Royal Palace of Fez (Dar el Makhzen) Fes

From the sunny Costa del Sol we made our way by bus down to the coastal town of Tarifa where the ferry leaves for the northern tip of Africa. The entire group were very excited to finally make our way across to Morocco which is only 14km away from Spain!! Stepping off the ferry in Tangier could not have been more different from where we had come …

The day started off with heading to a local cafe for some breakfast. Not speaking French or Arabic was a disadvantage but having mastered the word for Pancakes with honey 'Crepes aux Miel' I was guaranteed a delicious breakfast! We waited a fair while for our food to arrive and only realised why as soon as some other diners had finished their …

This morning we are determined to find a few of the tourist sights which we have failed to find in the last two days. First on our list is the Medersa. Our guest house owner assures us it isn't far. He would show us where it is on the map if only he could find his glasses. No worries, it's already marked on the map we have, we just can't find it! < …