Mid-life travel crisis. I swear it's only been a couple of years since I last went traveling 'proper' but many many things have changed! Firstly flying long-distance just seems more of a ball-ache. I love flying and airports and all the associated bobbins but there is more of a feeling that I can't really be …
The five pillars. The beauty of travel is that it really does open your mind, it's cheesy but extremely true! What is scary is how selective western media is becoming in reporting current affairs. The tragedies of Paris just before I departed for Morocco were terrible but the day before, Daesh had blown up forty …
Climbing the wall. Did you know that Morocco has a thriving movie industry out in the desert? No neither did I, but apparently films including Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven and Lawrence of Arabia have been filmed there, and lets not forget Game of Thrones lately. This has led to the town of Ouarzazate springing up …
My love for Africa is no secret but that love has always been exclusively for the south of the Sahara. Previous trips to Egypt and Tunisia had not filled me with a massive amount of confidence about traveling to Morocco but I was determined to use up my holiday this year and a 8 day …
The Silent Killer. It's 5am at Gatwick airport and Jamie and I are queuing at security when we lay eyes on a stunning tall blond lass wearing a very snazzy red dress. We naturally assumed (hoped!) that she would be on our plane. She was. I have always maintained that the Scandinavians are beautiful people …
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