With Sidi Ifni, we had finally reached the Atlantic Ocean again. The small town has a strong Spanish influence, as it was founded in 1934 by Spain as a military base. Roads, avenues, central squares, barracks, decorative buildings, hospitals and administrative buildings were constructed in the Art Deco style. Nearly 15,000 Spanish soldiers and military […]
After we had left our spot near the petroglyphs, we drove into Tata and from there continued west along the N7. Last time we had used a track from Pistenkuh.de, which took us through the Mansour Gorge. This time we opted for a route further north through the mountains, and it was at least as
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After a rainy day, the Atlas mountains were covered with snow on the highest peaks, a beautiful sight. We drove along the mountains to Ouarzazate and further to Aït Benhaddou, where we found a lovely spot for the night above the river with great views of the old ksar. We met other travellers and postponed
We had a cold and very windy night up in the mountains at 2,500 metres, before we started our route through the Dadés gorges. We were close to Agoudal, from where we drove on a new tar road to one of the highest passes in the Altas, the Tizi n’Ouano with 2,900 metres. From here
We left Goulmima, to drive into the Atlas mountains. The locals had warned us, that rain was predicted for the end of the week. By then, we shouldn’t be driving on difficult roads any more. Two days to go, so we were good. Our route took us north to Amellagou and then west through a
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After crossing the border from Portugal to Spain, we visited a ham radio enthusiast in Ayamonte, who had contacted us. After a lovely afternoon, we left to Huelva, where we found a spot for the night at the Rio Tinto. On the way to Algeciras, where we will take a ferry to Morocco, we visited
Our last time in Sintra, which was in 2019, we had visited the colourful and whimsical Pena Palace. This time we opted for the Quinta da Regaleira. First advice: don’t even think about driving with your camper to any site in Sintra. Better park at the train station and take an Uber or a bus.
We had visited Óbidos before, but a visit to DXPatrol was on the plan. This Portuguese company provided Edi with the equipment to do radio communication via satellite. Antonio, the owner of DXPatrol was so kind to check the setting for us, and together they did a test call. But we also went to visit
We had spent the night at Luso, a spa town in the mountains behind the coast. A modern spa and hotel are surrounded by renovated and abandoned villas from a time when this little town must have thrived. Above Luso a convent of the Discalced Carmelite was established in 1628. The monks of the Convento de
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This was a day of nice surprises, it seems. When arriving at Sangalhos to visit a museum, we noticed a Velodrome which had another museum, this one about bikes, attached. As we had enough time, we went there. The museum can only be visited with a guide, and we came at the wrong time, but
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