Author: Alex Scott

Whilst exploring the mountains I came across a very strange town called Ifrane It was built by the French in 1929 as a ‘hill station’, and is like a little slice of Europe in Morocco Since the French left, Ifrane has become a popular holiday destination for wealthy Moroccans I sat in a fancy cafe… Continue reading Ifrane

I left Midelt and climbed up higher into the Middle Atlas Mountains towards Azrou I stopped at several points along the way to take photos of the beautiful snowy scenes At one of these stops a lady came to talk to me, she invited me to her house for mint tea. I followed her down… Continue reading Azrou

It was time to move on from the Ziz Gorge The next stop was Midelt, a town 1500m above sea level, in the plains between the High and Middle Atlas mountains The climate was much cooler than the hot south I’d just come from. It was delightful to see trees again! And the first signs… Continue reading Midelt

I had one last meal with Rachel and Harry before we parted ways I needed to start heading east and then north to catch my ferry on the 6th Dec, and they were heading back to the coast for another month of surfing. The drive east through the rocky desert was quite spectacular Open roads… Continue reading Stuck in Morocco

What a crazy feeling it is when you drive your tiny home into the desert! As usual we were welcomed, and offered mint tea, by everyone who passed by These boys on their bikes enjoyed a photoshoot We could only take our vans so far We left them at a campsite in the rocky desert… Continue reading The Sahara Desert

The drive towards the desert became more and more scenic. We wound around mountains, passed through palm tree oases and saw many traditional mud built villages This is Agdz Here we happened to bump into the grandson of the last chief of the village, who offered to give us a tour, along with two Austrians… Continue reading Kasbahs and Carpets

From Taroudant we had nearly 500kms to drive before arriving at the Sahara desert. Harry was still recovering from his surgery so we decided to break the journey down into small chunks, stopping at little towns along the way. It rained! 1 day of heavy rain. It’s not enough but it was a joyful day… Continue reading Taliouine

After coming down from the mountains I met back up with Rachel and Harry in Taroudant It’s a small city, known as ‘Little Marrakech’ as it was built based on the same design back in the 11th Century We had a walk around the ancient walls And shopped in the souks Taroudant is a centre… Continue reading Taroudant

Whilst driving through Morocco you quickly notice every river bed is empty And every lake is dry I started to ask people about it North of the Atlas Mountains they said they haven’t had rain for 6 months, and this year in September when the rain should’ve come they instead had an unusually warm 2… Continue reading Climate Change in Morocco

I had the most beautiful, scenic drive up into the mountains Passing many little Berber villages where groups of children ran after the van cheering And houses are still built in the traditional way with natural materials There were road side tagines, each cooked on their own little fire beneath And people excitedly showed me… Continue reading The Atlas Mountains