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April 24th 2012
Published: April 26th 2012
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Gibraltar is an anomaly. Geographically it’s in Spain, and they’d really like it back, but for now it’s British - from the pics you can see even the weather is British – I imagine an isolated cold front hovering over it permanently while the sun blazes over the rest of Spain. We went there with Pat and Ann, who you met in the last blog, (thanks again for the tour guys!) and who rel... Read Full Entry



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Hilary Falconer
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The Kiwis are off on their next adventure to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary! First a tour of Slovenia and Croatia then independant travel around southern Italy and Sicily. Then HIS choice of romantic settings - a road trip round Iceland. And of course no flying Kiwis trip would be complete without a sojourn in England including our favourite city - London.... full info
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Tanning pitsTanning pits
Tanning pits
...the poor guys working there are soaking in it all day - no OSH or safety equipment here!
Fes BoulevardFes Boulevard
Fes Boulevard
A city of contrasts indeed. Money has recently been poured into Fes - the King's wife is from there
Marrakesh musiciansMarrakesh musicians
Marrakesh musicians
beautiful music as accompaniment to delicious tagine and pastilla
Tagines Tagines
Tagines
on the go at Zaida weekly souk
The Atlas MountainsThe Atlas Mountains
The Atlas Mountains
on the way from Fes to Erfoud
Ziz GorgeZiz Gorge
Ziz Gorge
stunning scenery and Leurassic limestone formations at 2178 metres through the Mid Atlas Range
Football!!Football!!
Football!!
always a place for a game of soccer, even on the stony plains in the Mid Atlas desert
Ziz GorgeZiz Gorge
Ziz Gorge
clearly. New Zealand does not have a monopoly on spectacular scenery
Ziz valleyZiz valley
Ziz valley
the stunning sight of the Ziz Valley oasis - a ribbon of emerald date palms in the terracotta desert
Donkey car parkDonkey car park
Donkey car park
at the Rissani market, near Erfoud. Donkeys are still the preferred method of transport
Mint tea ceremonyMint tea ceremony
Mint tea ceremony
at the Rissani market carpet co-op. Use gunpowder tea, pour 1st lot of water away, put mint in just b4 pouring, pour into glasses twice and use LOTS of sugar!
classic Islamic architectureclassic Islamic architecture
classic Islamic architecture
Moulay Ali Sharif Mausoleum, Rissani
Berber shepherd campBerber shepherd camp
Berber shepherd camp
right at the edge of the Sahara, just a tent, covered with rugs, for a family. The life of nomads, like it has been for millennia. I felt guilty taking photos, but our tour guide had an arrangement with them and gave them money for school books for the kids
The Sahara DesertThe Sahara Desert
The Sahara Desert
the gorgeous Berbers waiting to give camel rides. Did we go on a camel ride?...do we look stupid??
SaharaSahara
Sahara
we went on a walk up Erg Chebbi sand dunes instead
in the Saharain the Sahara
in the Sahara
photo courtesy of our Berber guide Yousef
Erg Chebbi sand dunesErg Chebbi sand dunes
Erg Chebbi sand dunes
We didn't get a good sunset as there was a dust storm - but somehow that was even better - more authentic - and you got the sense of the dunes going on for ever...
another Berber campanother Berber camp
another Berber camp
At this one they were stationed at wells used to bucket water up from artesian bores to keep village agriculture going...the wells have now dried up because of irrigation further up the valley
On the Road of a Thousand KasbahsOn the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs
On the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs
the Tinerhir oasis on the eastern slopes of the Atlas Mts - the land of a thousand kasbahs or fortified villages
Todra GorgeTodra Gorge
Todra Gorge
300 metre high walls - you can carry on driving through the gorge...but not with our bus!
It looks like a movie set!It looks like a movie set!
It looks like a movie set!
And it is! Ait Benhaddou, a 17th C Kasah or fortified Berber village near Ouarzazate - movie capital of Morocco



13th May 2012
another Berber camp

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

GREAT SHOT
Captures the scene...dry as hell...yet inhabited!

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