Morocco's paragliding paradise? Nid d'Aigle (Video #5)

Marokkos Gleitschirm-Paradies – das Nid d’Aigle (zwischen Tiznit, Aglou und Mirleft) – wartet auf uns. Wir erholen uns von den Strapazen der letzten Episode mit einem Roadtrip von Ost nach West und gemütlichen Weihnachten. Ausserdem nimmt ein Mechaniker unseren Van unter die Lupe, bevor es endlich wieder in die Luft geht.  Wir versuchen unsere Reise…

Christmas at the sea

We say goodbye to the Sahara with Craig and Aimee ("wearekingingit") and Chloé and James ("takeadriveonthewildside") and arrange to meet them for Christmas. They want to celebrate on the coast and since we have absolutely nothing planned, we gladly accept. That's where our path should lead us anyway, because to be honest, it's cold right now...

Sand Shoveling and Wild Camping in the Sahara

Let's go wild camping, we think. And come exactly only to the next village (Merzuga). Then the sand sheets are needed again. We got stuck in the sand. Two young men are at our side with advice and action. They organize shovels and dig us free. A few meters further we stay for two...

Paragliding in Morocco… with a raven! (video #3)

On our further way we meet a paragliding club. We pause our van life for a week and get to know the Middle Atlas region in Morocco. In Boulemane we learn how to deal with strong winds and Zouhair Laaz takes to the air with us – with a special surprise.

Who flies with the raven

On our way towards the Atlas Mountains we pass through the city of Azrou and land in the Ifrane National Park, which is known for its cedar trees. We notice the difference in altitude quite quickly, because suddenly there is snow everywhere. More than at this point in time in Switzerland. This is how this region is also called here: The little Switzerland of Morocco. Almost had ...

Harvesting olives in Morocco

the large branches are removed by hand

Welcome to Morocco We drive off the ferry, through customs (who takes the drone from us - unfortunately forbidden in Morocco, but we might get it back when we leave the country) and straight to the beach. Wow - our first experiences outside of Europe start here. After just two days of rain and ...