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…
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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,…
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[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…
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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,…
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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.…
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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…