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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,...

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...

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...

“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,...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Insects, animals fascinate him dearly. And the Sultanate provides an excellent backdrop for this. Muscat-based macro photographer Paul Manjooran Sebastian has devoted a good deal of his time to...

A paediatric physiotherapist uses social media to alleviate sufferings of the special child and influence her work. Aleeza Hasan has been able to create awareness on subjects that are often hushed...

GIVE the veggies a little more love, says a certified health coach and yoga teacher. Elham Kolahchian, a Muscat-based health coach, has come out with her own practical tips of creative ways to eat...

Amandine Morhaïm and Anne Odru are two French lady journalists. Both have one thing in common. As lady rallyists the pair as a team is always together and shares a special bond. They took part in the...

Desert locusts are on the prowl in Oman. Yes, the winter that just went by saw locust swarms in plenty in Wadi Aydam in Governorate of Dhofar, Qarn Alam and Arada in UAE. Desert diva and adventurer,...

[gallery type="thumbnails" columns="7" ids="543280,543279,543278,543276,543275,543274,543273"] AN Omani man mending fishing net or a lady’s hand-sewing a ‘kuma’ cap are perfect photo...

POUND workouts are group fitness classes which are fun and a trend which is fast picking up in Oman. The Sultanate’s only certified Pound Instructor who is striving hard to teach few tricks to her...

IT will be a French show all the way. France’s popular car, the ‘Deudeuche’ or ‘Deuche,’ will be in the Sultanate for the first time and be part of a discovery tour. ‘Deuche’ is the...