In Thailand, a Reliquary Among the Trees
A dispatch from Wat Umong, a Buddhist holy site outside of Chiang Mai: “Over time,” writes Aaron Goccia, “monks and locals began to deposit busts of the Buddha, effigies of the kings, broken dragons.”
Shore to Shore in Jordan
Danny Wright on a Jordanian marathon that takes runners from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea by way of the Arabah Wadi.
River Reflections: Pictures from Adana
Adana is the fifth largest city in Turkey. Located in southwest Anatolia, the city sports orange trees, commanding minarets, and a Roman bridge over the Seyhan River. Danley Shackelford sends these photos.
Derbent, Gateway to Peace
Dave Hayton asks whether Derbent, a multi-ethnic city in southern Dagestan could provide a model for peace in the Middle East.
Island Scenes: Pictures from Colonsay
Jarred McAfee sends these photographs from Colonsay, his ancestral home in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.
