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Found 11 posts.

El Badi Palace

Morocco Day 11

One final morning of sightseeing, to see what I'd missed. There wasn't that much left, and I'd got enough time to check-out other sites I'd not planned on seeing before a long walk back to the hotel to collect my bags for the flight home from this Moroccan adventure.

November 12, 2017

Kasbah of the Udayas

Morocco Day 10

Today would be split between having one last look around Rabat, and getting back to Marrakesh for my eventual flight home.

November 11, 2017

Hassan Tower

Morocco Day 9

Today I took the train to Rabat, and began seeing the sights there

November 10, 2017

El Badi Palace

Morocco Day 8

My time in the mountains was over, and now was the time for exploring the history of Marrakesh.

November 9, 2017

Mount Toubkal

Morocco Day 7

The entire day was spent in the Kasbah, I felt I could have used the day better elsewhere - but it was nice to relax a little too.

November 8, 2017

Kasbah du Toubkal

Morocco Day 6

Today was the last day of hiking, to get from Imska to the Kasbah du Toubkal where we'd rest for a day.

November 7, 2017

Hiking to Imska

Morocco Day 5

I was burning in the sun now, but had miles to hike before there'd be any break from the sun.

November 6, 2017

Atlas Mountains Football pitch

Morocco Day 4

The hike from Tizgui to Tiziane was one of the warmest yet, and this combined with the shifting ground underneath, green even though it wasn't grass, made it hard.

November 5, 2017

Muleteer and Mule

Morocco Day 3

Strong winds meant Mount Toubkal would not be safe to climb, but today we'd be hiking from Tizi Oussem to Tizgui.

November 4, 2017

Flying in to Morocco

Morocco Day 1

A comfortable journey to Morocco, before a week of being on my feet.

November 2, 2017

Morocco

Ten years since my trip to Egypt, I'd be returning to the northern part of Africa to visit Maroc.

October 25, 2017

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