Category: Morocco

After our trouble finding open and functioning campsites we were delighted to find a cheap and cheerful one in the tiny fishing town of Sidi Kaouki. It was basically just a piece of land with a tap, but for £2.40 a night it was just perfect…and right on the beach Despite being made up of… Continue reading Sidi Kaouki

From Chefchouen we made our way to the coast with plans to slowly travel south, staying a few days at each place we’d marked on the map. We arrived at the first planned stop in Medya (the x on the map above). It was meant to be lovely cheap, guarded parking with views over a… Continue reading The Coastal Run

The Blue Pearl of Morocco Chefchouen was the opposite of Tetouan, it was clean, calm and peaceful. Although usually a popular place for tourists to visit, we didn’t see a single other tourist there, just the local people living their day to day lives. In fact we haven’t seen any other Europeans in Morocco at… Continue reading Chefchouen

We headed into the Rif mountains in search of waterfalls. We didn’t find any but we had the most amazing scenic drive We bought some freshly baked bread from a Berber lady who had a traditional earth oven at the side of the road That evening we found a peaceful place to park in the… Continue reading A Drive into the Rif Mountains

From Asilah we headed to Tetouan The main square was covered in these traditional Zellige tiles They are made with clay and water, hand chiseled, dried and then baked Tetouan is quite a big city and when exploring we experienced a much grottier side to Morocco. There was litter, raw sewage, stray cats and delapidated… Continue reading Tetouan

We headed south-west to a sleepy seaside town called Asilah Its a town renowned for art and music Each year they host an art festival where the walls are painted with murals It’s a very beautiful place The local people were so friendly and we had some lovely interactions This is Hamid He has travelled… Continue reading Asilah

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

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