Early in the morning, I flew to Doha and then to Erbil in Kurdistan. Kurdistan not only includes the northern region of Iraq but also northern Syria and southeast Turkey. There is a strong independence notion in the area, that they should form their own country by separating from the other 3. Politics aside, here’s…
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I have to admit that I was not looking forward to visiting Muscat after how ridiculous my previous entry & exit experiences had been with passport control in Salalah, Oman. I was expecting a lot of grief and delays. The guy at passport control was clearly preoccupied with a text message conversation he was having,…
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If there was any advice about Bahrain I got, it was the same one from everyone: “a day is the right amount of time.” Yup. A day was plenty. It’s a small country, and it also didn’t have anything that jumped out at me as overwhelmingly unique that needed more time to investigate. It’s another…
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I will admit that I was shocked several times in Kuwait. I hadn’t really known what to expect, but I didn’t expect much of what I got. Before the trip, I knew Kuwait from the Gulf War of the 90s, it has a bunch of oil, falls into the “we are rich so all the…
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I flew from Jeddah via Muscat (the capital) to Salalah, Oman on Oman Air. The airport shuttle bus from the terminal out to the plane was the most comfortable, luxurious airport shuttle I’ve ever seen. Look at these seats! My transit in Muscat was horrific. I’ve lost some weight in my face since my passport…
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