Category Archives: Morocco

So, where exactly did we drive?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by stevenprescott

Over the past couple of weeks I have been getting my head around the GPS co-ordinates that Nev collected (and I presume is still collecting) and I have managed to load them into Google; not exactly as I wanted but … Continue reading →

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Actual Camping Locations #1

Posted on April 12, 2012 by stevenprescott

I am currently sitting at the back of a bus heading for Knysna from Tsitsikamma on South Africa’s famed Garden Route with a bit of spare time so thought I would flick through a post to let you all know … Continue reading →

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Snapshots of West Africa

Posted on March 17, 2012 by katieprescott

Vibrantly clothed women balancing bundles of firewood and huge basins of water on their heads with grace and ease; wizened, toothless old men sitting in the shade of a tree and watching the world go by; laughing, barefoot, partially clothed … Continue reading →

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New Photos

Posted on December 22, 2011 by stevenprescott

We have added some new photos to the blog. The photos are of Essaouira and Western Sahara, which seems like a life time ago now but this is the first time we have had a reasonable internet connection since then. … Continue reading →

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Djemaa Al-Fna Food Market

Posted on December 2, 2011 by stevenprescott

Ever since I missed the street food extravaganza in the Fez medina I had been ridiculed for not “manning up”* to the task (in which even a vegetarian tried the “amazing” snails…. because “they aren’t cute” ;p). The food market … Continue reading →

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Bushcamp #2

Posted on November 30, 2011 by stevenprescott

I started writing this blog entry a few days ago and I must say that the temperature in the evenings has risen significantly! Last night was the coldest night I have ever spent in a tent! Thought that I would … Continue reading →

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Todra Gorge and Marrakech

Posted on November 30, 2011 by katieprescott

Well the last week has been a week of extremes. We have been up in the wilds of the high Atlas mountains, to a film set for Gladiator, to the hustle and bustle of Marrakech. We have had snow, ice … Continue reading →

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Incredible Fez

Posted on November 28, 2011 by stevenprescott

Having been through our photos I thought that I should tuck into a bit about Fez, which is an unquestionably brilliant city! The only down side to our time in Fez is that we didn’t stay another night there, and anyone … Continue reading →

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Finally…

Posted on November 21, 2011 by stevenprescott

We have just spent five nights in Rabat (the capital of Morocco) obtaining visas for Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso; the city is not too bad, it is just the sitting around and waiting that has caused much pain; but … Continue reading →

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Better late than never

Posted on November 21, 2011 by katieprescott

9th November We’ve been on the road for 5 and a half weeks now and things have turned out slightly different from planned already. We started off with eurostar to Paris, overnight train to Barcelona, then Valencia, Madrid and Seville, … Continue reading →

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