2010 saw the 40th anniversary of the present Sultan's reign over the Sultanate of Oman. So with temperatures hovering around a cool 25 degrees - it was time to exit Hong Kong and go shoot some middle eastern stock photography. We travelled via boat, train, plane, camel and 4-wheel drive from Sur up to Muscat and on to Musandam on the Straits of Hormuz. Oman is still beautiful and unspoilt by tourism, but with development happening fast...how long will it stay that way? After two weeks, it was back to the hazy and polluted skies of Hong Kong.