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Casablanca was the penultimate stop on the rally. I had a very romantic imagine of this city based on the cult Hollywood film under the same name, but the reality is...Casablanca is a giant construction site. It's a mix of modern commercial and apartment buildings, and some old soviet-like blocks...so I was left quite unimpressed. It lacks any architectural or historical landmarks apart from the Hassan II Mosque, which was well worth the drive. It's an imposing structure bu

After spending a whole week driving inland, I couldn't wait to head west towards the ocean. Initially the plan involved a nearly 800km / 10 hour drive south to Tarfaya after Marrakesh, but two days of the rally got eaten up by the Mount Toubkal climb... In hindsight, I should have given myself 12 days altogether (including the climb) to be able to visit Tarfaya... but hey, it's one of the first challenges and I will definitely work on logistics a bit more next time! Essaour

The drive from Aroumd to Marrakesh after climbing Mount Toubkal was the shortest one I had on this rally, but it felt like forever. I was unbelievably tired, desperately in need of a shower (I didn’t wash for 2 nights running) and hungry (a massive KFC bucket sorted that out). Just so you know, the smiling photo above was taken AFTER I had a 12 hour sleep :) Source: Google Maps I spent my only ‘day off’ exploring the dazzling Marrakesh. Wow, what a city! It’s impossible to

Day 4 was a drive from Ouarzazate to Imlil in prep for the Mount Toubkal climb. Just over 240km but the winding mountain tracks (add roadworks to that) made it into a solid 6 hour trek. I never actually feel it takes that long as I'm constantly distracted by the amazing views on route: Nearly looks like LA ;) Ah, the roadworks which stopped the whole traffic for a good hour.. If you look closely there's a digger 'hanging' on the side of the mountain at a 45 degree ang

As promised, updated post on day 2. Good night sleep in Fes even though I still have to get used to the singing/praying that starts at dawn… This charming hotel, Riad dar Guennoon, is located in the very centre of the city. Hard to find at first among the maze of alleyways, but one of the local lads helped us out. And of course he wanted to get paid for his kindness, which is essentially one of the ways they make money from tourism! I only got a couple of hours to walk

Well, I'm desperately trying to upload some photos for this post but the local Fez wi-fi ain't havin' any of it! (*update: managed to add ONE in morning today on Tuesday..yes, it only took the whole night to get in on the site) It's been a long day. Prep in the morning (picking up the car, supermarket spree and then..McD, shamelessly have to admit to that sin) and then 300km / 5hour drive to Fez. I'll do a quick tour of the city I the morning, but then we've got another 7 ho

Hope this first post finds you well. On Friday the 13th. This website was supposed to be up a few months ago and I kept eternally postponing the launch date. Millions of excuses. Though above all, I was completely daunted that I am (yet again) starting from zero and what's even worst, worried that I would fail miserably. Add impatience and a touch perfectionism, and there you have it: a bad attitude that kept me going round in circles, procrastinating about what could be, bu