Country Info
- Muscat
- Capital
- Rial Omani (OMR)
- Currency
- 2,622,198
- Population
- OM
- Country Code
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Muscat
Travel Blogs from Muscat, Oman
Muscat
I want to travel Oman, ride camels with beduoins, eat delcious middle eastern food, camp on the beach, look at the stars, and smoke ...
Muscat
O my god you wouldnt believe howfucking hot it is here. 29 and the sun is not even up...i would not like to stay here to long...well nothin much to say about this place as there is nothin much to see..bit ...
two more days in Muscat
... did a long trip first to Nizwa, a quite big city in the interior famous for its military and police schools two hours from Muscat. Had some food on the local market before everything closed for the Friday prayers at lunch time. At the foot of Jabal Shams ...
Oh Man.. we're in Oman!
... of forts clinging to the side of cliffs (al-Mirani and al-Jalali Forts, both built in the 1580s during the Portugese occupation of Muscat). Everything was closed in the mid-day heat so we went to a museum for a few hours. There were pictures of Oman's ...
8 Days in Oman
... Tina and Jon had the day off so they planned an amazing BBQ at the beach for us. It was about an hour drive from Muscat through the Jebel (jaggedy mountains). There were all kinds of goats on the way to the beach standing up on their back legs trying to ...
Good-bye Hot, hello Cold
Hi all, It is about 11pm here and I have about 30 minutes before I catch a gong-show of flights back home. In total, I have total travel time of 24 hours. I am heading to London, then direct to Calgary. The funny thing is, I am leaving on a friday ...
Oman
... a few hours for the stops we arrived in Muscat in the early evening. After finding accommodations we headed out to experience the Muscat nightlife. To our disappointment the nightlife in Muscat was really tame (or the few places we went to were a little ...
Ex- Oman Air Crew reunion
Landed in Muscat International Airport with Oman Air flight from Dubai. It is a more mellow city compare to Dubai, no tall buildings or fancy malls. The airport is so much smaller. On arrival, I lined up on Travelex to get my entry Visa $20 for most ...
MUSCAT- IN THE MIDDLE ON THE EDGE
Pictures from Hypertravel: 100 Countries in 2 Years (Backpackers' Guide to the World and the Soul) by Hardie Karges, more info at ...
Dinner 15 April 2012
At Sea Muscat to Sokhna, Egypt Queen Mary 2 Dinner 15 April 2012 Canyon Ranch Spa Selections Appetiser - Artichoke salad with Parmesan Cheese 80/3/5 (V) Entree - Duck Breast with Fig Butter, Port Wine Glaze and Roasted butternut Squash 395/14/3 Dessert - ...
seeing Muscat
... I had read some of this before traveling, so it made it easier to understand him. Before the Sultan took over, Muscat (maybe even Oman) had two schools, no roads connecting towns. The sultan has connected the country, blasting roads through the ...
Mountainous Muscat !!
... mountains so close behind gave the whole scene a very unique look and feel. we stayed in Haffa House hotel in the Ruwi District of Muscat and I recommend it. Its a decent hotel with decent rates and a nice location. Ideal to do all the getting ...
Hot day in Muscat!
Temperature 38c. Very hot dry and dusty place with very rugged coast line. We travelled for an hour or so on a bus to see a fort and then had lunch in what was to be a very up market resort. A little bit less than 3 star but it was air conditioned! ...
Short trip to Oman
My first trip to a country other then UAE where i work and India where i was ...
O-man! Muscat is awesome!
... in a blue so deep it is almost purple, And towering above it on the top of the cliff face is the Al-Jalali Fort. Muscat is ringed by forts built during the Portugese occupation in the 1580's. None of the the main forts are open to the public, but ...
Mystical but Muggy Muscat
We sailed from Dubai in the Persian Gulf down and around to the Gulf of Oman and the ancient town of Muscat, Oman. Oman is located on the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Oman is the oldest ...
Fly by Night 'For all you Rush Fans'
... plane watched a couple of films and ate some good grub. I flew with Oman from Heathrow (no not a man from Heathrow) Oman!! The country. Stopped at Muscat and then onto Mumbai Just a quick two hour stop off not slept for hours, the oilets are cut into ...
We are thinking of becoming Muslims
After breakfast on the terrace, we started the day with a visit to the Sultan Qaboos Mosque, which is the only one that non-muslims are allowed to visit. It was completed in 1995 and is amazing - so beautiful and harmonious. Goodness knows what it ...
Living in Luxury
We left Nizwa and headed for Muscat, picking up an old boy on the way who had been to Nizwa hospital. He only spoke a few words of English so we weren't sure where we were dropping him, but it turned out to be about 50k. Quite a lot of them ...
Oman Pics
2.5 dne
Odlet z Indie byl trosku komplikovany, vse- odbaveni a prohlidku jsem absolovovala na dvakrat diky uzasne organizaci na letisti,ale byla jsem rada, ze je to za mnou a pryc z Indie. Dili je mini letiste a to i sporovnanim z Ruzyni. Do Omanu - Muscatu ...
Overall Impression of Muscat
Set all of your CNN assumptions aside, as here are the facts of living in the middle-east country of Oman. Muscat is really green. Almost greener than Calgary. This is probably due to dedicated gardeners, and a fancy irrigation system. Tons of ...
Sinbad and Magic Carpets
... the plane so we could see the ground or what the pilot could see on our screens inside. Anyway, apart from a lot of sand - Oman didn't seem like to much - The airport looked like it had been designed straight out of Aladdin, and all we were waiting for ...
The Heat is a Leech
Hi all, Today was a scorching 40 degrees celsius! I really felt like I was melting. Mixed in with the humidity, and all of the energy is sapped from my body. For example, today we went to go see a travel agent and passport agent to arrange a 2 day ...
Return Visit
... area on which were plates full of luscious soft dates & an unusual coffee mixture with spices - quite tasty. We sailed out into the ocean and spent a wonderfully relaxing time looking onto the shores of Muscat, Oman. A great way to spend an ...
The forever scented place on earth!
... we managed after a short break in the shade mid-way. In Muscat we could see the Sultan’s palace and the beautiful Muscat Gate. Then we went again into the adventure of finding a taxi. We stopped a taxi driver who could not speak English ...