Geo: 31.0468, -7.12908The sun rose this morning just after breakfast - more Moroccan flatbread pancakes smothered in jam and honey, hot boiled eggs and sugary milky coffee. Insulin levels sufficiently spiked, we climbed on aching legs to the roof and were greeted by the sun poking its head up above the valleys behind our hostel, iluminating the snowy peaks of Moint Toubkal in an ethereal glow. Sustained by the breakfast and the tranquility, we made our way back down to the village of Imlil. En route, we were treated to the sight of locals going about their business - riding their mules, collecting firewood and water. It had been a truly unique experience: to visit this village, steeped in history and frozen in time, and we felt very fortunate to have witnessed all that we did.Our ... read more

Geo: 31.6342, -7.99994"I'm going to Morocco," I told friends. The invariable response was, "why? If you go to morocco, they told me, you'll be hassled everywhere you go." And being blonde, and having experienced the markets of Egypt and India, I feared the worst too. So it was with trepidation that we descended the steps of the plane, into the bright dry heat of the Moroccan morning. After the world's longest immigration queue, standing for over two hours to get our passports stamped - essential for a hassle-free exit from the country - we negotiated the airport, with its smiling staff and braved the taxi rank. Expecting to be pushed and pulled in all directions, it was a pleasant surprise to be met by a welcoming driver who simply ushered us into his taxi once we ... read more

Geo: 36.1682, -86.7772After yesterday's disastrous drive, and subsequent incredible music evening, we found ourselves enjoying the luxury of a long lie in. After a very late entry into breakfast and consuming the morning's dregs, we headed back down the hill to the main tourist attraction in Nashville, the Country Music Hall of Fame. Home to an incredible array of memorabilia, footage and photographs, it was a thorough walk through the history of the genre. Spread over three floors, there was an immense amount of information to read and marvel at. We were also given an audio guide, which gave extra anecdotal information about many of the exhibits. We saw Dolly's dresses, boots belonging to Alan Jackson, a huge display dedicated to Kenny Rogers, dresses worn by winners of the CMAs and cowboy hats a-plenty! There were ... read more

Geo: 35.1496, -90.0489Navigating the streets of New Orleans was not as difficult as we had feared and we were soon on our way out of the city and onto the freeway. After around an hour and a half, our first port of call had to be breakfast - we were ravenous and knew we would need plenty of provisions for the long drive ahead. We pulled into a service station for breakfast and stocked up on enough junk food to last us for a couple of hours.After another couple of hours driving, we were in Mississippi. This was the state that we were going to pass through and not actually stop in. So, to rectify matters, we decided to stop and grab lunch en route. We didn't have time to visit any of the towns on ... read more

Geo: 29.9537, -90.0778Leaving Las Vegas, we were struck again by the huge number of people still playing the tables and machines at 8am as we departed from New York, via Las Vegas to our next location - New Orleans. However, first we had to contend with the airport system for Southwest Airlines - the USA's version of Ryanair. When we arrived at the airport, after a taxi ride with possibly the friendliest, most interested taxi driver of all time, we found ourselves faced with three potential queues to get into, none of which were signposted but which everyone else seemed to instinctively and successfully navigate. Since we had already printed our boarding passes off, we were... read more