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Oman

Wealth is not acquired by being clever but by having good fortune. 
- Omani Proverbs, A.S.G. Jayakar

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Just Back From: Muscat

MUSCAT – This was especially great: The people. Omanis are some of the most open people I have met. But this wasn't: The souk. It could have been a kiosk on Canal Street in New York City.

A Mosque Grows in Muscat

A Mosque Grows in Muscat

MUSCAT, OMAN – The mosque was empty when I walked in, and I was glad to have it to myself. It's pretty massive, pretty breathtaking, and awfully pretty. 

On the Road: Oman

On the Road: Oman

KHASAB, Oman – There's a petrol station, an airstrip (no international flights yet), a few restaurants, and a population of 18,000, though we count only four people. 

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