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Introduction – Backpacking through Tunisia / Tunisa
February 24, 2008
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Ksar Ouled Sultane, a highlight of TunisiaMy wife and I visited Tunisia for two weeks during Christmas ’03. Why Tunisia? We visited Morocco in 2001 and loved it – and we thought this would be similar.…
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Wahiba Sands Tour, with Sunny Day Tours Oman
February 23, 2008
Wahiba Sands Dune BashingThe next day we had arranged with the same tour company (Sunny Day Tours) to go on a day trip to the Wahiba Sands. The Wahiba Sands are the closest dunes to Muscat (about a 2.5 hour drive) and this is where most of the tour companies go.…
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Qurum Beach, Muscat, Oman
February 23, 2008
Qurum BeachWe went for a walk along the Qurum Beach to watch the sunset. It was a lovely walk. Groups of young local boys had gathered on the beach with improvised soccer pitches to play some games.…
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Qurum Beach House, Muscat, Oman
February 23, 2008
Although we had originally planned to stay again at Marina Hotel (despite it being a dive, it was still a great location, and better the devil you know…) but the dive was full.…
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Majan Guest House, Nizwa, Oman
February 23, 2008
Curiously enough, there are no hotels in Nizwa itself. We ended up staying at Majan Guest House, a couple of miles outside the downtown area. It was very clean, the room was large.…
Continue Reading →Getting from Nizwa to Muscat by bus
February 23, 2008
Getting back from Nizwa to Muscat was easier than we thought. We had tried to arrange a ticket in advance on the government run buses, but apparently it’s not possible to buy tickets in advance for a trip like this (i.e.…
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Jabrin Fort, a great daytrip from Nizwa
February 23, 2008
Jabrin Fort, OmanFrom Nizwa, we took a day trip to Jabrin Fort. This fort is not really part of a town, and in the middle of nowhere. It looked like it might have been possible to get there by bus, but it would have involved a connection somewhere, and then finally a cab from the nea
Continue Reading →Al Zuhul Restaurant, great falafel in Nizwa, Oman
February 23, 2008
We ended up spending a lot of time at a good falafel place right across from the fort, called Al-Zuhul Restaurant. It was the Omani version of Sonic drive-in, where cars would pull up in the dusty parking lot outside, a waiter would run out and take their order, and then they would e
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Nizwa Fort and Nizwa, Oman
February 23, 2008
Nizwa Fort in OmanOur next stop was Nizwa. Nizwa is a small town about 2 hours outside Muscat, with a fort and a market. The fort is right in the middle of town, and has an excellent view of the surroundings.…
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