Coral Hotel Muscat

... flight, but woke up in time to see the desert and giant mountains surrounding Oman. Even in my half-asleep state I could appreciate that, it was gorgeous and so...vast. Haha, I'm so observant, yeah? <br><br>Anyway, when we arrived at Muscat airport there were a few more kicks in the teeth awaiting us. Oli's guitar didn't arrive (the one that made me CRY before I could check it in) so we have to call the airport every day to see if it comes in... and the company rep who was supposed to ...

... endless series of tight hairpins, steep climbs and a still deteriorating road. Where it opened out and we could go a bit quicker we'd go back to high ratio with hope in our hearts, only to be forced to stop and go back to low to cross a washed out section or crawl round an impossible looking switch-back. At last, 4 hours after leaving home, we reached the top. Creeping round the last corner we were suddenly confronted with the glorious sight of tarmac. I imagine we had ...

... of life on the boat on our entries , if you are interested the P&amp;O site, has lots of photos and info, and the Purser, James Cusick does a good blog. We have joined in with some activities, of which there are many and varied. The dancing has now progressed far beyond the level we are able, trying to remember steps for waltz, quickstep, cha cha cha and foxtrot, was plenty, let alone rumba, tango and ...

... t recommend it too highly as the crime is spreading vastly, the townships are spreading and there is widespread thought that it is becoming the next Zimbabwe; she fears for her mother who still lives in Cape Town. I find that so sad that a country that I've always had in my heart is falling apart at the seams. Will I ever get back? The world seems such a small place these days yet SA seems so distant now...   F ...

... brand new car on a test drive. I had four wheel drive, I had 3.8 litres, I had 276 bhp, I had a low ratio gearbox, and I had a locking differential (don't ask me, that's just what the brochure said). I had nothing ahead of me but miles of perfect beach. I made it approximately 20 yards. I then spent the next 5 minutes digging myself and the car a fair part of the way to bedrock. If it hadn't been for a group of friendly locals ...

Friday dawned a bright sunny day and perfect for what we were about to do. After a quirky breakfast of left over buffet olives, salad and vegies from the night before, with some boiled eggs, beans and dried up unidentifiable meat, we met our guide, Talal, and we were on our way. Met up with 2 other friends Amanda and Mick who were joining us for the day. Setting off in our 4WD we headed towards a town called Quriyat. Last June a ...

... On into barren rocky country before it begins to pass through bare rugged mountains. The border crossing from UAE at Hatta was a breeze, then after a few more kilometers we had to stop at the crossing into Oman. It was Thursday (weekend day in Oman) and there were few people at work behind the counters. We already had our visas and all the paperwork required, but were sent to the back of 4 different queues anyway. After an hour and our passports being handled by 6 ...

... He offered to let me hang around, and I wouldn't have had any problem with that, but I wasn't sure that his friend would feel the same way. So Thayer and I drove back to the border, all 400-something kilometers. The story gets longer. We got back to the Emirates after 10 pm, which means the last bus had already left. Thayer volunteered to drive me all the way back to Dubai, but it was getting late, and I thought, Guy's done enough ...

... cepeckem -nabozenstvi je islam. a zeny v cenych cadorech, bud s cernou plinkou pres oblicej, nebo jim vykukovali oci nebo i cely oblicej. Kupodivu tu turistu bylo hodne.Na nakupy znacka ideal, docela je tu levne. Panove benzin je tu za 7Kc litr. takze MHD tu moc nefrci, za to bouraky se tu prohani po perfektnich dalnicich. Prespala jsem 2noci a pokracovala dale pres Bahrain, opet jsem sedeli v letadla na letisti a dale do Frankfurtu. Zde jsme mela anabazi s ...

Went to the beaches today. They are actually really nice. I've never been to a beach where the sand was sooo fine. It's like the analogy of a 'hot knife through butter', your feel and hands just shift through the sand like nothing. The only downside, it's really hot ...