Fes OK so I broke Louise. Its not my fault though, honest. Before anyone panics she is fine just a little sick. Something she ate disagreed with her at dinner we think but we still can not work out...
Train, Taxi, Accommodation & Laundry
Meknes to Fes Today we left Meknes for Fes, another of the Imperial Cities. Not much really to tell as the title suggests it was one of those days you tend to have when you travel filled with transport...
World Heritage Site & Imperial Palaces
Meknes, Morocco Volubilis Today we headed out to Volubilis a Unesco World Heritage Site and excavations to date indicate the site was settled by Carthaginian Traders in the 3rd century BC. Volubilis was annexed about 40 AD and was...
The Ryad
RABAT TO MEKNES This morning we were up early, packed and off to the train station (via of course the French patisserie for croissants) for our 9.17 am train to Meknès which took just under two and a half...
You Come Take My Photo…
RABAT, MOROCCO Today was our opportunity to explore one of the four imperial cities of Morocco – Rabat! First up we strolled past the Imperial Palace (no this is not where we were staying) to outside the old city...
Lou’s New Friend & Budget Hotels
Casablanca to Rabat The sun and sky were peaking out around the cloud’s when we got up, looks like the rain is going elsewhere. Hopefully not Rabat. The hotel handled its breakfast with its usual flare. The waiter kept...
Did We Mention the Rain!
Late sleep in today for a change – 8.20am. Managed to enjoy a hot shower – now that we have finally managed to work out how to get the hot water running – before changing into some fresh clothes. ...
Lost Bag Saga Part 2 & the Great Prawn Mystery
Casablanca, Morocco The first thing I did when I woke up this morning was to go over and look out the window. We have a view over the Medina and to the Hassan II Mosque. I opened the window...
The Bag Saga
Casablanca, Morocco I’m sitting here in our room of Le Royal Mansour Meridien in Casablanca, Morocco in a dressing gown provided by the hotel. Courtesy of passing the date line it is still Monday 23 October 2006. The clothes...
More Planes & Airports
Ok just so you know this could take awhile to type and will probably still have lots of errors as it is a French keyboard, I think, its kind of like going back to two finger typing again with...
Start of an Adventure
So at last the adventure begins. The day begun like any other day that has gone before it. Except that today is the day that we fly off into the big wide world to Morocco. Or at least start...