![Moroccan goods](http://www.sindark.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/img_9357.thumbnail.jpg)
The ceramic vessels with conical tops are used to cook tagines: a distinctive Moroccan dish.
![Moroccan coastline](http://www.sindark.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/img_9368.thumbnail.jpg)
The Atlantic coast is, for the most part, rather rocky.
![Portugese fortifications in Morocco](http://www.sindark.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/img_9373.thumbnail.jpg)
Essaouira’s fortifications were apparently built by the Portuguese.
![Woman in front of harbour](http://www.sindark.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/img_9389.thumbnail.jpg)
I discovered a stairwell that led up through the sea wall to a rather excellent lookout point.
![Milan Ilnyckyj with wall and waves](http://www.sindark.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/img_9393.thumbnail.jpg)
Standing atop the sea wall.
Author: Milan
In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. In the fall of 2005, I began reading for an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford.
Outside school, I am very interested in photography, writing, and the outdoors. I am writing this blog to keep in touch with friends and family around the world, provide a more personal view of graduate student life in Oxford, and pass on some lessons I've learned here.
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