Layoune (Western Sahara), 16.04.2014 A first look out of the window revealed a cloudy sky and bad weather. The breakfast on the terrace of the hotel was decent, but temperatures chilly. Some Belgian and Dutch travellers were checking their 4×4 for the day while loading their micro-dogs and bags into the vehicles. I got some breadContinueContinue reading “Desert and Ocean”
Category Archives: Stopovers
Back to the Sea
Sidi Ifni (Morocco), 15.04.2014 The day kicked off with a long breakfast in the riad’s courtyard and a walk through the souks of Marrakesh in the morning, when the action was still slow and the air fresh. Strolling through the alleys I admired the many wood carved decorations on plenty of buildings. Today exactly oneContinueContinue reading “Back to the Sea”
Marrakesh
Marrakesh (Morocco), 14.04.2014 Rabat was one of the cities I had seen already some years ago, and I found my way through the morning traffic easily. Road rules were still barely existent, the Fiat Uno taxis still plenty, and red lights still rather a suggestion then an obligation to stop. The Kasbah was closed, so I couldn’tContinueContinue reading “Marrakesh”
South of Tangier
Rabat (Morocco), 13.04.2014 On a quiet street with few people, most of them still mentally sleeping, I enjoyed a simple breakfast in the morning: coffee with milk, bread with tomato and olive oil, orange juice. I found eggs on the menu of the bar: “fritos” (fried) or “revueltos” (scrambled). I went for the latter, fearingContinueContinue reading “South of Tangier”
Along the Mediterranean Sea
Tarifa (Spain), 12.04.2014 In bright sunshine and 24 degrees the day started off quite well, with little traffic on the road. The last time I drove along the Mediterranean coast in Spain was over 15 years ago, and I remember being shocked by the massive construction everywhere and endless green houses covering entire valleys andContinueContinue reading “Along the Mediterranean Sea”
