Sur, Oman

... across the water. Next was the coast road back to Muscat. The Sur-Muscat road is one of the best known off-road journeys in Oman, but, sadly, they were in the midst of paving it and converting it into a four-lane tollway, which is a great loss. Despite ...

... Shams a few days ago) and his girl-friend as they came down the wadi. It’s a small world in Oman! This is my second night at the Sur Beach Hotel, quite civilised, and as the name suggests right on the beach. My room has a balcony overlooking the ...

Sur has been a port on the Omani coast for at least 2,000 years, and has been a center for boat-building for much of that time as well.