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Muscat Festival 2012 in Qurm Park

I had a nice visit to Qurm Park to enjoy the 2012 Muscat Festival.One of the new displays was of ‘cupping’

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Oman Treasure Hunt

One of ‘reality TVs’ longer lived formats has been The Amazing Race

Amazing Race contestant proposes marriage in Oman

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Oman Remittances detailed by the World Bank courtesy The Guardian

This is an infographic from The Guardian newspaper. It shows the supposed number of foreign workers in Oman (the migrants to Oman are low), Omanis overseas (who from their location could be students) and the money flows in and out – large sums of money flowing out of Oman’s relatively small economy.

Dhows and Gazelles in Dhofar

It was a nice surprise to see the familiar face of Allesandro near Salalah.

Alesandro with 'The Wolf' — Alesandro with ‘The Wolf’

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Oman Guided Tour for a small group

After a great overnight in the Wihibah Sands desert on this Oman guided tour, my small group travelled north towards Nizwa (see the earlier days on this Oman Small Group Tour). Our first stop was to see how local women are continuing the traditional craft of Camel Bone Carving.

Explanation of Traditional Bone Carving Oman Small group guided tour in Oman — Explanation of Traditional Bone Carving Oman

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Oman Small Group Tour in warm winter sun

This Oman Small Group Tour for Christmas by British travel company ‘The Traveller/British Museum’ may turn out to be the last guided tour of Oman I organise under their name. The Traveller was purchased by Steppes Travel, and though I will have Christmas groups under Steppes own name – The Traveller has been a real treat to organise tours for.