Today I am in Khasab, Oman, the narrow chokepoint on the on the Straits of Hormuz, that little point of Arabia that juts up into and almost touches Iran.  Officially, the country of Oman honors the trade sanctions placed on Iran.  Unofficially, there is a thriving smuggling [read more]

My music references always date me, usually to the 70’s. You can do the jitterbug down in Muscat land because this is one clean city!  Just about every building that you can see is white or light stone, there is no litter, anywhere, and even the sidewalks around the Grand Mosque look like they’ve been spit-shined. [read more]