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An introduction to Kars

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Kars is one Turkish Town that I would definitely like to know better.  This once upon a time Armenian and Russian held town, seemed a little wild at first (we later found it calmed down drastically at night) and the people looked full of character and purpose. Some Turkish towns crept up on us – …

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Marrakech to the Dunes of Erg Chebbi – The Sahara (Part 5)

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In the late afternoon, we cruised through the empty streets of Merzouga, 560 km inland from Marrakech in Morocco.  Box like earthen houses lined the meagre streets that lead to our rendezvous point on the edge of the Erg Chebbi dunes.  The Dunes of Erg Chebbi. [pinit] Waiting on the unexpectedly fine black soil were …

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Marrakech to the Dunes of Erg Chebbi – Dades Gorge and Todra Gorge (Part 4)

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Updated November 2017. Time to get our road trip from Marrakech to the Dunes of Erg Chebbi, Morocco, back on the road.  Part 4 in the series carries on from the magnificent Ait Ben Haddou exploring both the Dades Gorge and Todra Gorge. Leaving Ait Ben Haddou we were caught in the mother of all …

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Marrakech to the Dunes of Erg Chebbi – Ait Ben Haddou (Part 3)

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Ait Ben Haddou is a ksar (fortified village) on the ancient caravan route that linked Sudan with Marrakech.  I toyed with the idea that those camel caravan traders that passed through were the very same ones that stayed in the lodgings we were shown in the MARRAKECH SOUK.   The thought of the trade-laden camels crossing …

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Marrakech to the Dunes of Erg Chebbi – Argan Oil and Mountains (Part 2)

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Still in the High Atlas on our Journey from Marrakech to Erg Chebbi, we ripped pieces from round bread and dipped it in Argan Oil – mmm – nutty oily goodness.  In the past, the nuts were picked and processed from goats’ droppings (urgh…).  Luckily for us they are now most likely harvested directly from the …

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Marrakech to the dunes of Erg Chebbi – Atlas Mountains (Part 1)

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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 …

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New Zealand South Island Lakes – Blue on Blue Lake Tekapo

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New Zealand South Island lakes are the blue on blue.  The only other place we’ve seen that equals the intense cool blue lakes of New Zealand’s South Island, is Canada. But then New Zealand is like a mini Canada, and we all know good things come in small packages!   Why are the lakes in …

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