Escape travel section, Australia – June 25, 2011 When you walk through the streets of Oman’s vibrant capital, Muscat, it’s hard to believe that the country’s Ministry of Tourism was only established in 2004. Even more difficult to comprehend is that 34 years before that, the nation had only three schools, two hospitals andContinue reading “Magical Muscat”
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Oman
It’s 6am and I’ve just dragged myself out of a warm, comfortable bed and up a near-vertical 100-metre wall of sand to watch the sunrise. You’ll rarely find me awake at 6am, let alone up, but this seems an appropriately intrepid way to start a day in which I’ll be following in the footsteps ofContinue reading “Oman”
