I first saw a photograph of Muscat's Chedi Hotel about ten years ago, and knew instantly that I wanted to stay there! Long before we had any idea we would ever live in Oman, I would pester The Husband with pictures of its gorgeous pool and grand plans for an Omani roadtrip! So it is very exciting to ...
BEACHES, TURTLES, AND WILD SWIMS: OMAN’S COASTAL ROUTE
Sometimes referred to as Oman’s Route 66, the coastal route between Muscat and Sur offers a selection of Oman’s best sights, packed into a 200km stretch of road. For almost all of the route you have the blue-green Arabian Gulf on one side, and the vast Eastern Hajar Mountains on the ...
MUSCAT: A LOCAL EXPAT’S ULTIMATE GUIDE
When most people think of Oman, they think of the desert, the wadis and the souqs. And it certainly has all of those. But beyond the gorgeous mosque, friends and family often have very little impression of what the capital city, Muscat, is like. It has a much slower pace of life than it’s ...