On this day, July 23, in 1970, Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said took power from his father Sultan Said bin Taimur Al Said in a coup d’état. This was the day that…

I find it very interesting how all this COVID-19 stuff  is panning out. Sure, Oman is affected by the virus like most places in the world. As I write this we have 503 cases/million…

Over the National Day holiday weekend this year, I was part of cave expedition to a notable karst in Oman, and possibly the region. Currently we think it’s Oman’s deepest cave. Here’s the story…

 Imagine yourself on a cold, flat, desert plain surrounded by sharp towering dunes, days from anything that resembles a village. It’s winter, so your feet ache as the soft sand sucks the heat…

Tom Ordeman, Jr. joined me on episode 33 of the Sultanate podcast, and left us with a gift: a list of five riveting historical reads related to Oman. It is an eclectic grouping of…

 My first experience with Oman’s chip culture came very early in my time here. I rolled up to a “coffee shop”, honked my horn, as you do, and asked to see the menu.…