From The Road

From mountain passes and pilgrimage routes to remote campsites and unexpected encounters, these are stories from the road. Travel journals, adventures on two wheels, broadcasts, videos and reflections from journeys across the world.

From The Road | General Ramblings | morocco | Touring

Spain is wonderful
ByMatthew Cashmore September 14, 2007July 11, 2011

I don’t know if it’s just the feeling that I’m getting closer to home or if it’s the perfect weather, either way I feel like I’m walking on air. This side of Spain is wonderfully beautiful, I’ve decided to head straight up the middle via Madrid then up to the French border over the foothills…

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From The Road | morocco | On the road | Touring

It had to be true
ByMatthew Cashmore September 13, 2007July 11, 2011

The drive back to the coast last night was stunning. The countryside really opened up, I got out of the way of the cities and just enjoyed the wonderful views and vistas across and out to sea or up into the Rif mountains. I was on the brink of changing my mind again when I…

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From The Road | morocco | On the road | Touring

Time to come home?
ByMatthew Cashmore September 12, 2007July 11, 2011

So I’ve been at this for a little over a week. I’m feeling run down (even with the rest in Gibraltar) and if one more person tries to rip me off I’m going to hit the roof. I think that’s my point actually… I’m not sure I can do this on my own. Today I…

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From The Road | morocco | On the road | Touring

Into Morocco, beyond the tourist traps
ByMatthew Cashmore September 12, 2007July 11, 2011

Riding out of Tetouan towards Chefchauouen I was struck by how poor this country actually is. Lots of people liing on the outscirts of the city, living much as they must have done in the middle ages. Donkeys, carts and what cars and vans there were, were being thrashed within an inch of their lives;…

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From The Road | morocco | On the road | Touring

Making for the border…
ByMatthew Cashmore September 12, 2007July 11, 2011

So I’ve decided to head for home. It’s not that I don’t like Morocco (although to be fair I’ve only seen a very tainted part of it) it’s a combination of things. Right at the top of that list is spending 14 days in my own company. It’s what some may call, madness; or at…

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From The Road | General Ramblings | morocco | Touring

Where is Matt?
ByMatthew Cashmore September 11, 2007July 11, 2011

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From The Road | morocco | On the road | Touring

Made it!
ByMatthew Cashmore September 11, 2007July 11, 2011

I’n here, typing on a rather odd keyboard but here all the same. I was taken for a ride when I got here by a guide’ who escorted me to an expensive hotel (he must have miss understood what I meqnt by cheap, followed by an excersion to a ‘school’ which turned out to be a…

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From The Road | morocco | On the road | Touring

National Day
ByMatthew Cashmore September 10, 2007July 11, 2011

Here in good old GB it’s National Day – I’d say it’s a riot of colour, but actually it’s a riot of red and white – everywhere. You can’t turn around without seeing the colours balzened over people, shops, animals and even the drinks. The Gibraltarians take this very seriously! I’ve spent most of the…

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From The Road | morocco | On the road | Touring

Doing the tourist thing.
ByMatthew Cashmore September 9, 2007July 11, 2011

Having decided to stay around in Gibraltar to see in (and out) the National Day, I found myself at a loose end, wondering what to do and where to go. Do I hit the streets and explore the whole Island, leaving nothing for Catherine and me to see together? Or should I simply sit in…

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From The Road | morocco | On the road | Touring

Hotels are for wimps…
ByMatthew Cashmore September 8, 2007July 11, 2011

… and me. Last night I gave in and crashed at a hotel. It was a bargin at $25 but dear me I wish I hadn’t. Amazingly it was the worst nights sleep I’ve had so far, even with air-con a comfortable bed and clean sheets. I’m obviously getting far to used to my sleeping…

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