A Popular Day Trip from Agadir to nearby Paradise Valley

I wonder how many Paradise Valleys there are on the planet! I’d come across reference to this one on several occasions over the past few years and, being a huge fan of Morocco, I reckoned I had to be missing out on something spectacular if even half the hype was to be believed! The opportunity […]

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The Wonderful Walls of Taroundant

Once upon a time – a few years into our travel journey – we made a pact that we would never revisit a place – the world was too big after all and there would never be enough time. That was in Lazise in northern Italy after a fab six week road trip. Anyway, the […]

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5 Reasons to love Essaouira!

It’s amazing how many people I’ve come across who haven’t been to Morocco – I say amazed because, even from home, cheap direct flights from Dublin get you there in under four hours. While the labyrinths of Marrakesh and Fez are admittedly daunting for the uninitiated, the seaside town of Essaouira is perfect for the […]

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Planning that One-Week Road Trip in South Morocco

Where exactly are we off to! This is a Looped Route (more or less!!) beginning and ending at Agadir Airport. We’re heading south along the coast before turning in towards the Anti Atlas Mountains and back to Agadir. Who’d like this Trip? This is more for those of you already familiar with Morocco (first-timers will […]

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SELF-EXPLORING IN MOROCCO (AWAY FROM THOSE BIG CITIES!) – 5. TAGHAZOUT

Taghazout is a great place in which to play havoc with the age profile for a day or two (unless you’re an antediluvian hippie – then you’ll blend right in!!) Surfers discovered this once laid-back fishing village in the 1970s ( indeed I reckon some of those original pioneers never left!) and have flocked here […]

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