ALTHOUGH I’ve been to Morocco several times, I’ve never been to the capital Rabat before — it’s a beautiful city right on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean.

IT WAS time, I figured, to revisit my favourite North African country, so Mum and I set off for a one-week trip.

I’VE just read a fascinating article about dates, so much so that it has whetted my appetite in every sense of the word to make a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in search of the very best dates.