This was to be our final blog post from the Morocco trip, but as other evens took over it sat in the draft folder. I've finally decided to release it. especially as I am still encountering the same Islamophobic comments from people who mix it up with Algeria and Tunisia.
There are three seasons for tourists in Morocco.
The first two are January to May and September to November. When Moroccans also head to the coast. These are the cooler times, with the latter ensuring winter road damage has had a chance of repair.
The third season is when north Europeans have their holidays in July and August, and moan about the heat.
For much of our time there we were often the only people on campsites or guests in an hotel. When we spoke to Liminh, the Auberge owner in the Dades gorge, and his friend Francois about it they said it had been dead all year. Too many people have associated Morocco with Tunisia and cancelled or changed their plans.
Before we set out many people asked us if we thought it would be safe, or they told us to be careful there. We never had any doubts it would be anything other than safe. Morocco is a country that looks to Europe for its future and abhors radical Islam.
They have a very small history of any form of terrorism, unlike the UK.
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