Dec 3
Several months ago we embarked on a massive adventure touring trip from London to Morocco by motorcycle. That trip changed us. We realised we wanted to do more motorcycle traveling and of all the other ways to travel (plane, boat, train), traveling by bike was our new preferred method of transport. Read more
When researching Marrakesh, several guide books and bloggers cautioned us about the sneaky sales people in the city’s main square. Watch out for the monkey men! Don’t touch the snakes! They warned. Nobody mentioned the ninja henna hustlers.
The site of Volubilis or Walili (in Arabic) in northern Morocco is home to some of the best preserved Roman ruins in northern Africa. On our way north to Chefchaoun we stopped to admire the view and snapped some pictures of this picturesque piece of Moroccan Rome.
We rolled into Marrakesh on one of the hottest days of the year, a mere fifty-four degrees! My helmet was too hot to touch, my trousers were stuck to my legs, my feet were swollen and I needed to pee. Things were never going to go well.
Cats. There’s something about them that often forces me to stop mid conversation and announce to whoever is present; whether they’re interested or not, that I’ve just discovered the cutest cat in the entire world. Of course this can’t possibly be true as I can often be found making this declaration several times a day.
It’s hot, it’s crowded and like most of Istanbul, it’s ancient. I hold tight to my handbag whilst trying to navigate the narrow winding streets, crammed with tourists, touts and busy Turkish housewives.
Whilst looking for motorcycle-friendly accommodation options in Morocco I stumbled across Hostelbookers 7 Super Shots post. The budding photographer in me squealed with excitement and then proceeded to spend hours wading through thousands of images on my hard-drive reminiscing over travels past.
The 16th century Sultan Ahmet Mosque (or Blue Mosque) is an awe-inspiring culmination of two different centuries, the Ottoman and the Byzantine Empires and is believed to be the last great mosque of the classical period. Despite there being more than three thousand mosques in Istanbul, the Blue Mosque dominates the cities skyline with it’s six spires (or minarets).
Egypt has long been the cultural melting-pot of Africa. Asian, African and Mediterranean people can all be found throughout the North African nation and this blending of nationalities is reflected in the countries culinary delights.
The Duomo, Milan’s cathedral, is one of the largest and most impressive churches in the world. Built from 325,000 tonnes of marble atop a total land mass of 12,000 square metres, it’s 157 metres long and home to 135 spires and 3,400 statues.
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