Yearly Archives: 2015


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The reason we’re staying at Bahla is not because of the djinns. Rather, Jebel Shams, […]

Mountain climbing


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After a quick chai and samosa breakfast, Cindy and I headed to the Sultan Qaboos […]

El Clasico in the desert


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It’s a fairly well known fact that I am not fond of driving. More specifically, […]

Born to be wild



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When we woke up, our host, Farooq, was already at work. We lazed around his […]

Taxis around Muscat


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Travel day alert. On the itinerary was a six hour bus ride to Oman. But […]

Oh man, Oman


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Day trip time. Our destination was Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. In the […]

Wow, what a mosque



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Most mosques in Dubai are off limits to non-Muslims. An exception is the Al Noor […]

Up, up, up


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Dubai has developed something of a fantastical reputation in the western world. It’s become a […]

What is Dubai?


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United States airlines are awful. This was the fifth Air Astana flight we’ve taken. As […]

Hello, Dubai