Day 19-Day 22 – Zaragoza and Pamplona
Day 19 – Travel day. A late start to travelling today. Left Barcelona at 1pm and arrived in Zaragoza a bit before 5pm. Hotel was a short 5 minute walk from the bus station....
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Day 16-Day 19 – Barcelona
Day 16 – Travel day today – Valencia to Barcelona, a 4+ hour bus ride. I had a front row seat upstairs for the view – shame the windscreen hadn’t been de-bugged for yonks....
Day 13-Day 15 – Valencia
Day 13 – Travel day today – Albacete to Valencia, another train trip of about 2 hours. So far I have been impressed with the long distance trains and buses. Stations seem well laid...
Day 11-Day 12 – Albacete
Albacete is a modern city in the Castilla-La Mancha region of southeast-central Spain, known for its industry, commerce, and cultural life. It is a significant regional capital and the largest city in the region....
Day 9-Day 11 – Cordoba
Day 9 – Mainly a travel day by bus from Malaga to Cordoba, a 2 1/2 hour drive. Córdoba is a city in southern Spain and the capital of the Andalusia region, famous for...
Day 4-Day 8 – Malaga
Day 4 – Travel day today, Tarifa to Malaga by bus. Malaga is the capital of Andulusia and the birthplace of Pablo Piccaso located on the Costa Del Sol. Founded in about 800 BC...
Marrakesh – the Final Days
Back to Marrakesh for a couple of days to wind down and get some washing done before heading over to Spain. Ann and I walked to the Le Jardin Secret (The Secret Garden). It...
To Essaouira
Essaouira is a port city and resort on Morocco’s Atlantic coast. Its medina (old town) is protected by 18th-century seafront ramparts called the Skala de la Kasbah, which were designed by European engineers. Old...
Day 1-Day 3 – TARIFA
Tariff is a Spanish town located at the bottom of the Iberian Peninsula across the Strait of Gibraltar facing Morocco. It’s a one hour ferry ride from Tangier in Morocco. I left Tangier in...
Out of the desert to Tafraoute
Taftaoute is a small town in Southern Morocco located in the Anti Atlas Mountains, with its history deeply rooted in its Berber (Amazigh) culture. Historically, the region was a site of mining for copper,...
Ait Benhaddou & the Western Sahara
Aït Ben Haddou is a historic ksar (fortified village) in southern Morocco, near Ouarzazate, built nearly 1,000 years ago. It became a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. It was a vital stop...
