Dar Liouba – sky sleeping in Essaouira
byTraditional Moroccan guest house – a stay at Dar Liouba in Essaouira I’d had my eye on Dar Liouba for years. In fact staying…
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Legzira beach and Morocco’s wild Atlantic coast
byMorocco doesn’t spring immediately to mind when it comes to beach destinations. Indeed, to a European used to quaint Mediterranean seaside villages and the…
Dar Najmat – a luxury stay at Mirleft’s House of the Stars
byDar Najmat – where traditional Moroccan decor meets sophisticated European style Luxuriating in ripples of turquoise and admiring a surprisingly superb view from the…
Anti-Atlas Mountains road trip – Taroudant to Tiznit
byOn tour exploring the Anti Atlas Mountains Continuing our road trip with Wild Morocco we spent a few days traversing the Anti-Atlas Mountains from…
Ait Mansour Gorge and the painted blue rocks
byBlue Painted Rocks, Tafraoute I have a real problem with ‘modern art’. Whether it is dissected cows or gutted grand pianos on show in…
Chez Amaliya – at home in the Ameln Valley
byCome and discover what it’s like to stay at Chez Amaliya! Under the watchful eye of a pre-Cambrian quartzite lion, Chez Amaliya was the…
Snakes, boars and lions – hiking the Ameln Valley
byThe wild boar meant business. Blocking our path more effectively than even Gandalf would have done, he gave a haughty snort of derision and…
A Moroccan botanical garden stay at Dar Al Hossoun, Taroudant
byDar Al Hossoun I’m not sure what first attracted me to Dar Al Hossoun. Perhaps it was the impressive garden landscapes, the promise of peaceful…
Tizi n Test road trip – Tin Mal to Taroudant
byThe night watchman eyed them warily from his lofty perch up in the crumbling tower. It wasn’t every day that visitors bothered to stop…
Trying out a Morocco tour company – Wild Morocco
byI sat companionably chomping on apricots with Hubbie and our Wild Morocco tour company guide, Salah. It struck me that eating these delicious little…
Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary – is it really worth a visit?
byThere are three main national parks in Swaziland that as a tourist you’ll want to see. We had time for just two. Mkhaya Game Reserve…
The Map room in Franschhoek – a bolt hole for explorers
byClint Eastwood and maps. Two of my most favourite things and both of them right here at the Map Room in Franschhoek. Had the…