Happy birthday Commando – first published 9 august 2012

Pool of the Royal Atlas, Agadir
Pool of the Royal Atlas, Agadir

The whole point of our Moroccan holiday was to celebrate Commando’s fiftieth birthday and this was the day. The pool man had something up his sleeve because he told me to make sure Commando didn’t come near our sun beds before breakfast. I had no idea what he was up to but I was itching to find out. Continue reading Happy birthday Commando – first published 9 august 2012

sun, food and bad manners – first published 7 & 8 August 2012

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Holidays are about relaxing and a little indulgence. So far on our 2012 Moroccan adventure the heat had killed my appetite but, unfortunately, this didn’t last and there was a little overindulgence. Some of it was accidental. Continue reading sun, food and bad manners – first published 7 & 8 August 2012

A VISIT AND A RADIOACTIVE SEAGULL – First published 6 August 2012

Agadir Marina
Agadir Marina

Holidays are about relaxing, sampling the local food and culture, and seeing the sights. There was one particularly unusual sight on our Moroccan holiday in August 2012 that I don’t think I’ll ever forget. Continue reading A VISIT AND A RADIOACTIVE SEAGULL – First published 6 August 2012

leaving on a jet plane – first published 5 August 2012

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As we have just booked a little holiday for later in the month (more about that later) I thought this would be a good time to tell you about a rather special holiday we had in August 2012. The Mad House was behind me and an exciting new job ahead. Between the two we were off to Morocco to celebrate Commando’s big-five-o. One last burst of sun before the end of summer and a bit of relaxation after some hard months. Is there any better place to enjoy sun and relaxation than the beach at Agadir? Of course we had to get there first and there were a few moments when I didn’t think we’d make it. Continue reading leaving on a jet plane – first published 5 August 2012