Muscat, Oman Travel Blogs

Hot! Damn Hot!
Jul 12, 2006 (17 photos)

... around to all the local hotels we found the cheapest and grabbed a room. At this stage we were both exhausted and sweating profusely. Muscat is definitely the hottest place we've ever been. It's so hot and humid, but then what do you expect from the ...

Bath Water
Jul 14, 2006 (10 photos)

... but a little bit more exciting at the border as a fellow passenger was refused entry to the UAE and had to be returned to the Oman border to find his own way back. With the temperature hovering at a humid 40+ degrees Celsius we didn't envy his wait in the ...

Oh Man...Oman is really nice!
Sep 26, 2006 (5 photos)

... and sidewalks look clean enough to eat off of. We spent yesterday driving though the stunning desert mountains of northwestern Oman before finally arriving in Muscat. We are again using frequent guest points to stay at a Sheraton Hotel. This one has clean ...

Oh-man
Apr 6, 2008 (7 photos)

· Muscat, Oman · GMT +4:00hrs Lift off. Lift off I won't say too much about our flight(s) from Mumbai to Muscat apart from the fact that they required us to get out of bed at 4:00am yesterday morning, the earliest we've dragged ourselves out of any bed ...

Everyone has to start somewhere.
Jan 18, 2009 (3 photos)

My previous post may have sounded a little fractious, but all it takes to ease the tension is to get out and about. In the afternoons when all the government offices are closed and there are no queues to join there are parks, mountains, beaches and the ...

Muscat
Dec 9, 2006 (6 photos)

... , really. On the other hand, the Little Owl was fascinated by the official sultan's residence Al Alam Palace that, sparkling with hues of rich blues and gold, oozes luxury and provides lovely views of Muscat Bay. Again, it must be her soul of a princess...

Oh man, I'm a Muscateer!
Nov 18, 2005

I'm in the transit lounge in Muscat airport waiting for my connection to Lahore. Today is the 35th celebration of Oman's National Day, and there are drummers and dancers whirling through the aisles of the duty free and generally making a racket. Only ...

Oman - Safari
Sep 12, 2006 (5 photos)

The plan came off suddenly on Thursday 27 july afternoon 12pm. We did booking with Muscat diving and adventure company, and the guide was there by 1 pm with a brand new Nissan Patrol wow! It was me, my friend Mohan and the guide Ali who was in Oman for 26 ...

Muscat, Oman
Mar 30, 2007 (17 photos)

Muscat, Oman March 30, 2007 Muscat, Oman, The Heart of Oman; from Arabic masquat means "cliffs". The city is aptly named for the sheer cliffs that form its boundaries. It is a friendly port where centuries-old tradition is pervasive. Muscat is home ...

No public loos in Musact
Oct 30, 2009 (4 photos)

... Ruwi, Muttrah, and old Muscat, can be explored in about an hour each. Having done the former two yesterday, I went to old Muscat today. It is mostly government buildings, the Sultan’s Palace, and a few traditinal houses, but as it is Friday today, ...

Still surreal...
Feb 3, 2009

... are ok as there are never many people here. I wonder, however, relating this to what I've read in the Resident's Guide to Oman, that you can wear a bikini or swimming costume but be aware that you will be stared at.   First purchase for the house - a ...

Muscat, Oman
Mar 29, 2009 (4 photos)

... coach parties and  there was us and  one other couple again with their two guides in attendance. Back to Old Muscat and the first Royal Palace, more grand buildings viewed from outside. The countryside here is mountainous and quite barren but ...

My Delegate's Report is DONE!!!
Feb 3, 2009

I did my delegate's report yesterday. Whew! So glad I managed it ok. Today we have a half day of meetings, then we're going to the Royal Cavalry here for a parade, and then another dinner. There was a dinner last night as well, but I was just bone ...

First full day
Feb 2, 2009

... and is also in Reception. They enjoy camping and 4x4ing so there is a social circle already. They are South African and have been in Oman for three and a half years; we had a good chat about the state of South Africa and where it is heading. I told her I ...

