Morocco

Morocco is full culture, chaos, mint tea and tasty tangines and it’s the ideal destination for a long weekend of sunshine from Europe…

There’s something about the contrast of a busy bustling city with a tranquil and colourful sunset that always catches my attention when it comes to taking pictures – and for me Marrakech was an ideal place to indulge in that kind of photography. This shot was taken on my final night in the icon of …

Although I’m now on the other side of the world exploring New Zealand this photo has been sat on my desktop for a while now waiting for a time to slot it in! So to keep the blogs a bit more diverse I thought I’d chuck in some random slice of Moroccan sunshine for this …

My Moroccan backpacking adventure has now come to an end – but although I’ve left the sunny surf of Taghazout behind and a whole heap of new friends to continue my adventure I still have thousands of pictures from my 4 months living and working there as a surf coach. From a photography perspective especially …

Having finished my surf coaching in southern Morocco I’m now back in the world of travel again – and my first stop up the coast en route to my first flight of the year was the fishing town of Essaouira. Made famous by the likes of Jimmy Hendrix (who reportedly tried to buy the entire place!) …

Marrakech is town of craziness – where chaos rules supreme, haggling is the order of the day and where the orange glow of a sunset is mirrored in the clay walls of traditional Moroccan buildings. With all the chaos of the cities souks a stay here – which is no doubt  high on any backpackers …

If there’s one thing that strikes me about Morocco at the moment it’ the disorganisation of the place! Nothing seems to work as planned and getting anything accomplished here can be a nightmare! Even the building are a mish mash of misshapen, unplanned patterns! Whilst walking through Taghazout last week my brother pointed out an …

If there’s one thing my time travelling has taught me it’s the beauty of a good sunset. Morocco has them by the bucket load – whether it’s over the sands of the Sahara, into the waves of the Atlantic or in this case over the historic main square of Marrakech. The bustling vibe of this …

I touched briefly on what my travels to Morocco entail for the next couple of month before I arrived here in December, but I though I’d give you a bit more of an in depth update as it’s where I shall be based until mid March now. Basically after a few months bouncing around the …

Even though I’ve been based in Morocco for a couple of months now and that surfing is the centre point of my time here (being a surf instructor and all!) I’ve neglected both Morocco and the waves a bit when it comes to blogging. However over the last few days the surf here has been absolutely firing …

2012 has been a pretty dam epic year for my backpacking travels and indeed the blog too! In the past 12months I’ve left rainy cold England behind and spent pretty much all year basking in the warmth of an endless summer on my RTW backpacking trip. I’ve covered 4 continents and 10 countries, all of which …

As you may have already figured out from Mondays Photo of the Week I’ve said good bye to Switzerland (for now!) and I’ve headed off on the next leg of my RTW2012 adventure. I left Switzerland as I found it – covered in snow – and have swopped the snowy mountains for dusty roads, winding …

So today after 6 weeks with the girl in Switzerland I jumped on a plane (after getting up at the ridiculously early hour of 4:30am!) and headed to my final new country of the year – Morocco. I left behind the land of chocolate and cheese much as I found it on my first weekend …

If you know me, know my blog or simply stereotype me by the fact I’m male you’ll already know how useless at planning I am! …my travels are no exception! I worked at STA Travel for over a year before hitting the road again. Planning other people’s adventures? No worries! Planning my own? Completely different …

“Pondering The Next Adventure” This image of my mate Bev following our surf trip to Morocco pretty much sums up everything that’s running through my mind when I board a plane – pondering life, reminiscing the already fading memories of my last adventure and already pre planning the next trip! The only exception to this …

Sunbathing With the Locals When you travel abroad there’s always something out the ordinary that makes you have a double take. In this case when I came out from surfing in Morocco I was greeted by a herd of Camels, just chilling on the beach and topping up their tan alongside the tourists – you’ve …