Hotel Ramee Guestline Qurum Muttrah

... the boat back into the water.


Just as I was lifting Freya onto the boat, not 2 minutes after Vaughn had left, there was a slight ‘ping’ and the mast and mainsail dropped gracefully over the side.


Next came the handover of the motor cat. Thierry and I decided we’d take the boat out ourselves and get properly acquainted before we risked the lives of our families to our dubious nautical experience. A good job we did too.
Mawāliḩ, Masqaţ, Oman themitchells

... going?) I'm loading shopping in the basket that is on the handle...I pop in the bottle of juice we need...'oooh, what's this oth** juice...great, look Freya, it includes 8 vitamins...' [creeeak...] I look back and th**e is Callan on his back looking quite horrified! Any oth** time, and if I hadn't have seen Lee Evans I would have been so embarrassed but I was p**sing myself today! It made me feel bett**. I have to keep smirking to myself. Th**e w**e ...

... end up standing in the wrong queue for 10 minutes. Follow the next set of instructions and end up in the correct office but another wrong queue. Apologise as best you can for ending up in the 'Ladies Only' line. Move along to the correct queue.  Wait 5 minutes. Arrive at the reception desk and present the paperwork issued by your employer. Discover you are missing one vital form and need to go to another building. Join ...

... We got back to the hotel and saw people with Borders book bags and Starbucks bags so of course, we had to find this mall!  Anita and I got our knitting and cross stitch and headed out to this mall just by the airport.  Well, my definition is just a little bit different than those that gave us the directions!!!!  When we got there, the mall was busy but we made our way to Borders and camped out there.  I did buy only 4 books so I was proud of myself. :-)  Finally we got ...

... the sour flesh I stood talking to the boys and joking with them and each vied for my attention as they wanted me to take their photo. There were a few locals living along this Wadi and a few were out and about doing chores for the day, including washing their taxi's in the fresh water, which was really pointless as they would need to drive back along the dusty river bed to get back to the road! Heading back toward Muscat we ...

... must have Islamic elements, nothing over 3-5 stories high - and all white. The geography consists of steep bare hills with wadis (dry river beds) running through and around them, and in the wadis are the buildings, all white washed. Very attractive and most unusual. The odd fort protecting the harbours add their charm too, and the city is covered in picturesque gardens and roadside plantings. After watching the men make their way to the mosques and taking in ...

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... she is with him as she apparently is not short of a bob or two. Anyway he says heŽs not complaining and just living the dream! IŽve clearly never met the guy however I already know that IŽd like and respect the dirty (and lucky) old beggar... He seems to have a bit of a track record with the younger ladies as about 10 years ago he was married to a 20 year old Filipino girl who was meant to be stunning. She worked in their corner shop, close to the local ...

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... and it was quite extraordinary. The city is well spread out and for a change from the modern middle eastern cities does not have too many tall buildings. The structures are all wide apart and the 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 around.