PART ONE – OUTBOUND Many of you who are kind enough to follow my blog will know that my favoured means of transport these days is by train. There are so many reasons for this which I won’t bore you with but our experience on this holiday sums it all up pretty well, so here…

Sorry for the delay in posting this but things have been hectic since we got home with swarms of granddaughters coming to stay. Well that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it. Today is our last day in Marrakech and there is one thing left to do from our list. Years ago on an earlier…

…and an excellent cup of coffee. This is not supposed to happen, it was raining when we woke up and was cold too. So we stayed in bed. Eventually we got up and had a leisurely breakfast by which time it had stopped raining but looked likely to start again at any time. We set…

“Oh I do like to be beside the seaside…..” And why not? Marrakech for all its attractions is a dusty, sometimes smelly and occasionally smoky place so a day beside the seat (well Atlantic Ocean actually) is a delightful prospect. so before we left home we booked tickets for a day trip to Essaouira; former…