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You will hear the murmur of the waves, but you will never hear them crash the same way when the beach is littered with rocks and stones. The water ebb and flow erasing whatever foot or animal prints...

Iconic mountain? Check. Remote location? Check. Abandoned village? Check. Terraced gardens? Check. If you’ve seen photos of Peru’s Macchu Picchu taken in 1912 after a major clearing operation and...

The seagulls flutter with ease despite the strong wind coming from the sea. They were hovering several metres above the fishermen playing tug of war with their nets as the men hauled school after...

Everyone knows of Suhar. Who wouldn’t? It was once the capital of the country before the advent of Islam. Formerly called Majan, even today, Suhar has been identified as one of the most...

The Great White Pelicans usually don’t go to Salalah. But in 2018, they made a stopover, and the sighting sent Dhofar-based birdwatchers into a shooting frenzy thinking they only have two days...

Muscat, dec 22 - Jeep has always been a classic for me. The fondest memory I have of being in one was driving with my father off-road on slippery slopes of rugged mountains while the storm poured in...

A trip to Bait al Safah in Al Hamra is a trip down memory lane. But unlike other tours, this one allows you to have a real feel of what it was like to live in an era where women are the queens of the...

Ammar al Balushi and his partner Abdullah both know all the nooks and crannies of Bandar al Khairan. As co-owners of the small boating startup A Tourism, they spend almost all of their weekends in the...

You might have felt it by now. If you haven’t, trust me, you will soon. It starts from the dark recesses of your brain, like an itch that you need to scratch. The more you think about it, the...

When the movie Joker came out to Oman, Al Montaser Al Jahwari was not only fascinated by its amazing plotline but also the magic that happened behind the screen. In his mind, he deconstructed the...

There’s a lesson to be learnt from child environmental activist Greta Thunberg’s story and this has become very apparent during the interaction between children from schools across Oman and the...

In a masterclass attended by five selected artists from Oman, he demonstrated what years of experience can do in but a few minutes. Without a sketch or blueprint in hand, he went freestyle etching his...

Somebody has to lead the way.” She said the words with firm conviction you can feel that it was something she was very committed and serious about. “My predecessors have not necessarily thought it...

Italy has given so much to the world. The beautiful craftsmanship and artistry of Leonardo da Vinci are still being celebrated today not only by art masters but even by kids. Milan will always be...

Of the about 60000 pomegranate trees growing in Jabal Akhdhar, he owns more than a hundred of them. Together with the gardens that grow other crops like damask roses, the property in which the trees...

Hassan al Meer’s “Ambiguity” is a video installation that needs to be dissected in order to understand the artist’s layered message. While it may look straightforward, curators understood...

Every morning within the next few months, several boats and yatchs will be scouring the surrounding waters of Dimaniyat Island in search of whale sharks. Beginning the early weeks of September is the...

About 30 minutes from Al Ashkarah is the seldom visited Bandar al Saqla — one of Oman’s hidden treasures made remarkable by its long stretch of uninterrupted golden beach. Here, only the...

Photos by Ahmed Al Jaabri About 430km from Muscat, past the windswept villages of Sur and Ras al Hadd is the unspoilt wilderness of Al Khaluf. A five-hour drive from Muscat, the number of people who...

The location is not an easy place to get to. From Salalah, one will have to travel more than 150kms towards Marmul. From the highway of Marmul, one will have to drive a little farther towards the...