Welcome back dear reader(s). In the previous chapter we wrote about our visit to fascinating Fez, also rightly named “the big maze”. It is the only still fully functional medina in Morocco and you should visit this magic place before the old charm gets gobbled up by the inevitable modernisation. In this chapter we pay […]
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Welcome back friends. In our previous blog we explored greater Rabat, Morocco’s capital, and when digging into the area’s history we discovered the dubious role of the Dutch seafarers in medieval piracy. In this story we explore FEZ, the spiritual and cultural capital of Morocco. Traveling by train in Morocco is surprisingly easy. We bought
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Welcome back dear reader. In the previous post we write about our visit to enchanting Chefchaouen. There were photo opportunities abound and the blue pearl of the Rif didn’t stop to amaze us. In this story we check out from Tangier and begin our 125 Nm overnight sail South to Morocco’s capital Rabat. The marina
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Welcome back friends. In the previous chapter we left Motril in Spain and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar to Tangier where we docked the boat in Tanja Marina for a second time. The first visit was in 2020 (Morocco-1). We explored the Spanish enclave of Ceuta where we had to deal with a bothersome customs
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Welcome back friends. In the previous blog we dove into the history of Motril’s sugar production, visited a rum factory, finished some boat projects and explored the old town of Salobreña. But now the time had come to move on. We had spend three months in Morocco during the 2020 covid lockdown (https://www.twobatsea.com/tangier-morocco-1/) and would
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Hello friends. Thank you for tuning in again. In the previous blog we explain why we stay the winter in Motril. We explored the town, enjoyed our self-made “5-star” Christmas dinner, celebrated New Year with fellow boaters, did some boat projects, saw the Carnival parades in Malaga and visited the picturesque town of Favignana. And
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Hello friends, thank you for tuning in again. In the previous blog we explored the small fishing town of Roquetas de Mar and visited a bullring that was still in use. We traveled to Almeria by bus and explored the Alcazaba. But as a sailor we keep moving and on Dec 03 we set sail
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Hello again friends. In our previous post we continued exploring the magnificent city of Cartagena. The city managed to transform its long history into very accessible tourist attractions, combined with good shopping, excellent restaurants and friendly people. It was however time to move further West again. On Monday morning Nov 27, at the crack of
Hello friends. In our previous blog we left Ibiza and sailed via a few anchorages on Spain’s East coast to the Mar Menor, where we stayed 10 days at anchor at Los Nietos to visit magnificent Cartagena by train. In that blog we focussed on the Carthaginian (Punic) period when the city was founded. However,
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Hello dear friends. In our previous blog we took on the challenging 340 Nm sail from Tunisia to Mallorca, met up with our friends Jonalyn and Victor and explored the “Dalt Vila” of Ibiza. In this blog we will sail further to the South-West to Cartagena, mainland Spain. Leaving our anchorage near Dalt Vila (Ibiza
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