I had always wanted to visit Konya, just so I could visit the blessed tomb of Mevlana Jalāl ad-Dīn Rumi, one of the greatest mystical poets of all times. I had been to Istanbul a couple of times before, but for one reason or another, I never got the chance to visit Konya; however this time, I was determined to make that extra journey and go spend a day in Konya. So,...
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I’d never planned on going to Switzerland. I didn’t have anything against it, of course. But it was just never on my admittedly wide-reaching travel radar. Uzbekistan, sure, Japan, yes, please, but this nation of chocolate-producing, neutrality-loving citizens? It just seemed too safe, too sure of itself and its place in the world. But my dear friend and traveling...
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