This month I am sending you an audio postcard from the town of Ibri at the animal market.…
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Nestled at the entrance to the world’s largest contiguous sand desert, al Hashman is a calm oasis in an inhospitable neighborhood. To your east and west your neighbors sit 70 kilometers away. North of…
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Oman is full of exciting places to explore. Places like our lush canyons and soft deserts. However, this excitement doesn’t just reside in far flung and off-road locations. Most of these interesting places are…
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Learning Arabic in Oman was one of my goals when I arrived back in 2011. I thought it would be easy to pick it up since I’d have plenty of opportunity around me…
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The world’s tallest dune is a magnificent sight. Standing tall at 455 meters, it pierces the barren landscape like a surgeons scalpel, but without the precision. Its meandering arms radiate, twist and bend in an…
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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6022344/height/60/width/650/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard” height=”60″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] National Day is celebrated on the 18th of November, the birthday of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos. The whole country decorates the streets with…
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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5936381/height/60/width/650/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard” height=”60″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Who knew Surfing in Oman is a thing? While Oman is best known for many wonderful things includeing its expansive dunes, towering mountains,…