Monthly Archives: November 2010

Hammam!

I persuaded Lucy to try a hammam at Riad Laaroussa. The hammam is beautifully restored, lit by candles and with rose petals spread over the massage tables and floor. The steam room where we lay and relaxed on the marble … Continue reading

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Volubilis and a bit of Luxury in Fez

Wonderful drive through Northern Morocco endlessly variable countryside. One minute desert, then farmland and then miles of plastic greenhouses forcing winter luxuries for the European market…. We spent a couple of days on the coast visiting Moulay Bousselham bird sanctuary … Continue reading

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Across to Africa at last

After a wonderful “shakedown” drive through Europe we crossed to Morocco on the 22nd of November 2010. As we got close to the port the vehicles got more and more overloaded…..hey cost is calculated by the wheel base! The first … Continue reading

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Change of plan ’cause we can

We have been tempted by the offer of a a couple of days with friends in the South West of France so we are taking a detour back North to the edge of the Pyrenees for blazing log fires and … Continue reading

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Still in Spain

We have been lucky enough to borrow a flat from friends in Sitges south of Barcelona the weather is beautiful and we are enjoying our first proper stop. Feel we have rather overdone castles and cathedrals but have enjoyed the … Continue reading

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North of Spain and down to Salamanca

We had a wonderful crossing to Santander and then drove along the North Coast of Spain to Santiago de Compostella.  Beautiful weather and a perfect start spending the nights off road in (very!)hidden bays, although we decided that no one … Continue reading

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