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Photo by George Guille, It's going to be a long 300km... Bolivian Amazon

I haven't been everywhere...
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It's going to be a long 300km...
Bolivian Amazon



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hope your all watching itchy boots in morocco !!
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Sorry to destroy your hope but no, not me
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Nope, lots of rubbish about the country and illegal use of a drone
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Sorry, no. Washing itchy parts of my anatomy instead. When not doing that, actually riding a bike in interesting parts of the world while listening to the Bee Gees and Kenny Rogers on my MP3 player. Quoting Marvin Lee Aday: "Two out of three ain't bad"

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Nope, lots of rubbish about the country and illegal use of a drone
If she is illegally flying a drone, I would watch the episode from inside a Moroccan womens' jail.
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Welp, I for one am watching and enjoying.

The drone use did surprise me a bit - I suspect she got some kind of permission or something? It's entirely possible that she's already out of the country by the time the episodes go up, but I doubt she would knowingly risk problems with entering Morocco again later.

As for "rubbish about the country" - well, this is the internet, every time someone expresses any kind of opinion, there will be someone there to tell them it's rubbish.
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I like her videos, I don't watch everything, but the border crossings are very interesting to me. She's doing my dream route (west africa) so I am exited to see if she can make it all the way down.
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Interesting few comments from some well known people on the site .....

I think she is doing a great job ... and it is what it is .... great !
Shame some people find negatives in what she has done .
We have all broken rules in maroc ... going to fast,, wrong way down streets,
etc .
So to sum up She is doing a great 10/10 job !

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I'm curious to know what she's said that's not right ... I'll bet nobody talks more rubbish about Morocco than my Moroccan coworkers though, lol
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She claimed she rode the highest road in Morocco, Tizi N Ouana, some 600m lower than the actual highest and also lower than 2 other passes nearby. IMHO if you want to give info to the viewers do some basic checks on accuracy first

It wasn’t reported here but 10 days ago tourists were arrested in a Tangier after being reported for using a drone without the legal permit. Mauritania has similar restrictions.

It’s not about finding the negatives, it’s the reality that irresponsible behaviour by a few have far reaching implications for other travellers further down the line. For example, drone restrictions, the €250 scam at the Senegal Border, huge deposit requirements for Ethiopia etc).

I have nothing against her personally but after watching a couple of episodes soon realised I have better things to do and stated my reasons for not watching
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I'm happy to read trip reports and watch videos by first timers—it awakens memories in me of what it was like the first time. Chris Kermis has a lot of videos around the world, many in Morocco, and whilst I have occasionally politely corrected inaccuracies in the comments, I do still enjoy them.



This is Chris's video of the three day 'sardine minibus' tour to Erg Chebbi.
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lots of nit picking, it must be very hard to exhaustively research a country if you are on a tour that may cross 10 or more countries, of course an expat who lives there or a local will always find errors, but they are not important in the big picture.
I'm still finding new roads and fun places in a country that I've travelled in for 39 years.
The girl is smart, polite, inspirational and doesn't click bait too much, and its FREE
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lots of nit picking, it must be very hard to exhaustively research a country if you are on a tour that may cross 10 or more countries, of course an expat who lives there or a local will always find errors, but they are not important in the big picture.
I'm still finding new roads and fun places in a country that I've travelled in for 39 years.
The girl is smart, polite, inspirational and doesn't click bait too much, and its FREE
its not the definative guide , but its pretty near to what most of us expect from our travels , and as you point out she is smart and well travelled !
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its not the definative guide , but its pretty near to what most of us expect from our travels , and as you point out she is smart and well travelled !
I like Itchy Boots. She does occasionally get a bit boring as in this section of North West Africa but I’m sure she’ll have a lot of good vids as she continues south.
On the road I have heard a lot of misogynistic belittling or other travellers ‘vaguely knowing of her’ but not watching any videos whilst they are clearly trying to emulate her. Having watched their channels, it’s clear, that they are failing miserably :-)
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We have all broken rules in maroc ... going to fast,, wrong way down streets,
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Not me! Although I have never been to Morocco but give it time, I did cycle the wrong way down a dual carriageway in Mumbai yesterday which is probably safer than going in the right direction, at least you can see what is about to just miss you when facing it.

Back on subject from what I have seen she does a good job but I prefer to hear live talks about people's travels.
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No, not me either. No reason, just not inspired to follow her travels when I have my own agenda.
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