![Heroes of the Ramayana Shadow Puppets in Kota Bharu](http://yearlonghoneymoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_0193-470x140.jpg)
Kota Bharu, the capital of Malaysia’s Kelantan province, is a quiet city. There seem to be wider, more plentiful streets than the people need. Few…
![Ablution Faucet at Rumi Museum in Konya](http://yearlonghoneymoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ablution_faucet_rumi_museum_konya-470x140.jpg)
We came to Konya to be near Rumi. Near in any sense. Just near. Near is good. Might our poetry improve? Our philosophy? Our humanity?…
![A ship unloads at the Maersk dock in Algeciras, Spain.](http://yearlonghoneymoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Portside_Alegciras-470x140.jpg)
Our feet touch Spanish soil in Algeciras. Dusk is upon us when we debark and the dark is nearly complete by the time we’re out…
![Moroccan families, Jamaa El Fna.](http://yearlonghoneymoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/moroccan_family_in_fna-470x140.jpg)
The plaza at Jemaa El Fna is never really empty: some of the juicers of oranges probably pass their entire lives there, and even early…
![Iberia Flight 6274: What It Is, and Is Not](http://yearlonghoneymoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/iberia_dinner_wine_large-470x140.jpg)
The Iberia flight from Chicago to Madrid is nothing if not a clear line of demarcation from the United States: A substantial airline meal, with…
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