Travels in a Strange State

Travels in a Strange State

I have put a trial set of Random shots taken from my travels onto a site if you are interested in a bargain for Xmas. Have a look here and please post any comments. Thanks

http://adventureinmind.smugmug.com/Random-Travel-Photos/

Morocco Trip to Snow and Sands

I have just come back from a trip to Morocco working for BPE Ltd wth Kings School Macclesfield 

we were on a Snow and Sand expedition over two weeks we made an ascent of Mount Toubkal, North Africa's highest mountain at 4165 mtrs. and then went to the Saharan sand dunes near to the Algerian border. Here we spent a night star gazing while camping in a bedouin campsite after a camel ride into the dessert. We woke early to climb a sand dune to watch the sunrise. 

Here is a condensed version of the trip in photos. 

If you want to fill up your glass with mint tea and browse for a while here are the photos for you. Click Here 

Thanks to Mohamed and Jamal from Toubkal Traveling for all their support and help during the trip

Treat Animals and Porters with equal respect

Have a read of this please, especially if you are going to Morocco and any other places that use mules for transport of your kit whilst on your expedition. It certainly helps to sustain an economy and enhance the travellers experience. http://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/blog/8180 

If you look after the whole of your expedition crew they will look after you. 

We have used Donkey power for years since Mary famously went to Bethlehem on one. For our outdoor activities. R.L Stevenson author of Treasure Island used a Donkey on his outdoor adventure in France during 1879.
 Stevenson was in his late 20s and still dependent on his parents for support. Travels was both meant to he needed to be with the woman he loved, and provide the adventure he craved, having been sickly much of his life.

Travels recounts Stevenson's 12-day, 120-mile solo hiking journey through the sparsely populated and impoverished areas of the Cévennes mountains in south-central France in 1878. The character of Modestine, a stubborn, manipulative donkey he could never quite get the better of, is memorable. It is one of the earliest accounts which presented hiking and camping outdoors as a recreational activity. It also tells of commissioning one of the first sleeping bags, large and heavy enough to require a donkey to carry.

 

Another relevant piece of reading have a look at this

 http://www.academia.edu/1561158/Ethical_Responsibilities_Towards_Expedition_Pack_Animals._Annals_of_Tourism_Research

Please note none of these pictures are of troubled mules. Pack light. Travel further. If you cant carry it others should not be expected to.