Marrakesh, the 'red city'

August 18th 2007
(Dan) OK so its the first night at the lovely Souira campground and at about 2am I wake up and somethings not quite right.. and so began my night outdoors. There were packs of dogs roaming through the campground foraging through whatever they could find and at one stage I lay down next to what must have been a red ant colony cause within seconds the were everywhere. Yet I couldn't have cared l ... read more

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more

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I've been all round the show: started in Bali, travelled up Indo to Malaysia and Thailand, ran to Germany then spent time in the Netherlands, Belgium, Belize and France. Caught up with a mate Dan, went to Spain together and brought bikes in Seville. We then rode along the southern Spainish coastline then crossed over to Morocco where we spent a month cyling around. Upon arrival at the Algerian border, they said No so we said oh damn- we have to turn around and go back. Dan decided that Tunisia without a visa was the place for him to go, and then onto Italy. I thought it through and decided to ... full info

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