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Day 1 of a three day return TRIP to the dunes of Erg Chebbi, sees us leaving Marrakech in a Prado 4WD. The distance of 562 km is estimated to take 9 hours when driven direct, but we would be using this outward bound portion of the trip to looks at things along the way, incorporating …
Marrakech to the dunes of Erg Chebbi – Atlas Mountains (Part 1)Read More
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And it did last, even although the Mayan Calendar had us guessing. For myself and therefore Budget Travel Talk, this year was a year of surprises. SURPRISED BY SPAIN We ended up in Spain, not because of a long held desire to do so, but because of a house-sit, and not just any old house-sit, …
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Between 1912 and 1956 Essaouira (pronounced Essa-Wira) was known as Mogador, a derivative of the Muslim Saint’s name, Sidi Mogdoul also the name of the budget hotel we stayed at. It’s new name is a Berber word meaning the walls – a reference to Essaouria being a walled city. Outside of those charming walls lies Essaouira …
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This week is our first back from one month’s travelling where we caught up with friends in Brisbane and Melbourne, Australia and Oamaru in New Zealand. The final two weeks we spent at Coolum Beach on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland Australia. During this time we visited my Nephew, his wife and their gorgeous twin …
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As soft as ….. A Pink Petal Flurry in Oamaru, N.Z. Sand at Low Tide, Coolum Beach, Queensland The sky reflected sky – Moeraki Boulders, N.Z. The patina of Marrakech walls, Morocco A sunset from 30,000 feet. Where’s My Backpack is the place to be to discover the softness of others this week.
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I love the challenges set by Where’s My Backpack. This weeks challenge – Texture, was an easy one for me because we recently returned from Marrakech and Marrakech is full of textures. The walls are in all states of disrepair, the mud coatings decay and the bricks become exposed. I could photograph them all day …
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Having booked a double room in a budget hotel (riad) through an online agency at 29 Euro per night, we arrived in Essaouira to see it advertised at the door Four Euros cheaper – business was a little slow. We shifted from our room on the second floor that I had chosen on-line, to one …
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When reading a blog about a place I’ve not been before, the photographs that grab my attention are those of everyday street scenes. How I feel walking down the street wherever I am is an indicator of how happy I will be there. The streets (derbs) of Marrakech are exciting, red, worn, and full of …
