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January 29th, 2011 | Asia

Charging into Sharjah…

Final roundabout before we hit the highway to Barka…

Sultan Qaboos, in a fetching blue number… I gave him the thumbs up as I exited Muscat…

Time, in the greater scheme of things, was running out for me…

While checking through my documents, I suddenly realised that my Indian visa expired […]

January 27th, 2011 | Asia

Muscat’s a Must…!!

Breakfast at the Beach Hotel is served around the pool area…

After an early breakfast served in the inner courtyard of the hotel, I was ready to explore Muscat…

With a full itinerary of sights to see in this the capital city of Oman, I was up and on the bike before many […]

January 25th, 2011 | Asia

Nizwa to Muscat…

The Al Diyar Hotel, which means "Home" in Arabic…

By morning, the flood waters had receded… Business as usual…!!

By morning the river had subsided, the flash flood that raced through Nizwa, a thing of the past…

The manager told me that it was unlikely to happen again until next year…

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January 23rd, 2011 | Asia

Man O’ Man, Oman’s All Good…!!

There is much to say about Oman…!!

It is far and away the best country I have visited in the Gulf…!! And for so many reasons…

Had it not been for the loud ticking of the “GBWT clock” in my head, I could have stayed a few weeks, rather than the five days that I […]