Marouane El Mokadim, a 19-year-old Moroccan, vanished under mysterious circumstances aboard an Armas ferry traveling from Beni Ansar Port to Motril Port in Spain. Although it was confirmed that he ...

What’s more, travelling to Morocco by boat needn’t cost the earth. You can snap up ferry tickets for as little 17 euros, which is around £15.

Josh Reid travelled to Morocco from Newcastle via Portsmouth and Santander. Then he cycled the epic Atlas Mountain Race, which begins in Marrakesh and skirts the Sahara Desert.