Sohar Beach Hotel
Sallan Road, P O Box 122, Al Taraif Sohar, 321, Oman
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Somewhere at sea!
... Result. Takes a lot to put one over on me!
Went back up on deck and picked up a towel and found an empty sunbed and read for an hour or so before getting ready for dinner.
Lovely table by the window, and brilliant people watching opportunity, For a formal night there was a wonderful variety of outfits, from ballgowns to polo shirts and open neck shirts. Very amusing. Such a shame when some people make such an effort and others cant be bothered. I hope I was ...
Mohammad Never Speaks
The Emirate of Fujairah divides the country of Oman into two sections. Unfortunately, that is all it does.
This geographically rugged bit of rock, dust and more dust has been ruled over by Assyrians, Portuguese, Ottomans, and Brits. There is nothing here to motivate that much attention save for the fact that pirates and smugglers have thrived in this port city on the Gulf of Oman, just adjacent to the infamous Straits of Hormuz. They all wanted Fujairah not ...
Dubai Days And A New UNESCO Listing.
Dubai - such a crazy place!
"Bigger and Better" is the motto here.
We've been before of course as we have a very good reason to visit with Ebony living here, but it never fails to stun. This time we took in the light and fountain show, went to a different mall (one of the many!) to get some much needed clothes and had a road trip with Ebony to see one ...
Fun Day in Al Ain
... the cashier pointed at us.
"You're next," he said, much to the disappointment of everyone else hoping to get past us.
We were so frazzled, we went and sat in the 'Family Area' of the food court, a few tables a bit away from the others. As best I could tell, and from past experiences, 'Family Area' is basically a polite way of saying, 'no boys allowed unless you are married and with your wife and well-behaved.'
"Dubai doesn't have family areas ...
"Is that how hot it is outside?"
... to change behind a rock and prance around in bikinis, we immediately ruled out swimming. We rolled up our pants and took a walk instead.
The water was cold and there were some little fish. When we saw Moustaf and John getting in the car, we went scurrying after them. Moustaf insisted he wasn't going to leave and we could stay as long as we wanted to.
"It's ok. It's no problem," he said, repeating the popular Dubai phrase.
So we walked back into ...



