Day 3 of our Spanish adventure and we are due to visit, well, Morocco. We have both been to Morocco before but I haven't been to Tangiers (today's destination) and Claire can't remember. Our travel is an organised tour so let's see how that pans out. The alarm went off at a ridiculous 5.30am which is usually when I'm about to finish work. I'm sure my body clock hates me. After a cup of coffee-free coffee I wasn't quite ready for the day. It was either cheap coffee or cheap-tasting Nescafe (that is always overpriced) so I gambled on the cheaper option and lost. Got to be bad when Nescafe wins a taste test! Hopefully I'll have chance to make a pot in future. So, anyway, posh coach, en route to Morocco at stupid o'clock and ... read more

The alarm went off at 2.15am after a few hours of lying awake farting. I'm not sure that was the sole reason I didn't get much sleep but it didn't help. Claire was very appreciative as always though. I then regaled Claire with the story of how the word holiday comes from the Ancient Greek translated as Holey Day because in olden times the Greeks spent their days off making holes in cloth. Thankfully these days we get to jump on aeroplanes and jet off somewhere interesting as I can imagine me getting quite bored of making holes in anything except David Cameron's head never mind a piece of cloth. After saying goodbye to Lia and Bod we set off in search of roadworks so we could be diverted and this time we were successful. They ... read more

Talk about cramming a lot in and no I'm not back to David Cameron with his pig's head. No I'm talking about day two of our sojourn to Iceland and all the things we've done today. And it was cut short too which upset a peckerhead (yay I get to use the word again!) more than us but more of that anon. The day began in the dark, well obviously, as the alarm went off at 7am. Yes Claire let me lie in till then! I think she's changed.... We'll see for sure on our next holiday though when we are somewhere that the sun rises before 11am....and there's a massive hill to clamber up beforehand.... We negotiated a bus ride more successfully than yesterday and ended up where we wanted to go, unusual I know! ... read more

And as the holiday comes to an end let's reflect a little. We travelled with KE Adventures and I had been a little apprehensive about being taken everywhere and not having the freedom I'm used to. I was also a bit worried about about having to travel with other people and being stuck with them for a fortnight to be honest. We didn't get a lot of free time but our schedule was packed with some amazing sights and things to do. It would have been nigh on impossible to get all that done if we'd been sorting it as we went along. The guides have been great, very informative and helpful. The accommodation has been better than I'd hoped for with some excellent hotels. Most meals that were included have been splendid and when we ... read more

So today we were left to our own devices as we could decide what to do as there was nothing in the itinerary. I guess the idea is so that people can have at least one day to relax as every other day has been jampacked. Relax....us? Claire was getting very angsty about us having nothing to see or do so we asked about things to do of our guide, Jeff. Andy and Helen decided to spend some time relaxing while us other four opted for the exciting sounding 'four island trip' thinking we'd be getting a chance to explore four islands. But no. We were picked up at 8.15 and then it was a lengthy drive up and down incredibly steep roads to get to our boat. The drive took almost an hour as we ... read more