We rose early to the beautiful sight of the sun lighting up the Draa Valley and turning the sky a pale pink. After a quick breakfast we rolled out, long before the women showed up to do their washing and with only the keenest children out on their bikes, mostly heading to school. The ride […] Read More »
67km Zagora – Tamezmoute
It’s always hard to leave good friends behind and we were very reluctant to carry on after such a good time in Zagora. Over the past 10 days we enjoyed a return visit to the grand dunes of Chegaga, an afternoon in Ali’s garden and best of all just sitting with our friend Brahim in […] Read More »
A trip to the hammam
Friedel’s Account Andrew’s Account Just inside the main door of the hammam I stood naked and slightly cold as a breeze blew in from the street. A few minutes earlier my guide, a small elderly lady, told me to strip to my birthday suit as she took my clothes and wrapped them in my towel. […] Read More »
High Atlas Video
Here is the latest video we’ve uploaded, a few minutes of unedited shots after we crossed the High Atlas mountains, about 30km outside the town of Midelt. We tried to make it shorter but in the end decided it was nice to share a few minutes of beautiful scenery. Read More »
Back into the desert
In all our travels, even before this trip, we have seldom felt the need to return somewhere, seeking instead new adventures and landscapes. There was, however, never any question that we would return on our bikes to Morocco and in particular the magical world of the desert. There was still so much more to learn […] Read More »