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Otaxi is back!  If you see me in person, you’d probably see the big smile on my face as I say that. I’m still working on my license and thus has been very dependent on public transport. When I...

In Japan since 1982, people suffering from different sickness, on top of their regular medicines are asked to bath in forest. This public health programme which would eventually be implemented all...

   I wasn’t prepared for the first splash of colour to hit my face. I raised my hand to feel where it landed and I erroneously breathe some of the powdered dust. Some of the dust found my eyes....

If one talks about the best beaches in Oman, the gem of Al Sharqiyah Governorate located near the small village of Fins, White Beach, is definitely almost on any outdoor lover’s list. About two-hour...

When Michael Motin saw the Oman Observer news about the red tide in Barka, he automatically forwarded the news link to his other friends whose hobby is going out on weekends to engage in rod fishing...

After last year’s grand success with over two thousand guests in attendance, Festival of Colours organised by Omantel will be invading Al Mouj Golf Club GCM Lawn again on Friday, March 2, 2018. With...

It’s a beautiful phrase, one that pays high respect to the power of the divine. Translated in English, it means “If God wills it” and for all its intent and purpose, both religious and cultural,...

Shared Thoughts  On a Saturday evening, far beyond the muffled noise of the villages of Yitti, close to the beach, are a group of people sitting in the dark. They were talking about everything...

Far from the organised desert camps of Bidiyah, deeper into the heart of the Al Sharqiyah sands, is a flat land surrounded by tall walls of sand dunes. It is seldom that people camp this far primarily...

Shared Thoughts - Yeru Ebuen - yeru.ebuen@gmail.com - Today marks the official start of my column. It has taken over a year of consideration and finally, I’ve reckoned that February is just the...

One of the remarkable features of Bandar al Khayran is that it hides many small coves and beaches that if you’re looking for exclusivity, there is definitely a place for you. The greater Al Khayran...

For most travellers, they see Jebel Shams (Sun Mountain) as a collective — a place in Oman where one will find the Sultanate’s highest peak including the country’s scenic Grand Canyon. As long...

(With Titash Chakraborty) Deep into the heart of Jebel Akhdhar, farther beyond the known roads, is a spring called Ain al Hadhari. It’s a spring one would not have noticed if not for the small,...

Written with Titash Chakraborty   From the lush plains of Al Hamra, it’s hard to imagine why people would go through all the trouble and live in the seemingly barren mountains at the...

Mohammed and Said met us outside of a small coffee shop in the chilly 17-degree temperature. Both at about four feet ten inches, they have smiles on their faces when they greeted us, their heads were...

Omanis love their pasta ‘al dente’. One of the many things they share with Italians. This is the revelation of Italian Chef Luigi Ferraro, born in Cassano Allo Ionio, now a citizen of the world...

   YERU EBUEN Instagram: @yru_here It was our noisy laughs that pierced the silence. The echoes of it bouncing from mountain walls to caverns and canyons. There was no one else there except our...

The constant assault of flowing water thousands of years ago left in its path a canyon that has become a favourite to many hikers not only in Oman but in the region. Without the water pressure that...

The Sultanate has been eyeing tourism as a major contributor to its economic growth and evidence of this can be found not only in the number of new infrastructures being built but also in the...

   Yeru Ebuen - He stood at the edge of the canyon taking the scenery before him. He has always been out in the wilderness but yet, never tires of conquering the peaks. Today was no...