Gouda's Cheesewheel

End of Finals and Morocco plans

Finished my last final this morning, after an entire week of being in hyper-stressed mode. Haven't quite come down from it yet--my stomach still hurts from nervousness. I started reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra, partly to keep my mind busy and avoid boredom, partly because I've been meaning to read it for several years, partly because I borrowed it from Jake and need to return it at some point. I think I'll read it on my trip, in addition to a Michael Moore book Misha gave me. That brings me to the other thing I need to do now that finals are over--PLAN! I've started packing and thinking out things that I shouldn't leave behind, but I haven't really an itinerary to speak of, save the last four days of my trip which will be spent with Hassan. Options so far, to be refined after a consultation with my travel guide (which I've somehow misplaced--BUNTZ!):
-Marrakesh, because they have everything and there's a great deal of it I didn't see last time
-Chef Chaouen, because I hear it is beautiful
-Possibly Tangier, since I saw nothing of the north of Morocco...maybe if I'm ambitious I could see Gibralter via ferry?
-Kinetra, if my friend Himi will let me stay with him (otherwise Kinetra hasn't got much to see)
-Somewhere in the Atlas Mountains...Ifrane, perhaps? It would be rather cold this time of year, I suppose
-Casablanca, since I'm flying in through there; the only problem is that the beginning of my trip is devoted to Rabat and the end to Essaouira, so there's no efficient way to do Casa unless I pass through on my way elsewhere
-Somewhere southish; Agadir or Safi or Al Jadida, depending on sightseeing possibilities; maybe even a little into Western Sahara, though that's questionable
-Perhaps somewhere inland, in the direction of Algeria, since I didn't see much of that last time. I believe that's the area of oasis routes, which would be warmer and interesting to see, I would think

Obviously I don't need to do all of these, and to try would be both overexerting and less satisfying than just staying in one very pleasant location. I need to consult guides and websites...that'll narrow it down a bit.

posted by Greta @ 11:10 AM