92,861 Visitors to Salalah During Eid 15 Aug 2013 | 03:57 am

92,861 visitors came to Salalah during Eid holidays on Aug 9-12. Yes. I remind you the population of Salalah is around 190,000 ONLY (and a good chunk of them live in the mountains behind the town). Th...

TEDx in Salalah 11 Aug 2013 | 07:22 pm

I don't think there's anyone out there who isn't familiar with TED talks and TEDx events, so I won't bother explaining what they are. Click on the link if you'd like to listen to ideas worth spreading...

Eid Al Fitr Holidays Announced 31 Jul 2013 | 02:59 pm

If Eid is on Thursday August 8th, then holidays will be Wednesday 7th to Saturday 10th. If Eid is on Friday August 9th then holidays will be Wednesday 7th to Monday the 12th with work resuming on Tues...

Don't go to Dhalkut! 24 Jul 2013 | 09:59 am

The road to Dhalkut yesterday (past Mughsayl west of Salalah). Our heavier-than-normal monsoon season this year has done some damage...... PS (thank you Amer whoever you are for the pictures)

Public Holiday 17 Jul 2013 | 01:31 pm

And we can officially say 'Public Holiday season is BACK'. Tuesday July 23rd marks Oman's 43rd Reniassance Day (to mark the day His Majesty overthrew his father in a bloodless coup in 1970 - yes Uncle...

People Gone Mad 15 Jul 2013 | 11:16 am

Why the heck is everyone so obsessed with the Sohar story this morning? Apparently a mad blonde woman ran into a mosque, grabbed a Quran, ripped it a part and wrapped it around her feet. Judging from ...

Ramadhan in the Rain: Come to Salalah! 11 Jul 2013 | 09:40 am

More On Ze Mall 8 Jul 2013 | 09:36 am

So .... the 'girls' and I went to inspect Salalah Gardens Mall a couple of days ago to see what there was to see. And there was a lot! First and foremost, Costa is almost ready: The arrival of Costa...

Morning 29 Jun 2013 | 10:44 am

On a finer note, nothing makes me happier than waking up early on a weekend to the sound of birds and RAIN. There are six puddles in my garden. The best part is that it's likely to rain until Septembe...

British National in Nightmare Situation 27 Jun 2013 | 01:41 pm

Hi All, Read the latest post from my pal Sythe over at Muscat Mutterings on a British man and his family who are in a nightmare situation with his employer and the Ministry of Manpower: http://www.m...