In the Valley of the Moon
A dispatch from a legendary Jordanian wadi (valley): “‘These are prints of the mouse and these are the prints of the fox,’ Awada said, pointing to tracks in the sand.”
Once More to the Turkish Bath
Writer Andy Owens on his favorite scrub down: “He repeats the process until there are small rolls of gray flesh piled around me. I’ve heard it said that you leave the hamam with your skin a shade lighter than when you entered.”
Light Upon Light
Rachel Pieh Jones journeys to the top of a Djibouti City lighthouse: “Now that Djibouti has regular, reliable electricity, the lighthouse is harder to pinpoint. It is now as symbolic, in a sense as spiritual, as it is practical.”
A Sense of Place: Scottish Isles and Uruguayan Incongruities
This week’s top ten from around the web in world culture, including a sneak at Dubai’s international film fest.
Hot Springs and Good Fortune in Turkey
Kenny Houston on the wild history of Turkey’s newest thermal pool: “The farmer heard the sound of a thunderstorm approaching. But there was not a cloud in the sky.”
