Alice Morrison

Climbing Ben Nevis in December

December 29, 2017

Climbing Ben Nevis, the UK's highest mountain, is always an adventure, but climbing Ben Nevis in winter is definitely an epic. 1350 metres of ascent and then the same back down again. It may not sound much, but the weather conditions make it a real challenge.

A Moroccan Christmas Miracle

December 12, 2017

If ever there is a bad time for your car not to start. Surely, it has to be when you are getting in it before dawn to drive to the airport. In Morocco, though, there is a solution to every problem. This one was my own little Christmas Miracle.

In search of flamingos

October 9, 2017

Flamingos in Morocco? I didn't believe it when I first heard it and then when I was assured it was true, I had to find out where they nested and try to see them for myself. This was one running adventure I was prepared to suffer sore legs for gladly.

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The day I doubled for a Hollywood film star

September 30, 2017

It is not always you get the chance to double for a Hollywood Film Star. This is a tale of being whisked away in cars with tinted glass, standing on a hot airport runway for twelve hours and getting to board a military plane. It is also a story of how I almost became famous for a nano second.

11 running lies we tell ourselves

August 2, 2017

Running lies and myths are something we all subscribe to. You need those lies to get you out of the door some mornings. Here are my top 11 running lies. I have found them VERY useful. In fact, I am not absolutely sure what I would do with them.

Love in the desert

June 12, 2017

It is a Mills and Boons fantasy: the flashing-eyed Arab Sheikh on his long-maned Arab stallion, descending upon a quivering damsel and sweeping her off to who knows what exotic delights. And the reality? Here is a little snippet of love in the desert 2017 style.

Stop! Police!

June 4, 2017

Driving through Morocco is always an adventure. But it is wise to keep to the rules and to abide by the speed limit. Check points are everywhere and on this road trip through Morocco, I was stopped at one very special one.

Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure

May 11, 2017

I first started talking to Harry Bell of Tern TV about this adventure nearly two years ago and it is almost hard to believe that we have done it and it is finally going to be there - on BBC2. For me, this is a dream come true, being able to share an adventure and my love for Morocco and Africa with a bigger group of people.

Freedom and joy

February 26, 2017

Red Goes Faster is an Australian charity which donates free wheelchairs to children who need them in Morocco. I was lucky enough to be able to help them a little bit and this is the story of one child with cerebral palsy who was set free by some wheels.