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Bandit country
Day three started early after a good night sleep. After breakfast we set off with the contraband team to visit the surrounding villages and the Algerian border to have a better understanding of the contraband in the region. Although you hear about it all the time it is hard to imagine until you actually see it. Oujda…
Southern Morocco Tour – Days 7 & 8
I woke up early to take a walk with the dog and our host immediately served coffee and tea when he saw me. What a good surprise! After breakfast we put our stuff in the car and then headed for a long walk to a rock formation they call the monkey’s fingers (les doigts du singe)….
A ride around Ouarzazate / Morocco
As part of our South-Morocco tour, we planned to spend New Year’s Eve in Ouarzazate. Or near. We usually stay 20km from the city, at the border of the lake, in a family run B&B named “Les Tourmalines”. A quiet, wonderful place. Before leaving Casablanca, I contacted Peter, a friend who lives there and operates…
Southern Morocco Tour – Days 1 & 2
As my brother-in-law was visiting and it was school holiday, we decided to explore the southern part of Morocco, including the desert. The first day we drove to Marrakech to cut the trip to Ouarzazate in two. We left Casa in the afternoon and spent the night in the Palmeraie part of Kech. After a quiet nigh we…
Business trip in Morocco
Since I arrived to Morocco I only managed shorter rides mostly within the day. As we had a four-day roadshow planned for the management we decided with Jaime to go by motorbike. We left the office around 2.30pm on Tuesday and headed to Fes via smaller roads. After a short ride on the highway towards Mohammedia…
First custom tour for Wheels of Morocco – part 1
Having started our motorbike touring activity in April, we were quite busy planning and scouting the routes and handling the many rental clients. Then mid-April we have received a mail from a Canadian couple asking for a custom motorcycle tour in Morocco. They had limited time but wanted to see the desert and explore the…