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P O Box 500, Jibroo Muttrah, P C - 114, Oman

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An epic blog for an epic country

A travel blog entry by hilary_todd

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... on the come back to list. What I have gained from our time in the Middle East is a far greater understanding of the Islamic faith – I think the western view of Islam portrayed in the media is unfair and sometimes appalling. Before I used to be almost scared of ‘Islamic’ looking people, now I look very differently.

I am happy that Oman now holds a special place to me as well as the rest of my family. Now we all share the same connection.

I want to see another big Omani smile ...

The Sultanate of Oman…my dear

A travel blog entry by bdsaly

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... One of the largest mosques in the world, built of the finest materials, beautiful gardens despite the intense heat and lack of rain and all immaculately maintained. It’s hard not be impressed. His next grand project is a world class opera house, pretty close to being completed. Still, development generally seems to be proceeding at an orderly pace and there really is none of the flashiness and gaudiness of Dubai. A moderately conservative Arab country, but a society much ...

Muscat, Oman - The Quiet Side of Arabia

A travel blog entry by cessna152

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... a thriving trading centre, but nowadays it’s a bit different. The streets were quiet, and there wasn't an awful lot to see apart from a bunch of museums. There was one beautiful building though - the magnificent Al Alam Palace, official residence of the Sultan of Oman. As we wandered towards it, its blue and gold arches certainly caught the eye, as did the cleanliness of the street leading up to it. In fact, everywhere in Muscat was spotless, right down to the pavements.

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A small drive to Muscat & around

A travel blog entry by scoonpooh

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... a little longer as we ran into some traffic going through the city.
Our first stop was to be the Old Muscat Gate Museum. I had been to the gate earlier during the trip but not with Pooja and not in the afternoon (when most everything closes). The GPS took us right to the spot of the parking (in some neighborhood off the highway). It was around noon now and the temp was over 100 degrees. We walked around for a bit before we found ...

1st day of Oman Adventure

A travel blog entry by scoonpooh

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... with no working lights), and kitchen room which now just had a fridge, a sitting room, and a bed room. The fridge had been on so it was cold (yes, cold drinking coming up). However, a little scorpion (about 4 inches long) had crawled out from under the fridge and then back under. So I guess we now have extra guests. The AC worked very well – so well that went you went back outside our glasses fogged up. The bed was not too bad as I slept pretty ...

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