Category Archives: Salalah

Salalah; the sometimes green south of Oman

Victor the buggy in Muscat

Tucked away under the shade of my breakfast source, Lulu in Darsait, I saw this well travelled car. Well travelled not just from Salalah, where I photoed it last week, to Muscat – but after 6 years on the road it has the most kilometres of any non production car.

Elayne in Victor the Travel Bug

Elayne in Victor the Travel Bug in Salalah

Victor the buggy is Continue reading

Special Offer on Oman Book

Do you live in Oman? Would you like a great price on the book ‘Walking through History’? Its all about Oman’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Filled with unique colour images and well researched information – this is the first Coffee Table Book about Oman’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites .

If you want it as a gift or to enjoy yourself – Crème de la Crème magazine have decided to help support the book’s launch.

Walking Through History Book offers

Walking Through History Book offers

Pick up a copy of the new February issue of Crème de la Crème magazine. Then take the magazine into their office of the building on ’ al Elm Street‘ in Al Khuwair ‘(opposite the Platinum Hotel off Dohat al Adab Street ) – and you will get Rial Omani 5/- off a copy of the book – its already in the Al Roya warehouse for the launch on February 14th.

Walking Through History – sample of printed book arrives

I dropped into Al Roya’s office and saw the ‘dummy’ of the book.

Front Cover Book Walking Through History

Front Cover Book Walking Through History

All the pages have been printed and the printers did a hand made hard cover so that it could be approved.  The inside pages look really nice, so Im looking forward to getting a finished version.

A Mega Dune of the southern Rub Al Khali from the book Walking Through History

A Mega Dune of the southern Rub Al Khali from the book Walking Through History

I think there will be an introductory offer for it – check back for this.

Eagles in Oman

With part of our group from The Traveller it was good to visit Salalah, where the weather was warmer compared to relatively chilly northern Oman (if 20c can be called chilly). Continue reading

Pink Bees in Salalah

While in Salalah we came across several Bee Hives in the Mountains. The bees must have been collecting from Pink Flowers as they had Pink Pollen Sacs.

Pink Bees Salalah

Pink Bees Salalah