A Game of Thrones Day Trip to Essaouira, Morocco

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A Game of Thrones day trip to Essaouira, Morocco

The only people I’ve met recently who have seen Game of Thrones and don’t love it are those who have smugly read the books already, and obviously nothing can ever beat the books! I considered reading them, but my favourite part of the TV show is the fact I have no idea what will happen … Read more

Two Days in Rome: The Real Italian Stallion

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Two Days in Rome: the Real Italian Stallion

All roads lead to Rome, which makes it an extremely hard place to write about considering the thousands of articles already out there. As far as I know, no one has tried to name drop (in a natural way) every Sylvester Stallone movie into an article about Rome, and that was my original intention until … Read more

Walking from Fira to Oia, Santorini

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Walking from Fira to Oia on Santorini,Greece

Santorini is a pretty amazing place. A volcanic eruption over 3000 years ago morphed this tiny island in Greece into something you’d expect to see on Star Trek. You also have tiny towns full of buildings dressed in white, adding to the otherworldly utopia feeling. Two of the more interesting towns on Santorini are Fira and … Read more

Chefchaouen: That Blue Town in Morocco

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The medina of Chefchaouen, a blue town in Morocco

Blue is the warmest colour, well according to that recent movie about lesbians anyway, and it definitely rings true in Chefchaouen, or as I had come to know it “That blue town in Morocco”. Chefchaouen sits below the towering peaks of the Rif Mountains – the scenery alone would be enough for me to rank it … Read more

Cinematic Scenes from Aït Benhaddou, Morocco

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The village of Aït Benhaddou, Morocco

Hollywood location scouts searching for Middle East/North African desert villages must have the easiest job in the world, as they all seem to choose Aït Benhaddou – and for good reason. It has that exotic mix of mud-brick buildings sitting above an oasis of palm trees that looks so good on film. Here are some well-known movies … Read more