I know what I said earlier about my finances and doing the trip on the cheap, but I found a deal flying on Delta miles to Morocco -- 60,000 miles round-trip. I started looking at renting a car but it might be just as cheap to hire a guide that will include ground transportation everywhere I want to go. I can fly into Casablanca or Rabat. Either would be a good starting point, but Casablanca has a better schedule. I would fly through JFK and have a short layover in Paris.
Traveling on my own means I can stay in simple, low-budget lodging and make the most of every dollar. When traveling with Andrea we always had to stay at upper mid-level hotels because she figured it would guarantee cleanliness and a higher quality experience. I don't care that much. I don't want to stay in filth, but I don't demand the same level of luxury she did. Now it was different when she had her travel agency because we wrote off everything. Staying in a 5-star hotel in Bangkok didn't cost as much since we deducted it against her income.
Ever since we took the ferry over from Algeciras, Spain to Tangier for a day trip several years ago, I have always wanted to go back. Exploring the souks and Kasbahs of Fez and Marrakech, driving through the Atlas mountains and riding a camel into the western Sahara have always been on my travel to do list. This could be an opportunity to spend time in a safe Muslim country and soak up the culture; who knows what things might be like in a few years. While we all hope Muslim extremists are overwhelmed by moderates, that hope seems to be fading fast.
So, I have flights on hold and will spend a day or so researching the on-the-ground costs of such a trip.
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