Monthly Archives: November 2015


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Wadis need to be more famous. Wadi Tiwi was something. But Wadi Shab is something […]

Wadi Shab is REALLY pretty


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We bid good bye to our desert camp and drove towards the Omani coast. We […]

Wadis are pretty


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I think pictures sufficiently communicate what we did today (hint: laid around, ate dates, drank […]

Alone with the desert



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Bahla is home to one of Oman’s biggest and best preserved forts. Before leaving, we […]

Desert camping


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The reason we’re staying at Bahla is not because of the djinns. Rather, Jebel Shams, […]

Mountain climbing


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After a quick chai and samosa breakfast, Cindy and I headed to the Sultan Qaboos […]

El Clasico in the desert



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It’s a fairly well known fact that I am not fond of driving. More specifically, […]

Born to be wild


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When we woke up, our host, Farooq, was already at work. We lazed around his […]

Taxis around Muscat


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Travel day alert. On the itinerary was a six hour bus ride to Oman. But […]

Oh man, Oman