It was hot as blazes, about 95 degrees, the October day I set aside to explore Muscat, Oman’s capital city. Wiping sweat and chugging water, I ticked off just two of the city’s must-do activities before finding a shady spot to sit and consult Google Maps for my new must-do: find a beach. My 2017 trip to Oman to came to mind while reading Seth Kugel’s excellent New York Times Travel story How to Up the Spontaneity Quotient on Your Next Trip. Like him, I firmly believe it is not the sites we see but the people we get to know on their turf that… Read More…