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).

Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa

It was good to meet up with Kim Tan, Director of Business Development at the Shangri-la,  after his recent business trip to Moscow. Apart from discussing how our own business with the hotel could improve it was also nice to learn how Oman is focusing on the ‘Brics’ countries for its inbound tourism.

Kim Tan of Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa

Later

Central Coast of Oman

The Central Coast of Oman is affected by the summer Monsoon and so as Muscat is now not only hot but also humid we took a few days to travel down the coast from Muscat.

Mid-summer in Oman is also peak nesting season for turtles and we were fortunate to see this Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta)

The Gulf with Clipper Odyssey

In January last year I was delighted to give lots of talks about Oman on the Island Sky from Salalah to past Abu Dhabi. This year in November the American company Zegrahm is doing a similar cruise travelling between Muscat and Bahrain. I have been fortunate to be invited on board for a couple of weeks

Oman’s Mountains and Forts

Our tour group had a nice visit into one of Oman’s charming forts set overlooking an extensive