Beyond exotic
Oman is a perfect place for peace and relaxation. Having visited the Sultanate five times, she loves to come over again. Egle Fox, an American whose passion for travel is exemplary, says the Sultanate...
Art of coffee making
Aromas, flavours and textures of coffee may be a different concept for a lay person. But for Stefania Avon, a reputed Barista Trainer and Export Quality Consultant at illy’s Università del Caffè,...
Welcoming New Year in an island
Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island welcomed the new year with big parties, stunning fireworks, music concerts and world class entertainment. Yas Island is the leisure and activities hub which has helped to...
Caravan of Taste
A caravan or a camel train is used sparingly elsewhere around the globe. But its use in hotels to lead the diners for a culinary journey makes it interesting and unique. It’s a new concept in...
Two Gypsy Souls
Travel with your heart, live with locals and immerse yourself as much as you can, is the message from two Italian backpackers. Mark Brawler and Stefania Ferrero, are adventure travellers who travel...
Adventure couple
HOW about modelling as a career and spending the returns from it to fund travelling. That’s what Marija Piskač and Thane Williams, a happy go lucky travel couple from Croatia and South Africa seems...
‘Oman stole my heart away’
A young Swiss tour guide is vigorously promoting Sultanate’s beauty and aspects of sustainable tourism to the outside world. Andrea Ritler from Wallis, a canton in southern Switzerland, was...
Where to see hedgehogs in Oman
Desert Hedgehogs. Locating the mammal may be rare in the Sultanate. However, a group of shutterbugs were lucky to track them at Sinaw in Al Sharqiyah Governorate. Though rare to spot because of its...
Balm for the soul
A GERMAN travel bug aims to cover 100 countries by travelling and to speak 5 languages before she turns 30. It is a challenge for Hong Trinh, a Vietnamese volunteer and worker, crazy about travelling,...
Chasing the Milky Way in Oman
Sultanate’s mountains and deserts are perfect for star gazing. With tripods and cameras, five astrophotography buffs from Muscat went on a wild case. Spread over five months during weekends and...
The allure of Oman
Branding the Sultanate as a tourist destination is what this Lithuanian is bent on. As a tour leader and organiser from the Baltic state, she has travelled to Oman over 20 times since 2014. The...
Thank you Oman...we will be back!
“Someday, when things are okay, you will look back and feel proud that you did not give up…” THESE inspiring words from Nadhira al Harthy, Omani mountain climber who scaled the Mount Everest,...
Learning art the fun way
An Omani start-up, run by three Omani sisters, which promotes art and stresses on learning as a fun has come up in Muscat. The new studio is an independent space that spreads the love of art among...
Spotting an Arabian chameleon
Spotting a Mediterranean chameleon. The name sends a shiver down the spine for this young wildlife shutterbug from Muscat. Since 2015, he has been on the lookout for this reptile native to southern...
The power tool
Power yoga is a powerful way of maintaining fitness by energising and calming mind. It is a quick way to boost your metabolism and loose unwanted weight which comes as a result of sedentary lifestyle...
Ocean of vocation
ENCOUNTERING morays, scorpion fish, nudibranchs, leopard sharks, black-blotched stingrays, octopus or ghost pipefish during a dive in Oman’s waters can be a thrilling experience. Yes, the...
Observer Weekend: Guiding tourists!
IMPRESSED by the Sultanate as a travel destination, a well-known travel guide writer from Germany has written a 360-page travel guide on Oman, first published by DuMont in 2005, called the DuMont...
Dream Traveller
TRAVELLING has been the greatest passion in her life as she lives, breathes and dreams travel. Well-known for her hops around the globe, Mary Kalymnou from Koniari, Athens, has experienced finer...
Flavours of Oman
IN a boost to tourism in Oman, popular cuisines Khubz Rakhal, Orseya, Madhbi, Omani halwa and chicken shawarma, went global recently. The Best Ever Food Review Show (BEFRS) showcased the delicacies...
The art of creating art from waste
Recycling waste materials is her forte. She believes all items in our daily life can be used twice for practical purposes or for fun of making it look more decorative. If you have any wastes to give...