Muscat Love
Dec 12, 2007 (4 photos)

... Oman; this is a wonderful country, and I can't encourage you highly enough to experience it for yourself. Our journey begins in Muscat, as virtually all Omani journeys do. It starts, I suppose, once the bus takes me from the plane to the terminal and ...

I MADE It!!!!!
Jan 31, 2009 (9 photos)

So, I finally arrived to my residence for the next few days. Once we landed at Muscat Airport it was a very discombobulated few hours waiting for Passport Visas, and getting a ride to the hotel. I was the only one on my bus going to Haffa House, Everyone ...

Biggest adventure so far!
May 17, 2009 (11 photos)

... the quote above, other comments which may have set alarm bells ringing were: "....perhaps the most spectacular mountain road in Oman", "Tragically, there have been casualties in this area" and the classic "....a stone memorial marks the spot where one ...

Friends and coffee mornings, amongst other things.
Feb 24, 2009

I've made a few friends that I'm sure (well, hoping!) will become quite firm. One Mum took me to the nursery as her son goes there. She invited me for a coffee in the shopping mall but I couldn't make it as we were getting my resident's card... But even ...

Dinner and Music *Oh, the Food*
Feb 2, 2009 (42 photos)

ZOMG SO much FOOD. It was INSANE. The Symphony Orchestra was nice too. I'll keep this short as the pictures will tell you more. Fernando and Cassie sat at our table and I spent quite a long time talking with a woman from BENTLEY, AB. I had to ...

Waiting...
Feb 6, 2009 (10 photos)

Feb 6th 2009, So, Here I sit in Muscat Airport, waiting for my flight. We were all told last night, that we needed to be ready at 7:30 am to be taken to the Airport. Mad frenzy of packing later, I fell into bed at 1 am with a 5:30 wake up scheduled, ...

How do Omani men pee?
Oct 29, 2009

That is the question that has been bothering me since I arrived in Muscat about 24 hours ago. About 50% of men on the street here wear the traditional “dishdasha”, a sort of robe looking like a long sleeved, collarless shirt, but continuing ...

Back in Road Town
Oct 29, 2009 (1 photos)

... that is what always happens when prosperity and modernity hit a relatively undeveloped country. Apparently Oman had no paved roads until 1970, yet Muscat is now a large sprawling city of highways, massive buildings and ridiculously expensive hotels. I ...

The Country I Never Saw
May 9, 2007

... are in Saudi Arabia, now don't look, you aren't meant to be here!" A few hours later we disembarked the plane in Muscat, Oman. Customs was a breeze and soon we were trying to figure out where to go. We had not booked a hotel because everything online ...

Unbelievable Oman
Nov 12, 2006 (16 photos)

Details and entries to come shortly, for now you'll have to make do with some photos!!

Rain
Mar 31, 2009

It's raining. Again. That's three times this year! And the temperature has dropped. The car reckons it's 20 C. That's a fall of 17 C since yesterday. I didn't sign up for this kind of hell!

Boating update.
Jul 14, 2009 (5 photos)

It works! The engineer has been beavering away on our engine and at last it runs perfectly. It turns out the previous owner had barely used the boat in the past year and the whole thing needed a good clean out. Finally we managed to get the family out and ...

Culinary help required.
Mar 16, 2009

One of the beauties of living somewhere new is the opportunity to try new things. One of the problems with living somewhere new is that sometimes you have no idea what these new things are. The other day we were in the supermarket (LuLu's - true, I ...

The nicest people ever.
Dec 14, 2006 (12 photos)

... food that I didn't even know existed. They all wanted me to get the best food there was. And the whole time I stayed in Muscat, I never paid for a single meal. My new friend would insist on paying for me every time. Here's a good one. One ...

Oman, Muscat and Salalah
Mar 30, 2006 (19 photos)

... port of Muscat and could see the city and its white buildings surrounded by mountains, we knew we were in for a treat. Muscat is divided into several distinctive regions, including the old town, Mutrah, surrounded by gated walls. Al Alam Palace, the ...

Muscat arrival
Dec 17, 2007 (5 photos)

Arriving in Muscat around midnight, 37 degrees at 1 o'clock, no hotel booked but a wonderfull salted breeze