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It smells of holidays!

After almost 24 hours travelling my first contact with Sri Lanka was in Negombo, a fishing village at only 40 km ...

Oman: conclusion and tips

15 days; 2 visa entries; 2 cars; 2 trips to Sur; 1 pharyngitis; 1 big fail; 1 baby turtle rescued ...

Wahiba Sands Desert – biggest sandpit!

Before leaving Sur, we did a short stop at a small open air museum with some traditional vessels that we ...

On the road to the South (again)

Happy New Year! The first day of the year we changed our small car for a 4WD car because we ...

Nizwa and the Mountains – finest forts in Oman

Already with our own car, we left Muscat to the historic towns of Nizwa and Bahla. Nizwa, also called “the ...

Al Fahidi

Today we visited Al Fahidi, the oldest neighborhood in Dubai. This is the historical quarter of the city and its ensemble of museums ...

Week End in Dubai

At Khasab, we did not want to loose the opportunity to visit Dubai in the UAE, which was at only ...

Musandam (finally!)

On Thursday sea conditions were good so we could finally leave for Musandam. Musandam Peninsula, a strategic point on Strait ...

Sur – dhows and turtles

Sur is a nice town on the eastern coast of Oman. This is a town of craftsmen and boat builders and ...

Old Mutrah

First day in Muscat. We were staying at Mutrah, the port area. My travel mate was a little bit ill, ...