I read this beautiful poem a few days ago, and it's really stayed with me. Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be betterTo paint a picture, or write a letter,Bake a cake, or plant a seed;Ponder the difference between want and need?Dust if you must, but there's not much time,With rivers to swim, and … Continue reading “Dust if you must” →

I came back to a crazy few weeks of solid work, and this weekend feels like the first time I’ve managed to catch my breath. The craziness is still happening but there’s long term plans in place and I can finally have a weekend off. Even better, a few days off in lieu of the … Continue reading Back home to the beach, and swimming →

A last peaceful day in Marrakech before the long trip home starting tomorrow. A visit to a beautifully manicured garden a world away from the bustle of the city, and a great Berber museum with clothes, jewellery and other centuries-old artefacts. Look for the Majorelle Jardins on Google, a peaceful place however rather full of … Continue reading Last day in Morocco →

A walled city by the coast, with a long sandy beach, city walls on which to enjoy sunset drinks, loads of little shops & cafes, a great hammam for a massage. So glad we had two days here, to just relax and feel the fun of this place. We swam in the Atlantic Ocean, not … Continue reading Essaouira →

Yup still cats aplenty

Driving to Taroudent yesterday with a stop at a valley of share-cropping fields, then a real souk for the local people, was an insight into working daily life here. The tour has generally been well paced, if moving a lot for the last few days. Yesterday however, they really got the itinerary wrong, by changing … Continue reading Working Morocco, around Taroudent →

We travelled from Tata to Mirleft today, around 6 hours of driving with one stop only at a small village to walk through the day palms. It was a tough day, and must have been so hard for Lassen our driver, as we drove for a couple of hours through a thick sandstorm. After a … Continue reading From desert to ocean through a sand storm →

A couple of days of driving, sealed road then into the desert again with 4WD to see some amazing scenery. Another night in a desert camp then the long drive out to Tata where we are staying tonight in a rather lovely simple hotel with another beautiful pool. The scenery has been amazing, spectacular mountain … Continue reading Desert views to Tata →

A market purely for the locals, on our way to our overnight stay in Ouarzuzate. Lunch at our drivers house, a real privilege to be invited in to meet his mother, wife and son. Ait Ben Haddou, an amazing casbah in the side of the mountain, by a river. So many films have had scenes … Continue reading A market, Ait Ben Haddou & Ouarzuzate →

I’m sitting on our bus, yet again, watching the arid Moroccan scenery slowly unspool through the windows. The colour pallet is similar to the Australian bush, although the contours utterly different with the Atlas Mountains on one side and the Ante Atlas on the other side. The detail is acacia, or almond and olive trees … Continue reading Travel →