The coastal town of Essaouira (pronounced essa-weera) was one of our favourite stops on our Intrepid tour of Morocco. We loved wandering the colourful streets, people watching...
Morocco Desert Tours – Everything You Need to Know
Any visit to Morocco should include a day or two in the Sahara Desert. Spending a night under canvas was certainly a highlight of our Intrepid tour around Morocco. In...
The Best Things to do in Fez, Morocco
Fez - the name is so evocative, conjuring up images of dark, narrow alleyways filled with intriguing doorways that lead we know not where. This historic and cultural city is a...
Why You Should Visit Meknes, Morocco
Meknès, Morocco doesn't feature on many itineraries of this north African nation, but I would argue that it should. It is a small city located between Rabat and Fez. If you are...
15 Things you MUST do in Barcelona
Barcelona is such a vibrant city with so many attractions and a rich history and culture, it's impossible to see everything in just one visit. We have been lucky enough to spend quite a bit...
A Complete Travel Guide to Trinidad
Welcome to my Trinidad travel guide! In this article, you will find all the information you will need if you are planning a trip to this Caribbean island.
First Thoughts
Trinidad...
Valras Plage – our home from home
Valras Plage is a typical Mediterranean coastal town in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It has few distinguishing features and doesn't even merit a mention in the Rough...
Coffee in Ethiopia – everything you need to know
Mark and I are both coffee lovers and one of the things we were looking forward to about our trip around Ethiopia was drinking lots of it, in the place where...
A Review of Intrepid’s ‘Morocco Encompassed’ Tour
Mark and I do a lot of independent travel. We enjoy the freedom and flexibility that goes with ‘doing our own thing’. However, this type of travel can be exhausting! When we...
Ben Abeba aka ‘the spaceship restaurant’, Lalibela, Ethiopia
On our second evening in Lalibela, Ethiopia, our guide, Shambles, took us to an amazing restaurant for dinner. The Ben Abeba sits on a rocky outcrop just...
