Blogging from Muscat, Oman

11 October 2009 300 views 8 Comments

Just arrived at Oman, 5am local time (9am Malaysian time) Sunday Oct 11th, after a ~14 hours journey (plus transit in Dubai). Will be here for the whole week facilitating programme management workshop.

Meanwhile, here are some views of Muscat taken from my hotel room.

Muscat is a city of low, square white buildings unlike its neighbour Dubai.

The city is enclaved by mountains on one side …

… and the Gulf of Oman on the other side.

Enjoy!

Technorati Tags: Travel & Adventure, Oman, Muscat, Crowne Plaza Hotel Muscat

8 Comments »

Cyril said:

Nice view from your hotel. How about Dubai main city? Have you been there?
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# 13 October 2009 at 11:10

headsteadi (author) said:

Cyril # Just on transit in Dubai but from bird’s eye view, it is more modern and much bigger than Muscat.

# 13 October 2009 at 11:33

Cyril said:

wahh.. I am really hoping that I can see Dubai main city one day. From pictures, it looks very impressive.
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# 17 October 2009 at 10:18

Huai Bin said:

I’m lovin’ the squarish buildings in Oman. It looks exotic!
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# 19 October 2009 at 11:29

headsteadi (author) said:

HB # Thanks for dropping by my humble blog. Not as happening as yours though

My visit to Oman had changed my prespective to the Middle East countries. In general, the Omanis are warm and friendly people. The country has a small population of about 2.4million people. 50% are locals, the rest are expats. The Omanis, are filthy rich too

# 19 October 2009 at 23:43

Coffee Girl said:

Oh bestnye pemandangan! is it hot there as it is here? Meanwhile, Kuching is currently raining.
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# 22 October 2009 at 16:23

LanDayaK said:

Muscat, Oman look like a resort city…..very beautiful! I, myself, never been to any Middle East country. I hope i’ll have time to visit Dubai in the near future…..
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# 27 October 2009 at 04:33

headsteadi (author) said:

LanDayak # Thanks for visiting my blog. Yes, my visit to Oman changed my perception about the Middle East and its people. It’s actually a nice place to visit. Something different in terms of landscape and culture from what we normally find in the other parts of the world.

# 27 October 2009 at 09:23

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