Tag: Muscat

September 27, 2026

Oman 2024, Part Four: Homeward

Oman had been a hastily arranged Plan B, but it met us with luminous generosity and hosted us beautifully. And then flew us home.

September 27, 2026

Oman 2024, Part Three: The Gremlins Find Shangri-La

We like to hotel-hop to keep our inner hotelier gremlins happy and fed. A caveat: they do love a property audit, so whenever these recollections meander into an operational review, know that those parts were when the gremlins seized the keyboard.

September 27, 2026

Oman 2024, Part Two: Muscat – Nizwa – Jebel Akhdar

I climb the steps, hewn into stone, and walk along the palm-lined canal. For a while there is no sound but the serene rustle of the water, cold and clear and ancient, flowing through sunshine and shadow.