Monthly Archives: August 2011

When I headed out from Muscat with Vincent, another embassy employee, I assumed we were in for a fairly rough day. We were headed for the Omani oasis/valley combo known as Wadi Shab, located in the mountains to the south … Continue reading →

Nothing of any particular importance has been happening here. It being the middle of Ramadan, with the accompanying sunup-to-sundown fasting incumbent upon all Muslims, not much is happening around the city, politically/culturally/socially or /economically. As opposed to Egypt, in which … Continue reading →

July 21st, 2011 On Thursday I made it back to Alexandria at long last, which was an amazing, almost surreal experience. It was a little sad in its own way – not to the point of making me regret the … Continue reading →