Petra: A Portal in Time
Gulf of Suez, In queue to enter the Canal En route to Israel 60 years – 1 day Our stops throughout this journey have been at points of intersection, where waves of successive cultures left their marks on local histories, sometimes in still distinct layers, others as ingredients in various exotic mixtures. All have been […]
A Hope for Growth
Travel of this sort is not at all about movement from A to B, or principally about the pleasures of the diversions along the way. (Note: they have been very nice however.) It’s highest purpose is to grab you by the shoulders, shaking loose and casting off the set perspective of your world view, with […]
Reflections on Oman, and Leadership
At Sea 1 Day out of Salālah En Route to Aqaba, Jordan* With no waking witness, the first milky light of day notched into the cabin around the time our ship slipped into port. A short time later, when the door chime announced breakfast’s arrival, the living room was fully lit in a diffuse glow. Salalah […]
Postcard from Mumbai
Arabian Sea Arriving Salālah, Oman Tomorrow, 06:00 Local Traffic, people in their many millions, abject poverty hard by opulence, layers of history sitting still stratified in their rich variety, strong and fervently practiced religious traditions living side by side (but perhaps not with quite the claimed level of total harmony), commerce trumping politics in a […]
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