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Alice Morrison

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Covers:  Adventure, Morocco, Africa, Middle East, Islamic culture, women in Islam, adventurers, explorers, ultra running
Adventurer. Walking north to south Saudi Arabia in world first. BBC TV Presenter, Best-selling Author, Speaker.

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Alice Morrison is an adventurer, TV presenter and author, currently based in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. She is an established journalist and speaker.

A Scot, she was brought up partially in Africa and went on to study Arabic and Turkish. After a career at the BBC TV in national and international news, she became CEO of Vision and Media, tasked with developing the creative industries in the Northwest of England.

Then, in mid-life she changed course. Her big adventures began when she c…

Alice Morrison’s Journalist Portfolio

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Why I fled Britain to see out the pandemic in a remote Moroccan village

Why I fled Britain to see out the pandemic in a remote Moroccan village

I've done it the wrong way round. I'm that salmon swimming against the river, upstream. As corona hit, I left…

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The New Emerging African Power: Morocco

The New Emerging African Power: Morocco

For three decades after it left the African Union (AU), Morocco trained its external focus on Europe, ceding …

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Amid life at the oasis: exploring undiscovered Morocco

Amid life at the oasis: exploring undiscovered Morocco

"By Allah, this is a big day, a great day; when we have guests it is a big day," says Ali Satir as he looks u…

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The Next Battleground for Abortion Rights: Morocco

The Next Battleground for Abortion Rights: Morocco

It's midnight and moonless as a group of women gathers outside the Ministry of Health in Rabat, Morocco. They…

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After Henry Worsley ... Inside the mind of the world's greatest adventurers and explorers

After Henry Worsley ... Inside the mind of the world's greatest adventurers and explorers

Make no mistake, Henry Worsley, who so sadly died this week following his attempt to cross the Antarctic unsu…

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Articles

I’ve hiked in some of the most extreme heat in the world – this is how I stay safe

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By Alice Morrison
| Aol
Alice Morrison raced in the hostile environment of the Marathon des Sables (Alice Morrison) Travellers face a number of health risks when heatwaves hit. Unfortunately, when engaging in strenuous activities like hiking, these risks can become deadly. A number of tourists have died while hiking in the extreme heat on holiday over the past few years.
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I've just walked the length of Saudi Arabia. As a single woman I'm breaking taboos

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By Alice Morrison
| MSN UK
This morning, I became the first documented person to walk from north to south across Saudi Arabia – every step. It has taken 112 days and I've hiked 2,195km (1,364 miles): the equivalent of roughly half a marathon a day. Broiling temperatures of 39C, ice on my tent, scorpions, snakes, vicious headwinds and exhausting sand have all been part of the journey. At one stage, my blisters were so bad that my feet bled into my shoes.
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Crossing Saudi stage 2 week 7

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By Alice Morrison
| alicemorrison.co.uk
Crossing Saudi stage 2 week 7. We are now so far into the expedition that our routines are familiar and comforting and we are able to admit to each other that we are weary by the end of our walking week. We cover roughly a half marathon every day and rest every 7th day. Lulu and Juicy, the camels, are spoilt princesses and have worked out they can get away with murder when I am leading them. The team is doing really well.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Editorial Assistant, What's On in Dubai

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

I prefer real ones.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Communication

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