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Hiking the Jordan Trail
December 2, 2021
675 km from the north of Jordan to the Red Sea in the south.
Come on baby light my fire
November 20, 2021
Even the most domestic of tasks can turn into an adventure when you live high in Morocco's Atlas Mountains in the heart of an Amazigh (Berber) family
Kitten rescue Moroccan style
October 15, 2021
I didn't wake up this morning with kitten rescue Moroccan style in mind, in fact I was hoping to go hiking. But what makes God laugh? People who plan.
Tsk tsk, tut tut, women drivers
April 23, 2018
You know that moment when you realise you have been a disgrace to your gender? That moment when you have let down women all over the world? That moment when you have reinforced every misogynistic stereotype? Yes, this was one of those moments when I was an embarrassment to the sisterhood.... in a big way!
How to be brave
April 2, 2018
Hiking in the desert mountains can be quite a challenge. I didn't set out to scare myself when I set out from Tighmert near Guelmim to walk the ridge, but I managed it nonetheless and in doing so learnt some lessons about how to be brave.
Goat’s milk and boiled butter
March 10, 2018
An adventurer needs adventures, so with that in mind, I packed up the cats, my bike and my hiking and running kit and moved to a tiny oasis in the south of Morocco called Tighmert for a couple of months. I want to see what living in an oasis is like, explore the desert area and mountains around Guelmim and get to know the Sahara people. My first adventure was a hike from the oasis, across the desert plain to the mountains.