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This morning Rose and I headed out for a bit of freestyle trekking in and around the Tamatert/Imlil area. Couldn’t get any GPS coverage so I plotted the route on the Runkeeper website (so bound to be a few inaccuracies) but you get the idea!

Tomorrow we leave the hustle and bustle of Marrakech and will be heading south into the High Atlas mountains to hopefully trek the highest peak in North Africa, Toubkal! We are going to be staying here: Douar Samra and extremely excited about the next stage of our adventure!

We’ve spent a lovely two days here at Riad Elizabeth in Marrakech. It is owned by John (a close friend of a friend of mine – Ross). It is beautiful, the decor, the hospitality, the location and the food.

The city of Marrakech is vibrant, with adventures and colour on every corner. We’ve walked around the old city and also ventured over to the Ville Nouvelle. But the city really comes alive after dark in the central square where street traders, witch doctors, food sellers and street performers congregate to feed, entertain and heal you from your day’s adventures.

We’ll upload some pics soon, but for the moment, here are a couple off the Riad Elizabeth website.

A big thanks to John, Kamal and the team for making our stay such an enjoyable one (and to Ross for the drinks on the first night and the recommendation in the first place).

Next stop, Imlil and the High Atlas Mountains!

First attempt at a little tilt-shift-style effect. Again footage not really planned and shot particularly well, but you’ve got to start somewhere! Shot at The Barbican Centre, London, UK, March 2011.

OK this isn’t quite Oton Ba?ar, but it’s a start. Shot on my new Canon 550D one afternoon. No planning and probably didn’t get the best angles, so kinda had to make do with what footage I had.