Author Archives: tbeartravels

FEZ PART 1 9TH-12th JUNE 2015  The bus for Fez left at 1-30pm so we had time to bid farewell to Omar at the cafe Haji. On the above map I have marked two Tangier ports, Tangier Med Port and … Continue reading →

CHEFCHAOUEN PART 2 3rd to 5th June 2015 When staying put in a town or city we have a tendency to eat, drink and socialise in one location, especially if the café has a good internet connection. In Chefchaouen we … Continue reading →

CHEFCHAOUEN  Part 1 3RD to 5TH JUNE 2015 Chefchaouen, or Chaouen as the locals say, pronounced ‘Shaf sh a wan’, is the capital of the province by the same name and is located in the foothills of the Rif Mountains. … Continue reading →

TANGIER PART 2 OUT AND ABOUT TANGIER. At the end of the last post I mentioned that Tangier is a mysterious and unique place and because in the past it has attracted eccentric millionaires, secret agents, crooks, entrepreneurs, speculators and … Continue reading →

TANGIER PART 1. 3rd– 5th June 2015 The day began with a taxi ride from Camping Torre de la Pena to Tarifa ferry terminal. There are both fast and slow ferries from Tarifa to Tangier. The slow ferry trip takes about … Continue reading →

TARIFA 31ST MAY to 3RD June The trip from Seville to Tarifa was not arduous as all we had to do was get ourselves and our bikes aboard the bus and settle down for the three-hour journey. Oleander (Nerium oleander) … Continue reading →

SEVILLE SPAIN Thursday 28th– 31st MAY 2015 There were no worries riding the bikes from the hostel to the bus station in Faro and getting them onto the bus. In theory they went free but in practice it cost 5 … Continue reading →

FARO 28tH, 29TH and 30TH MAY 2015 Lisbon is far behind us as we venture to the most southern Portuguese town of Faro in the Algarve Region. The reason for choosing Faro as a stopover point was its nearness to … Continue reading →

LISBON PART 2:  OUT and ABOUT  21st to 25th MAY 2015 Since September 2012 when our Encountering the Past journeys commenced I have laid down around 400 000 words. The words come easily enough and so does the general context … Continue reading →

LISBON PART 1 21st to 25th May, 2015 The overnight sleeper train from Salamanca to Lisbon departed at 1-30am so you could say we had an early start today. At Salamanca Station we met Oscar, a young Mexican lad, who … Continue reading →