Couple spent weekend in Africa AND Spain for less than a return train ticket to London
03.12.2023 - 19:11
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A couple have revealed how they spent just £165 for a weekend away in two countries. Jamie MacLeod and his wife Sarah got more bang for their buck when they were able to vacation in Marrakesh and Barcelona for less than a train ticket from Edinburgh to London.
Their journey began when the pair flew 1,600 miles to Marrakesh from Edinburgh earlier this month. The trip to the Moroccan city was always on Jamie's bucket list.
They jetted off in the early hours of Saturday, November 18 and left the Morocco 17 hours later, having spent the day visiting the bustling souks, soaking up the 32 degree heat and seeing the Kasbah Mosque.
However, after enjoying Marrakesh, then Jamie, 37 and Sarah, 36, couldn't get a direct flight home so they returned home with Barcelona as a detour. They arrived back in Scotland in the early hours of Monday, November 20.
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Jamie said: “I’ve always wanted to go to Marrakech, and we realised a one-way flight from Scotland was only £35 We looked at it and just thought, ‘let’s do it’.
“It had originally been planned to take the boys, but I’d heard some not-so-good stories about crime in Marrakesh, so my wife and I took the opportunity to go as a couple.”
Jamie took inspiration from the Facebook page ‘Extreme Day Trips UK’. But while most people hopped on budget flights to Paris and Barcelona, Jamie wanted to go one further.
He said Marrakesh had always been on his bucket list - and once he realised he