Safeer Hotel Suites Muscat
Sultan Qaboos Street, Al Khuwair-Madinat Sultan Qaboos area Muscat, 115, Oman
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Black Robes, Black Gold
... the name if I write it here so I won’t) lead women in long, flowing robes of black or black and something else, all with heads covered by scarves and with, sometimes, only slits for their eyes. Children tend to run wild and are dressed like any other unruly kid anywhere in the world which is to say shorts and a t-shirt with Nikes on their feet.
In the market, Martina asks one vendor what an item was used for and a friendly man and his son come over to translate. He ...
Sinbad and Magic Carpets
... adventure begins.. needless to say i think my complimentary blanket and pillow got more food than i did..
On the way over we flew over Dubai and could see all the man made creations like the palms and "the world" of islands which was really cool. Our plane also had live cameras on board outside the plane so we could see the ground or what the pilot could see on our screens inside.
Anyway, apart from ...
An epic blog for an epic country
... and consisted of various smiling going back and forth. What will stick with me forever though is the smile of an Omani – the biggest smile you have ever seen. When you drive along past a car for example, they wave at you, but when they recognize you are a foreigner, this massive beaming smile lights up their entire face. I love the Omani smile!
After the souk, we waited in the hotel for the heat to die down. We also starved as it was Ramadan. We didn’t ...
The forever scented place on earth!
Oman is full of unspoiled and traditional beauty
After our trip to Dubai we decided to explore its neighboring country Oman. All we knew is that it is a very stable country with beautiful nature. At the airport we got a free visa because we came from Dubai. The taxi system is very efficient and safe, all taxi drivers are Omani. We arrived to our hotel 'The beach hotel' in the Shati Al Qurm area. It is the only budget hotel in Muscat, but the rooms are very ...
Last Day
... there are quite a few Europeans in the touristy places, I think we must stick out like a sore thumb where we go, as we are the only Europeans there, so we get a lot of attention. We drove on to Barka, where there is a fort and had to drive round a few times looking for it. When I got out a man in a car stopped and asked if we were lost and what could he do for us. We were in a no-through road, so he had seen us go round and had driven ...



