Atlas Mountains, Morocco Wed 23rd It is 9.30am and I am back in my little atrium grabbing a few moments before the mule trek. Today we have been gifted with perfect weather; blue skies, plenty of sun and no wind. The view from my retreat is spectacular and I am hoping the photos will capture… More

Atlas Mountains, Morocco Tue 22nd www.kasbahdutoubkal.com I am writing this entry from a small atrium at one end of Kasbah du Toubkal, our accommodation in the High Atlas Mountains, the highest peak in northern Africa. There is a set of floor to ceiling sliding glass door leading from this atrium out onto a small deck,… More

Marrakech, Morocco Monday 21st May Hi all. Today is our last full day in Marrakech (spelling here is with a ‘c’ not ‘s’ for Marrakech). We have just been filling our days with walks around the souqs, visits to the various museums and palaces around the Medina (they are a bit short of the European… More

Marrakech, Morocco Friday 18th May Our first full day in Marrakech was interesting. Mark and I woke to the sunrise call to prayer, a haunting yet comforting sound that filled the Medina. The sun was scorching by breakfast at 8.30 up on the roof-top terrace so we realised we would have to spend at least… More

Marrakech, Morocco Thursday 17th May Marrakech airport is what I imagine Bankstown airport must be like, very, very basic. You disembark onto the tarmac, walk through a glass door, run to get an immigration form, complete and submit this, collect your bags and walk out to empty space. A dust storm had blown up that… More

Madrid, Spain Wed 16th We didn’t venture out until quite late this morning. Our first stop was the post office where we eventually communicated that we needed to priority post the Paris key back to the USA. After this we separated; Mark and Tom off to do boy things and Belle and I off to… More

Madrid, Spain Tue 15th Tuesday was a public holiday in Madrid in honour of their patron saint, San Isidro. The feast is marked by a full week of celebrations, concerts and fireworks in the streets, theatre, opera and parks. There are also daily bullfights as opposed to the regular weekly fights. Our day started out… More

Madrid, Spain Sun 13th Our arrival into Madrid in the late afternoon of Saturday 12th was not without incident. I had pre-booked a shuttle transfer and, thought I was quite clever having navigated through the Spanish web site in doing so. We discovered on arrival that our booking was indeed in order but, we just… More

Paris, France We woke early to a chilly morning. A call from Janet Lagudi roused us all and it was lovely to hear a friendly voice. We are all a bit sick of the many rude Parisians considering they would be up a creek, not the Seine, without our tourist dollars. We set off for… More

Paris, France We all woke after a good night of rest looking forward to another day in Paris. We set off early to the Musee deCluny which is dedicated to art of the modern age. Rather odd as it is housed over one of the most ancient sites in Paris, a bath house, dating back… More