Oman’s Weather Forecast 29 April

Have a look at this screen grab from the BBC of the weather to come in Muscat and northern Oman

Tour of Oman – video summary

Khor Rori Oman

Flying down to Salalah after visiting northern Oman we have been visiting some of the places in my new book “Walking Through History”.

Khor Rori the UNESCO Site in southern Oman

Here sitting overlooking the water at

The Clipper Odyssey arrives into Muscat

Cruising into Mina Sultan Qaboos is always an experience, the harbor really looks great from the sea.

Muttrah from the Clipper Odyssey

Of course though enjoying the views it was also a sad occasion as my work giving lectures on the Clipper Odyssey was drawing to a close. We visited Nizwa and enjoyed not only its fort but

Salalah Time

We took a few days to visit Salalah to escape Muscat still sizzling 40c+ temperature  for some صلالة تائيم  where the sizzle turned into drizzle and the mountains were covered in their summer finery of green.

The town was still busy with many Emirati families and still a few Omanis on holiday after the Eid Holidays.

Car in Salalah Mountains

We were lucky to catch