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The weekend is over all too soon. On Saturday, my colleague departs as planned, and I spend the day cleaning the Editourmobil in readiness for the arrival of my co-driver on this leg of the journey – Rolf. He will be flying in this afternoon from Heidelberg. Rolf is a veteran
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It’s Monday. A peaceful night on the campsite above the city. After a quick breakfast we set off and make good time for our 10 o’clock meeting with Chefchaouen Water. Mr Amziane, Plant Director, is already waiting for us and an interesting discussion follows on the water sector in Morocco. We
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It’s Tuesday, June 10, 2014 and the tour is finally underway. Destination: Morocco. On this leg of the tour I am accompanied by an old friend of mine and her husband who will be providing help and support with the organisation, driving and confirming appointments. Fixing appointments in Morocco prior to
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It’s Wednesday. Our initial trauma following the burglary has more or less subsided, although we are still in a state of shock, and trying to put it all behind us. On our way to Madrid we are, as expected, making only slow progress, and there are a lot of steep inclines
Read moreIt’s Thursday, May 8. A colleague has brought the Editourmobil to Barcelona for the first stage of our Spain Tour. The two of us, Waldemar Schmitke and I, Kay Barton, arrive virtually at the same time by plane from Dusseldorf and Frankfurt, ready to set off on our trip from Barcelona
Read moreThe original plan was for us to try to drive the Editourmobil throughout the tour, as we have done previously. During the planning phase, I checked regularly with the Foreign Office website for the most up to date news and it quickly became clear that it would not be advisable for
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After the trials and tribulations of the dreadful motorway, I arrive in Genoa practically on my knees with the effort. Our parking guide indicates there is the possibility of parking at the port. If it does exist, we do not find it. Right on the seafront the Genoa Fair vehicle park
Read moreMonday in Sicily. Our appointment with SICON is not until Tuesday and so we have a free day. We decide to explore the island by bicycle. We climb up the lofty hill town of Taormina, visiting its ancient Greek amphitheatre, and enjoying the extensive sea views. But all too quickly our
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Who would have thought it? We catch an afternoon train once again from Taveso to Venice and amble in princely fashion to St Mark’s Square to dine. The way back to the station through the maze of streets poses something of a problem, the city map and the narrow streets rarely
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Our Editourmobil has other ideas when it comes to progress. What we actually wanted to do was to experience Lake Garda from the road on the western side of the lake, but the fact that the tunnels are only 3.65m high prevents us from making any headway. This means we have
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