and a half days I was there. That length of time was plenty though, because I'm not yet at that stage when I want to relax; I only just got to Morocco! So the 1st full day I'm here I just wander the strees of the medina and the so...

Hey everyone, so sorry for taking so long to update!Morocco's been amazing! I flew into Marrakech from Milan (via Madrid - used the 5hour stopover to try and learn some Arabic!) and was lucky enough to sit next to a Morrocan woman who answered a lot of my questions and soothed some fears, and even gave me her phone number to call if I was ever in her area (Agadir). I'm thinking of following that up in a couple of days. Even the airport experience tells yo...