Tag: OMAN

Oman’s built history stretches back 5,000 years, its one of the Arab world’s most enduring cultures. Today its interconnected through modern highways and impressive mobile telecom networks.

Oman’s Mina Sultan Qaboos

Port Sultan Qaboos will be redeveloped according to Oman’s Ministry of Transport.

Noble Caledonia's Island Sky in Mina Sultan Qaboos
Noble Caledonia’s Island Sky in Mina Sultan Qaboos

The port will be given over to tourism and the Continue reading “Oman’s Mina Sultan Qaboos”

Royal Opera House in Oman

With a Board of Trustees which includes a couple of US Secretaries of State, a Queen, and innumerable ‘others’  the Aspen Institute is a high profile organization based in the United States.

Later 2011 it will be hosted by Oman’s Royal Opera House when they open the “Aspen Creative Arts World Summit” .  This opening season for the Royal Opera House in Oman will have an extraordinary program – including

Royal Opera House Muscat pre opening
Royal Opera House Muscat pre opening

Fairuz, José Carreras, Placido Domingo.

Partial Solar Eclipse in Oman and the Space Station crossing in front of the sun

with a little extra

Yesterday we had a Partial Solar Eclipse in Oman.

Theirry Legault Photographing the Partial Solar Eclipse & Space Station from Muscat
Theirry Legault Photographing the Space Station from Muscat

Travelling for some Oman Holidays from France Theirry Legault knew just the time and it was then ‘simply’ a question of finding the right place to get this amazing picture. Continue reading “Partial Solar Eclipse in Oman and the Space Station crossing in front of the sun“

Artist David Willis Exhibition in Muscat

at Bait al Baranda

I enjoyed the opening of a brief exhibition of paintings by the artist David Willis at Muscat’s Bait al Baranda.

David Willis at the Exhibition
David Willis at the Exhibition

Many of the paintings Continue reading “Artist David Willis Exhibition in Muscat”

Oman Census 2010

Every 10 years Oman undertakes a full population Census. Remote settlements in the desert or tucked away up a mountain are somehow included. Already the process for the 2010 census is underway. The last one (in 2003) included enumeration by hand-held computers, along with old-fashioned spray-painting to number individual inhabitations. The government is bringing forward the next one so that all GCC states undertake theirs at the same time (it will be a first for some). What does the future hold – hand held GPS readers to map locations accurately. With the natural increase in the Omani national population and soaring numbers of foreign workers – Oman should easily top the 3million population figure in 2010.

Muscat Festival 2011

dates have been announced

The Muscat Festival is one of my favorite regular events in Oman. Its close to home, has variety and at the right time of the year.

Muscat Festival
Muscat Festival

Last year it was cancelled, I think because of the swine flu, so it will be nice to have it back as the dates have been announced as Continue reading “Muscat Festival 2011”