Most of us associate Dubai with grand opulence, and there’s that! But there is more to Dubai than Gucci and crazy architecture. San Miguel friend and co-conspirator, Susan, and I arrived in Dubai two nights ago. Why Dubai? I have wanted to visit the Arabian Peninsula, called “West Asia,” because it’s an important piece of the global human puzzle and the world’s oil-based political economy. Susan said, “not on my to-do list but that sounds fascinating, let’s go!”.