Turning their back on the 8 legged superpigs and buckets of Sherry, Lauren and Nathan – together with their newly acquired complimentary hotel wares – leave Europe and look south toward their new destination. Africa.

In flight magazines, don’t you just love ‘em? I mean, where else can you find, side by side, a comprehensive directory listing the most useless inventions known to mankind and the address of a good man-boob surgeon in Poland. Ryanair, we salute you.

8 legged super-pigs at just 8 Euros a go. Just imagine that – 1 Euro per leg! Surely that’s the best reason enough to visit Jerez, the birthplace of Sherry…or at the very least it’s the second best reason.

…theres nothing like good preparation to start a trip off on the right foot, and there was nothing like good preparation preceeding their departure. All things considered, it’s truly a wonder how they even managed to make the flight to Spain.

A North African Odyssey has been on the agenda for many a month now, and I’m delighted to announce that the wheels are in motion and the subject matter of my current dream is soon to become a reality. Yep, I’m off to Morocco.