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Morocco: The Collected Traveler: An Inspired Anthology and Travel Resource

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I'm planning a trip to Morocco and have done my own research and reading before I came upon this book. This book just adds to the amount of information that i have alread accumilated and then some more. The book is a great resource in the sense that it give potential visitors to Morocco an initial idea of travelling to such an incredible country, and/or giving pointers and passing along experiences of other travellers who are passionate about Morocco.

I found the voice of Barrie to be nurturing and encouraging, and her knowledge is not only based on self experience but experiences of accomplished writers who have travelled to Morocco.

This book is by no means the only book one should rely on and even Barrie makes that clear in the beginning. She encourages one (if they are serious about travelling to Morocco and this applies to travel to any country) to research the culture and history, become acquainted with the country. I agree with her. It makes a lot of sense and it is/will be beneficiary to your experiences to by enjoyable.

The book also contains a bit of information of places to stay (majority of them being the higher end category), places to eat, shop, etc. I have used these information as guidelines to do further inquiry on my own.

I strongly recommend this book for potential travellers to Morocco, and even those who wish to go but can't (for whatever reasons).

A terrific anthology of writings about Morocco--some contemporary and some historical. Excellent practical information for travelers. My only criticism is that it should be updated as this edition is 2001.

this book is a collection of over 30 travel essays from glossy magazines and travel supplements of major newspapers together with extensive information, bibliographies and comments from the editor.
it is primarily for the high-end traveler although there are two travel stories "encountering morocco head-on" and "looking for abdelati" (from salon.com) which are quite good.
is it only a quibble that there are many errors of fact and no attempt has been made to point them out even if they are contradicted in other sections of the book? the editor does write on page 130, "guidebooks are not meant to be perfect documents". besides, if what you tavel for is to enjoy luxury in stylish chic surroundings, facts are just the stuff of mealtime chatter or for setting the right mood for another perfect day and no one should be so boring as to complain that they are incorrect.
there is ample information here on the new small hotels springing up in morocco which are very tastefully decorated and very expensive, but fes and marrakesh get 95% of the write-ups