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  • Sand Driving Tips
    Driving Off-Road Oman

    Top 13 Sand Driving Tips

    Sand driving isn’t as difficult as it looks or sounds. My top 13 tips below will set you up for a fun day out in the Wahiba dunes or elsewhere in Oman. As long…

    May 22, 2016
  • inReach SE Review
    Driving Hiking Off-Road

    Delorme InReach SE Review

    The Delorme inReach SE is a tool I use to stay safe while exploring the backroads of Oman that are beyond the route. The sultanate is so sparsely populated that off-road destinations have limited or no cell phone coverage,…

    May 13, 2016
  • Rub' al Khali
    Driving Off-Road Oman Podcast Sultanate

    Sultanate Ep 004: Rub’ al Khali Off-Road Journey

    [iframe style=”border:none” src=”http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4335190/height/60/width/650/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard” height=”60″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] The Rub’ al Khali (الربع الخالي) literally means Empty Quarter in Arabic, and is the world’s largest contiguous sand desert covering about 650,000 square…

    May 5, 2016
  • Renting a Car in Oman
    Driving Off-Road Oman

    Renting a Car in Oman

    With very few options for public transport outside of Muscat, renting a car in Oman should be high up on your budget list. While you can get by with renting a sedan in Oman,…

    April 25, 2016
  • Oman Revised Petrol Prices
    Driving News Oman

    Oman Revised Petrol Prices

    The start of another month means revised petrol prices in the sultanate.  The government of Oman is adjusting the market price on a monthly basis after deregulation, but a strange thing is happening.…

    March 1, 2016
  • Oman Petrol Prices
    Driving News Oman

    Oman Petrol Prices

    So, it finally happened.  Petrol prices are increasing January 15, 2016, and as much as I don’t want to pay more, it’s probably the best for the country.  How is this going to effect…

    January 12, 2016