Lions before breakfast – Hluhluwe Imfolozi
I stared at the storm of flies buzzing frenziedly around the steaming entrails. Trickles of blood were slowly creeping along the furrows of the dried mud track and I couldn’t rid…
Africa
Top things to do in Fes
There can only be one place in the world where, in a tiny 20 metre stretch of alleyway, a shopper can tick the following…
The road to Telouet
Morocco is a world-class place for road trips, with everything from precipitous mountain passes to dusty desert pistes, a journey in this magical land…
Chebbi or Chigaga: which is the best Moroccan Erg
So you’re going to Morocco (great choice by the way), and fancy yourself a wannabe T. E. Lawrence. After all, what can be more…
Kasbah Ellouze, a Moroccan fortress hideaway
Kasbah Ellouze Just hearing the name Kasbah Ellouze never fails to bring a smile to my face. The best maison d’hotes in tout le…
Erg Chigaga camp: Sirocco in the Sahara
A storm at Erg Chigaga The wind howled around camp, whipping the already frenzied sand into a thick airborne soup, stinging the skin and making all…
Kasbah Tamadot Review – a luxury High Atlas Mountains retreat
Have you ever come across an image that sticks in your mind and refuses to budge until you jolly well do something about it?…
Meknes – the subdued Imperial city sister
Our taxi driver arrived in the market place amidst a cloud of dust and expertly manoeuvred the old banger into a space at least…
Riad el Ma – your own mansion in Meknes
So we’re in Morocco…again…relaxing up on the riad roof terrace, listening to birds singing and the gentle trickling water of the dipping pool, trying…
A day trip to Volubilis and Moulay Idriss
So we were picked up for our Volubilis day trip by Khamal from Meknes, in his car that seemed even more clapped out than yesterday…
Riad Laayoun – history beneath our toes in Fes
One of the greatest welcomes we’ve ever had in a Moroccan riad was whilst staying at Riad Laayoun in Fes. House Manager Simo came to…
Things to do in Chefchaoeun – tales from the Blue City
The Moroccan city of Chefchaouen is a bit different. For a start, it’s blue. Not a colour that you associate with the rest of…
