This weekend in Rabat saw a lovely visit from my parents, who are now making their way through the Middle Atlas (i.e. Fez, Meknes, etc). I’m busy wrapping up classes and preparing for finals next week. Moreso, I have to start focusing on my summer travels in Europe with my friend Josh, who also recently made a guest appearance in Morocco.
From mid-May through mid-June, we’ll be traveling throughout western Europe by train, staying in hostels and with friends. I guess you could call it the stereotypical European backpacking adventure, but better dressed (Josh bought an entire suit in Morocco, after all), with a reading list (I just started Irving Stone’s The Agony and the Ectasy, in preparation for some great museums and in recognition of my childhood appreciation for historical fiction), and with a stop in Monaco (god willing; we might have to forego Monte Carlo if we want to visit my long-lost family in southern Italy. Thoughts, Josh?)
That said, our tentative itinerary includes stops in Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, somewhere in Switzerland (suggestions, please), Monte Carlo/Nice, Rome, and southern Italy (specifically Basilicata, if possible). We may try to work in more stops in France.
Anyway, what I’m really getting at is, I need your help: any advice or contacts would be appreciated. I’ll even send you a postcard.
2 Comments
May 23, 2008 at 10:10 am
compliments
May 26, 2008 at 10:58 am
Article special congratulations for the Blog, cordial greetings from the Valley of Melandro