Our list of favourite cities keeps growing and the coastal town of Essaouira, Morocco made the cut. After our first afternoon in the narrow alleys of the UNESCO World Heritage Medina, we couldn’t wait to share its wonderful blue doors with you. For those who missed them, here they are again. Including these traditional beauties…
The taxi driver pulled over, “Ben Slimane is that way,” he tells us. He’s driven to the end of a cul-de-sac, and we need to walk from here. Our Riad was located in the Medina, the old historic part of Marrakesh. No sooner are we out of the car that a group of youngsters approached,…
Magical memories of Morocco, of our one day trip to Tangier during our honeymoon, have always stayed with us. The carpet in our living room is also a memento of that visit. So it was with great anticipation that we arrived in Casablanca to commence on our African travels. Our friend Larbi welcomed us with Moroccan hospitality at…
Barcelona, the capital of the Catalonian region, is a unique and vibrant place to visit. Following a short hop to England, we returned to Spain since we had enjoyed Madrid so much, and decided on Barcelona. We spent a few days exploring the city, then travelled South to Peníscola, Tarragona, and Vilafranca de Penèdes before returning for…
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