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After breakfast, we filled up with petrol and headed east out of Salalah, through the town of Taqa, past Wadi Dirbat and towards the village of Tawai Attair, just outside of which there’s a gigantic sinkhole. By the time we … Continue reading →

After breakfast, we drove into Salalah to check out the Frankincense Souq. Some of the stalls and shops weren’t open yet, but there’s a lot of duplication in the products offered, so we were still able to browse properly and … Continue reading →

We awoke to find our hotel without electricity. No matter; we didn’t need it. After breakfast, we had just a short time to visit the Nizwa Fort, depositing our postcards in a postbox on the way. The fort was quite … Continue reading →

We made an early start today, having an early breakfast and getting on the road by about 09:30. We had a lot to pack in and only one more day in the area. We drove about 50 km to the village … Continue reading →

We awoke at 07:20 after a glorious night’s sleep in the completely silent and starlit desert. As we emerged from the chalet, we found beetle tracks and some larger prints that we were later assured by the camp manager were … Continue reading →