SELF-EXPLORING IN MOROCCO (AWAY FROM THOSE BIG CITIES!) – 2. MIRLEFT

It’s easy to understand the appeal of the sleepy town of Mirleft, way down the Atlantic coast. Thankfully, there is little sign of the mass tourism that has shaped the likes of Essaouira and Agadir since Morocco was ‘discovered‘ in the 1960’s. People come for the rolling hills, sharp cliffs, surf and sand …. ….and […]

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Self-exploring in Morocco (away from those big cities!) – 1. Les Roches Bleues

Not quite ‘turn left in the middle of nowhere and keep going‘ but……… No – we’re not really in the middle of nowhere – we’re just a few miles from the town of Tafraoute in Southern Morocco. But the desolation of the beautiful Almenn Valley certainly adds to the bizarreness of what we are seeking…. […]

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My Top 10 of Everything! Mini Bucket-List Road Trips in Europe

So you’ve a week or less but don’t want to confine yourself to a city break.  Or maybe you’ve visited all the major centres and don’t know where next….Read on….. Experience has taught me that one always comes home from a road trip knowing one could have done better! Chosen routes are not always the […]

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Planning a Greek road Trip – the joys of Delphi without the Crowds!

Says she!!! Whose arrival at Delphi, in the late morning, clashed beautifully with the day tours from Athens! I’ve very little to add to everything that has already been published about Delphi – it IS special, and well worthy of a visit. This is just a nod to anyone considering independent travel in Greece next […]

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Winding up a Greek Road Trip – a few days’ chilling on the Halkidiki Peninsula

Poseidon’s Trident, Riviera of the North, Three Legs, Greek Caribbean…… …..and the most popular destination in Northern Greece. Well, I for one had never heard of it. I only came across it when looking for beach options for our last few days before flying out of Thessaloniki airport. But one thing’s for sure – it’s […]

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