It's time to let the cat out of the bag. Oman has gone under the radar for too long! I've spent years living and working in the Middle East and, with the exception of Yemen, nothing has come close to the outstanding (and often untouched) natural beauty and unique history of Oman. I lived there for more than two years and spent many weekends camping or exploring. It was a privilege as a traveller.
#1 Remnants of a Portuguese fort
#2 Nizwa Fort (Omani-built), with Nizwa's mosque poking up behind
#3 Camels used to transport people...
#4 Campsite to die for 1: Yiti Beach
#5 Yiti Beach morning dip
#6 Yellow dates go well with kahwa (coffee)
#7 Dawn at a little mosque near my house
#8 Oman is famous for its aflaj, channels for carrying water long distances
#9 Taking the plunge into a sinkhole
#10 Middle East meets West: local women contrast with a Western bather
#11 Omani women's version of frolicking in the waves!
#12 Sunrise captured on the way home from a party
#13 Campsite to die for 2: Wadi Damm
#14 Another of Wadi Damm's gorgeous rock pools
#15 A nosy camel near Wahiba Sands dune area
#16 Dune sunset
#17 Campsite to die for 3: flash flooded two days previously
#18 Proof of the volume and fury of a flash flood: an expired goat is suspended two metres up a tree
#19 Curious kids invade our campsite!
#20 A man uses a falaj as a path
#21 In which other capital city can you get dropped off by boat on a secluded and inaccessible beach for the day?
#22 Campsite to die for 4: Dawn at Seifah Beach
#23 Dusk calm in Muscat
#24 Built to last: a fortified tower in a small alleyway has defied the ravages of time and progress and become part of the urban landscape
#25 A scorpion tucks into a cockroach on my bedroom wall
#26 Two little girls in Muttrah Souq celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Sultan Qaboos's rule with flag-themed outfits
