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I bet the tour guides took you to a rug shop or two An Uncles shop maybe? Sit you down with tea so you cant just leave and you feel obliged to buy something?

Jed

jed the spread wrote:I bet the tour guides took you to a rug shop or two An Uncles shop maybe? Sit you down with tea so you cant just leave and you feel obliged to buy something?

Jed

Surely nepotism rules in Morocco, but we were quite good at not buying things (following the example set by the Yorkshire contingent).

Does sound a lot for a guide between quite a lot of vans and camping but i can see the point of having back up even if it is from the other paying guests.


I quite fancy eastern Europe some time. I need more holiday days! I've got 24 days off in a row this year for Ecuador

The_blue wrote:....I can see the point of having back up even if it is from the other paying guests.

Its a v popular destination for French motorhomers (because it's nearer for them than for us, and the folks speak the same language - "French, which remains Morocco's unofficial third language, is taught universally and still serves as Morocco's primary language of commerce and economics). They tend to travel in 2s or 3s and are therefore able to sort out almost any problems themselves.

I quite fancy eastern Europe some time. I need more holiday days!

We've been talking about Croatia for too long. People who've been say, Go soon, because it's changing fast, and Don't bother going far inland because it's still communinst-era gloomy.

I've got 24 days off in a row this year for Ecuador

Hell of a drive though.

Noomo, I await part 2 with baited breath

tetleysid wrote:Noomo, I await part 2 with baited breath

Good-oh!

I'm working on it: better sunrise over Erg Chebbi dunes, Berber villagers, off-roading with Berber-driven Landcruisers, kohl mining, Malian drummers, vanning over the High Atlas, arriving on the campsite at Marrakesh. And still much more to come!

Excellent Miles. Looks an interesting place. Maybe when I retire...........in nine years!!! And if Cameron has his way, maybe even longer.

I've never been to Morocco but Louise has spent some time in Marrakesh. We have some souvenirs dotted around the house and some of them aren't even tacky.

I'm looking forward to part 2.

Frank.

BTW, my son and his girlfriend bought a lovely t4 last year. It's a 1993 Reimo Miami, 1.9D, 80K and a poptop. Beautiful van for only £3250. I always believed there was less interior space in a t4 compared to a t3. After seeing my sons van, I think I've been wrong about that. The sliding "variomatic" seat/bed gives huge space. And his van has two swivelling front seats too. Wonderful vans. I'm a little jealous of his t4.

ive never enjoyed someone elses holiday photos so much, let alone someone i dont know!
excellent pics and comments too.
i have to ask, do you know what is on the 'spire' of that building in picture 202?

thanks for sharing.

Hi, Frank, good to e-see you again.
And Lughole, it's a storks' nest with Muhammad's crescent moon above it. And thank you for your very kind comments.

I've always thought Mr Reimo did an exceedingly good conversions of the T4 and I do find it v diff not to snoop into any I see parked up.

We talked about going back to your excellent island again, Frank, but the ferry prices are so disappointingly huge that we're pretty sure we can get well into Scandinavia for no more money. Don't know what to say about r*t*r*m*nt - my life's included so many unsmart moves, and I feel that I nearly wore myself out in the process, so it's a huge relief to find that for once I've got something right!

It's a pity it's so expensive to get from England to Ireland. £250 Stranraer/ Larne return is rediculous.

We've just booked Rosslare/ Cherbourg return with overnight cabins for 350 Euro.

If you ever manage to come back to Ireland Miles please let me know. Maybe we can even camp with you for a couple of nights as "guides". And you're certainly welcome to stay at our house. Louise is a great vegetarian cook too.

Frank.

OXI wrote: If you ever manage to come back to Ireland Miles please let me know. Maybe we can even camp with you for a couple of nights as "guides". And you're certainly welcome to stay at our house. Louise is a great vegetarian cook too. Frank.

That's a very good deal, Frank. And we will take you up on it. The other night I was watching Coast as it went all along the top end and was reminded we've still lots more to see over there.

Interesting report; all that rain reminds me of travelling down to the Sahara across Tunisia when I was a lad when my only knowledge of the desert was based on Laurence of Arabia. We had three days solid of rain and we drove for miles through inches of water trying to stay on the 'road'.

Still would love to visit Morocco but would need to get away from the wagon trains of campervanners over there!

We've been talking about Croatia for too long. People who've been say, Go soon, because it's changing fast, and Don't bother going far inland because it's still communinst-era gloomy.

Their not wrong; last year we got to the point where we were so fed up with the 40 degree heat and lying in the shade we decided to head inland to one of the National Parks in the mountains to try and find some cooler air.

It was eerily quiet on the back roads we took and many of the villages still bore all the scars of past battles; it was very 'other wordly' compared with the coast and Islands with its mix of back packers and superyachts. The National Park itself (Plitvicka) was stunning in both its natural beauty and the sheer volume of visitors there in July which surprised us.

Still a great destination though. Korcula and the Orebic peninsula is our favoured corner for now.

Mudlark wrote:Still would love to visit Morocco but would need to get away from the wagon trains of campervanners over there!

It was eerily quiet on the back roads we took and many of the villages still bore all the scars of past battles; it was very 'other wordly' compared with the coast and Islands with its mix of back packers and superyachts. The National Park itself (Plitvicka) was stunning in both its natural beauty and the sheer volume of visitors there in July which surprised us. Still a great destination though. Korcula and the Orebic peninsula is our favoured corner for now.

I'm writing up the second part of our visit now and noticing that increasingly frequently we were breaking away from "the chain gang". It's quite good to be able to say that we've done it, but I'll be senile b4 we do another trip in that way.

Do you drive to Croatia? I've made a note of Korcula, but WON'T TELL ANYONE. OK?

Have you looked at the pictures of when Jake, Russel and Andrew went to Morocco? they are quite good Miles. More up your street I recon.

jed

jed the spread wrote:Have you looked at the pictures of when Jake, Russel and Andrew went to Morocco? jed

Where do I fnd them?