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January 25th 2020

Published: January 25th 2020

Departure 1 When making a to-do list for an upcoming trip, I work backward. I imagine my return. Cats alive? (Buy cat food.) Electricity on? (Pay bills.) At least a pot's-worth of coffee? (Buy beans.) The hardest part of making travel arrangements is getting to and from airports. It's easier to get from San Francisco to Fes than getting from home to SFO. Jennifer, my travel companion, spent an ev... Read Full Entry

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Atlas Shrugged

Snow patch in the Atlas Mountains. Never once did I feel warm.

Tajine

A stew, this one with lamb, prunes, and dates, cooked in a clay pot.

The sultan's breakfast

Stairway

This is the stairway leading from the ground floor (kitchen and entry) of our riad to the second floor. The stairs were so steep that I needed to use my hands!

Mosque

The courtyards of mosques were like oases of calm.

downtown Fes

Free range?

Chickens running about added to the chaos

Stray Cat Blues

Lots of stray cats skulking around in my peripheral vision.

Window on the world

Until not too long ago (1950s) women were imprisoned in harems. Their only contact with the outside world was through windows like this one where they could see the street without being seen.

Olives

Lots of olives in Morocco. They're served with every meal.

26th January 2020

michael conniff
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Morocco
Years ago I funded a professor's trip to Morocco, for her to set up a study abroad for Global Studies. Afterward she desisted because of the strain of travel and heat there. I forwarded this link to MIke Gorman, who spent a Fulbright tour in Tunis and loved N. Africa. I enjoyed and learned from this blog and always look forward to your next entry.

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