Somewhere underground is water – but in a parched landscape with a shimmering heat haze – where?
Over the stony landscape we searched Continue reading “Omans shimmering mountains”
Omans shimmering mountains
are searched for a falaj
Month: June 2010
Walk in an Omani Wadi
during a stopover in Muscat
A few days stopover during long distance flight via Oman is a great way to make the journey more comfortable – and see a new country (if you haven’t come before) .
Over a couple of days Oman tour we journeyed up to Oman’s mountain heights where in cooler air we took a nice wadi walk.
The view from Oman
of England draw
With a great start the shisha smoking crowd here in Muscat were behind England
Oman’s Bahla Fort
needing ongoing attention
With so much rain cascading into Oman and Bahla Fort recently its a reminder why concrete is such a great building material; and even with that so many houses have been damaged by floods.
Camel Polo
missing from Oman
A bit different
Camel polo – using not the original camel the Dromedary – but the impostor, the two humped variety – a Bactrian .
Oman’s Wadi Dayqah Dam at Quriyat
in full flow after Cyclone Phet
One of the more impressive new projects in Muscat is the Dam at Wadi Dayqah near Quriyat.
Cyclone Phet in Oman
but it looks as if its not as serious as Guno was
Cyclone Phet (it looks so large ) has cruised over north-eastern Oman creating floods in low lying areas and Continue reading “Cyclone Phet in Oman”
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