After hearing lots of horror stories about overcrowded cities, harassment of tourists and dodgy deals, we walked into Tangier with apprehension What we found was calm white washed streets, friendly locals and light hearted haggling We drank mint tea Shopped in the market Admired the architecture And ate our first Moroccan tagine It was an… Continue reading Tangier
Author: Alex Scott
Ferry to Morocco
Before catching the ferry I had a message from some other vanlifers, called Rachel and Harry, on Instagram saying that they were also heading to Morocco. After a few exchanges of messages we realised that we were not only going to Morocco the same week but on exactly the same day, on exactly the same… Continue reading Ferry to Morocco
Rec-on
As one of my stop overs on my big drive north I stayed at this amazing place in the south-east of Spain It’s an old farm that is now an eco village run by Bart and Paulina, a polish couple who moved here 2 years ago They welcome van-lifers onto their land and have some… Continue reading Rec-on
Getting to Morocco
My 90 days in the Schengen are coming to an end and the plan has always been to take time out of the Schengen in Morocco. I have slowly been working my way south and was planning to cross over from Algeciras to Tangier on a 45 minute ferry Due to political disagreements between Spain… Continue reading Getting to Morocco
Granada
After Seville I attempted to visit Malaga. It was too built up, crowded and the roads were not van friendly so I drove straight back out. Onwards to Granada, a city nestled in a valley Granada was the last stronghold of the Moorish kingdom in Spain and has an amazing fortress called Alhambra Inside the… Continue reading Granada
Ronda
Very close to Seville, up in the mountains, is a little Roman town called Ronda It’s balanced on top of a cliff With a 120-metre-deep chasm between the two sides So they built a big bridge Construction of the bridge started in 1759 and lasted 34 years The city of Ronda is sometimes said to… Continue reading Ronda
Seville
Home to one of the largest cathedrals in the world The queues to get in were very long so I headed to Iglesia Colegial del Divino Salvador, a church round the corner where I could buy a combined ticket. This meant I got to skip the queues for the cathedral and see both places for… Continue reading Seville
The Algarve
I stayed on an Avacado farm When the trees are mature they will produce around 400 avocados each year I took a boat trip to see the cliffs And the caves I met some long lost distant relatives (Sarah is my Great Uncle Graham’s cousin) Their two lovely children now call me ‘Aunty Alex’ I… Continue reading The Algarve
Costa Vincentina
I spent 5 days working my way down this wild and relatively unknown stretch of coast just below Lisbon With parking spots like this And little fishing villages like this It’s illegal to wild camp along this coast and the police do an evening patrol, the first 2 nights I managed to park after they’d… Continue reading Costa Vincentina
Lisbon
I spent the weekend in Portugal’s capital Also known as the city of 7 hills I wandered around the little streets I visited these ruins And the little museum inside The stone work is so detailed I met back up with some friends, we had dinner, went out for drinks and explored Lisbon at night… Continue reading Lisbon