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Oman on a budget?

Posted by nessy5586

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Posted by dieseldog2

... shestter from venezuela in 1month a will be living in oman with my husband, my baby and my doggy,,, we don't know nothing about Oman if somebody are from suth america and livign in oman please i need help with the culture, if is easy find dog food or i ...

Tips for Muscat

Posted by chartaride

Muscat is very nice place to visit. I also have a great experience when I visit Oman, Omani's are very nice and most of them speak English so you can easily have a good conversation with them. I visit the 2nd largest mosque in gulf country which is ...

Al-Kaddar Hotel Khasab

Posted by raniroo

... is quite backward which can be frustrating. Here is the contact numbers for the Omani Tourism Office... they have offices in Europe as well which might be easier than ringing the oman office or emailing them (hope you do get a reply!) !

Tips for Muscat

Posted by alkalij80

Oman is a great destination for more information about Oman www.omanvisitors.com

Oman on a budget?

Posted by raniroo

... do visa runs from Dubai. I would suggest hiring a 4WD (check out hiring from Dubai and ensure that insurance covers you taking the car into Oman). Petrol is really cheap here. Any information I grab while there in July I will post on here under Oman.

Oman on a budget?

Posted by raniroo

... around in January but it will be cold. last year it even snowed in the mountains of Oman! I will post more information on my findings then. In the meantime, The Residence Guide to Oman and the Arabian Peninsula Lonely Planet may be of use to you.

Oman on a budget?

Posted by b2009

... in either of those cities would help as well. Also what about camping, ive read a lot about how great it is to camp in Oman, but again its hard to find sites for camp grounds, i found one, it was a bedouin style camping experience, but seems like a very ...

Tips for Muscat

Posted by jamitezeno

Muscat is just a name for official capital of Oman, but the real Muscat is only a small part of the city. The municipality is sandwiched between sea and mountains, and to drive from one part of it to another is very scenically dramatic.

Al-Kaddar Hotel Khasab

Posted by tourismkhasab

I am trying to find some information about Al -Kaddar hotel in Khasab, Oman. There is nothing on the net. Can anyone help??? contact no. of al qada hotel :+968-26730212

Al-Kaddar Hotel Khasab

Posted by arabiannights

I am trying to find some information about Al -Kaddar hotel in Khasab, Oman. There is nothing on the net. Can anyone help???

Oman on a budget?

Posted by b2009

... that the bus is pretty cheap, dubai to muscat was only like $15 and even cheaper to salalah. So I need to get a visa for Oman but I'm flying into Dubai and taking a bus over to muscat, all the info I have found about obtaining a Visa says that you ...

Salalal Bound

Posted by starlagurl

Cool, rani, just so you know, I signed up for your blog updates so I can keep up with you in Oman. You have a great one, I love it!

Salalal Bound

Posted by wakingdream

... is hard to find. Word of mouth is a big source of information down this way! Oh Dubai! So travel over to Oman is pretty handy for you then Sorry, no info to share but looking forward to hearing about anything interesting you find to do off the ...

Salalal Bound

Posted by raniroo

Well it is time to head to Oman again and this time we are heading down to Salalah. It just so happens that it is the Kareef Season in July. The monsoonal season brings cooler wet weather and a green landscape. We are splurging, staying at the Crown ...

Dubai Starter Kit

Posted by raniroo

... a little difficult to get of Dubai during the day. There are many companies that do day tours that include: Musandam Peninsula (in Oman) and take a day cruise around the islands. Abu Dhabi (see one of the largest mosques in the world (opened in 2008). ...

My new life in Dubai

Posted by raniroo

... not there like other continents. A lengthy discussion with Talal in Muscat, informed me that as the tourism industry grows in Oman the competition will begin and hopefully bring the prices down. At the moment, the big hotesl and few tour operators have ...

Hello

Posted by derrick241

Posted on Nov 10, 2011, 10:26:41

... (it was comfy in Africa, my old Army sleeping bag (that has done me in most parts of the world (Norway, Scotland, Germany, Belize, Oman, Africa and a few trips round the UK) The tent, sleeping bag, anmd mattress make up the bulk of my kit, the rest is ...

The TravelPod New Zealand Starter Kit!

Posted by handr1030

... (South) - Kuwait - Latvia* - Liechtenstein - Lithuania* - Luxembourg - Malaysia - Malta - Mexico - Monaco - Netherlands - Norway - Oman - Poland - Portugal*** - Qatar - San Marino - Saudi Arabia - Singapore - Slovak Republic - Slovenia - South Africa - ...

London to Cape Town Overland February 2010

Posted by kehilan

... lucky to have travelled quite extensively through Europe, the US, Canada, Central America and Australasia. I've travelled in Oman, Malaysia, Mongolia, Japan, the US and various places in Europe. Mike also spent January in Africa on an overland trip ( ...

travel to dubai - Hatta travel question

Posted by surajthepair

i am travelling for the first time from Oman to Dubai. After reaching Hatta border, how should I reach Bur dubai. i have booked a hotel there. If some one can guide me with the road map from hatta border to bank street, bur dubai Yes, I am ...

travel to dubai - Hatta travel question

Posted by surajthepair

i am travelling for the first time from Oman to Dubai. After reaching Hatta border, how should I reach Bur dubai. i have booked a hotel there. If some one can guide me with the road map from hatta border to bank street, bur dubai

Traveling to Dubai on a Limited Budget?

Posted by robinmichel

... to it. I'm going purely for pleasure + have booked a hotel in Sharjah initially, but would love to visit Abu Dhabi, the Oman peninsula to the North + perhaps have a day or two on the East coast + somewhere in the desert. Definitely would like to try ...

Middle East Airlines?

Posted by raniroo

Local airlines around the middle east are great, some are quiet cheap Air Arabia Fly Dubai Middle East Airlines Emirates Qatar Airlines Etihad Oman Air Qatar, Emirates and Eithad all fly to Turkey from the middle east

Travel Between Middle Eastern Countries?

Posted by kilgiraffe

I've never crossed land borders in the Middle East [with the sole expection of UAE-Oman, which is VERY easy, VOA system ], but my understanding is that there shouldn't be too many issues going between the Muslim countries. It's Israel that' ...

The Bucket List

Posted by yafnaf

... I havent been there yet: 1) The Ganges, India (All of India for that matter) 2) Festival au desert, outside Timbuktu, Mali 3) Oman 4) Tian Tan Buddha Hong Kong 5) Mt. Bromo, Indonesia 6) Gibraltar 7) Table Mountain Cape Town, South Africa 8) Sugarloaf ...

Burning Desire Travel List

Posted by yafnaf

... trip I tend to get excited about one place a lot for a few weeks then something shifts and I get excited about other places Im going, and then wish i was going other places too. But at the moment my list goes like this: India Indonesia Oman Qatar Mali

Passport Stamp

Posted by darrenstravels

... about why you went there etc, the same as they normally ask me (I've not been there, but there is Arabic in my passport, due to Oman and UAE) and that's it. At least, I'd like to think it wouldn't be a problem, I mean you are free to ...

what annoys you in guide books

Posted by rbisset

The LP Oman, UAE and Arabian Peninsula was frustratingly useless and I only used it for Dubai. The map was completely wrong and I got lost for over an hour. The one for Sri Lanka was also confusing a lot of the time and in one instance got the length of a ...

Israel stamp

Posted by raniroo

Israel will stamp on a seperate piece of paper. However, if you have an exit or entry stamp from a land border crossing into or out of Israel you will be refused entry into many of the Islamic countries (Kuwait, UAE, Saudi, Oman, Syria etc).

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