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 ...

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.

The University sent me in a taxi throught the desert to what looked like a deserted town or village. This was Sur. A step back in time. I asked the 'driver' so..where is the town. Is this it? I don't see anything I said...where are the ...