Having decided it was finally time for me to leave the relative tranquillity and calming ambience of Essaouira, I searched for and found a new destination. Instead of taking the obvious north east route to Marrakesh, I’ve headed further down south along the Atlantic coast as there are a couple of towns/villages I’ve been advised […]

No, honestly, you really should and here’s eight reasons as to why people, particularly from the UK, should not ignore this post: 1) Sunshine! Essaouira offers almost constant sunshine with a very pleasant ambient temperatures ranging typically between the late teens to mid 20s for January and February. That single reason alone might be enough for […]

Essaouira was not somewhere I had heard of until recent times. Having proven itself to be so welcoming, I’ve ended up staying here for nearly one week. To put that into perspective, consider that the average tourist visiting Morocco would likely a) visit Marrakesh and b) for typically no more than 3-5 days though largely due […]

Leading up: It would be fair to say that for many days leading up to my departure I was a little hesitant. After all, I’d had settled back into ‘normality’ for over six weeks and therefore the prospect of solo travel to an African continent had me feeling somewhat ambivalent, somewhat confused. With the help […]