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Oman Air PO Box : 58,Seeb, Postal Code 111, Tel : 24707222,24519302, Fax : 24510805, Location : Seeb Airport Gulf Air PO Box : 1444,Ruwi,Postal Code 112, Tel : 24703222, 24703332, Fax : 24793381 e-mail : gfmctsls@omantel.net.om, website : www.gulfairco.com Location : Musandam Building , Ruwi   Emirates Airlines Tel : 2 440 4400 / 2 440 4444, Fax :2 440 4401, E-mail :... Continue Reading

A scent of adventure in Arabia What, I wonder on my first morning in Muscat, would devotees of showy Dubai make of a holiday here in neighboring Oman? The Sultanate of Oman, alas, does not much go in for glitz. Instead it serves up sunshine with a dash of old Arabia and exhilarating desert scenery rooted in an astonishingly rich history. Easy-going Emirate: Oman is not at all like its... Continue Reading

Adventures of Oman Stretching from the lunar-like Hajar Mountains in the north to the lush and temperate city of Salalah in the south, the Sultanate of Oman — with its year-round sunshine and a stable economy — is one of the lesser-known treasures of the Arabian Peninsula. Oman is hollowed out with incredible natural underground playgrounds, including the second largest... Continue Reading

Food in Oman is mainly a question of eating to live, rather than living to eat. The country’s culinary traditions offer an interesting blend of Arabian and Indian influences, although the stuff served up in most local cafés and restaurants generally consists of a predictable selection of shwarmas and biryanis, with maybe a few other Middle Eastern meze and grills or Indian curries. Honorable... Continue Reading