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Marrakech Souks

Ben — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:44:38 +0000

Exploring the street markets of Marrakech on our trip to Morocco back in 2011.

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Trekking in Toubkal National Park, Morocco

Ben — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 22:54:17 +0000

Taken back in 2011 whilst on a day hike through the Atlas Mountains in Morocco.

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Merzouga and the Erg Chebbi dunes

Ben — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:17:12 +0000

The pièce de résistance of our camel ride was walking the final few hundred meters to the top of the sand dunes at Erg Chebbi. The views were breath taking and it was just me and Rose at the top looking out for miles in what seemed to be an endless sea of sand and […]

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Saharan camel ride Erg Chebbi

Ben — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:11:59 +0000

A few hours before sunset we set off on our camels to make the 5km journey to the dunes at Erg Chebbi in the south eastern tip of Morroco. Rose was in her element, resulting in us coming back on the camels as well!

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Berber Camping in the Sahara near Erg Chebbi

Ben — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:08:25 +0000

The culmination of a few hundred kilometers of driving and exploring lead us to our home for the night, a Berber campsite near the Saharan sand dunes of Erg Chebbi in the south eastern tip of Morocco, about 40km from the border with Algeria. To say we spent the night in the middle of nowhere […]

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Draa Valley, Morocco

Ben — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:59:34 +0000

The next highlight on our desert safari was The Draa Valley, an assortment of palmeraies, orchards, kasbahs and Berber villages, which in part reminded me of some of the scenery from Monument Valley and The Grand Canyon!

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Babel and the Kasbah at Tazarine

Ben — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:52:20 +0000

Our first stop en-route from Ouazazate to the Sahara was in the small village of Tazarine in the Draa Valley. Coincidentally this is where some of the scenes from the film Babel were shot, quite cool thinking that Brad Pitt was hanging out at the same place, only a few years before. The Kasbah was […]

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Ouarzazate and the Fint Valley

Ben — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:45:35 +0000

The first leg of our desert safari took us south east of Ouazazate across the Atlas Mountains and through the Fint Valley. Here are a few pics snapped en-route of the amazing scenery!

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Road trip from Imili to Ouarzazate

Ben — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:36:26 +0000

After spending 4 relaxing days at Douar Samra in the High Atlas mountains we decided our next little adventure would be to visit the Sahara desert. We got in contact with Desert Dreams, based in Ouazazate and booked up a 2 day tour that would take us to the Sahara desert. We left Imlil mid-afternoon […]

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Upgraded to the treehouse

Ben — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:13:01 +0000

Last night we decided we wanted to stay an extra night up in the mountains, so we extended our stay at Doura Samra. This morning we had to swap rooms. Usually when swapping rooms in a hotel/B&B you expect pretty much to be in an identical/similar room! Not at Doura Samra. The place is so […]

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Tamatert trekking, High Atlas, Morocco

Ben — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:58:53 +0000

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!

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Tamatert: hiking in The High Atlas Mountains, Morocco

Ben — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:26:59 +0000

We made it up to the High Atlas mountains yesterday, just 75km(ish) south of Marrakech. The skies are blue, the people are fantastic and we’re genuinely in a happy place right now. More updates to follow!

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Douar Samra, Tamatert village, Imlil, Morocco

Ben — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:06:35 +0000

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!

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Marrakech and Riad Elizabeth, Morocco

Ben — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:56:45 +0000

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 […]

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