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Nizwa Market in Oman

ynotoman wrote 1 week ago: Nizwa Souq in Oman before Eid Starting off in Al Sawadi we made a stop in Nizwa to enjoy the Friday … more →

Tags: desert, Mountain, Oman, People, Salalah, Sea, tour, coast, eID

Frankincense in Oman for Christmas

ynotoman wrote 3 weeks ago: The Historical Association of Oman publishes a Calender each year .  Most images are usually of nort … more →

Tags: Culture, Mountain, Oman, People, Salalah, Christmas, December, frankincense, gum

Our Turtle has stopped Transmitting in Oman

ynotoman wrote 2 months ago: I enjoy watching turtles on the Beaches of Oman so much that, last year, decided to ‘adopt’ one. The … more →

Tags: Oman, Sea, musandam, Gulf of Oman, MASIRAH, turtle, Ras al Jinz

Frankincense Trail in Oman1 comment

ynotoman wrote 3 months ago: As the Monsoon Season draws to a close in Salalah it will soon be time to start the Frankincense Har … more →

Tags: Oman, Salalah, Yemen, Culture, People, desert, frankincense, Frankincense Trail, BBC

Book on Flora of Oman

ynotoman wrote 6 months ago: Bait Al Baranda hosted the launch of Dr Annette Patzelt’s new book “Wild Plants of Oman’. The launch … more →

Tags: museum, Oman, Muscat, People, Bait al-Baranda, Dr Annette Patzelt, book, Plants, Flora

Oman's Birds1 comment

ynotoman wrote 6 months ago: Skirting around Jebel Samhan in Dhofar we had two wonderful experiences . Over the coastal region tw … more →

Tags: Oman, Salalah, Birds in Oman, Mountain, Dhofar, Oman Birds, Jebel Samhan, Verreaux’s Eagles, Griffin Vultures

Turtles on Masirah Island Oman

ynotoman wrote 7 months ago: Elayne Looker gave a very nice presentation to the Historical Association of Oman about Turtles in O … more →

Tags: Oman, People, Sea, loggerhead, Green, Turtles, Elaine Looker, Masirah Island

Exploring the Rub al Khali in northern Oman

ynotoman wrote 7 months ago: After a long drive we managed to make it to the Rub al Khali border with the UAE in time for sun-set … more →

Tags: Oman, tour, desert, Rub al-Khali, Desert Exploration, Two men exploring the Rub al Khali, 'singing of the sands'

Oman’s water resources

ynotoman wrote 7 months ago: In the upper reaches of Oman’s Jebel Akhdar mountains I came across this tiny cascade of water. The … more →

Tags: Oman, Muscat, Culture, Mountain, Jebel Akhdar, Falaj, Earth Day, water

Golden Sands and Golden Honey in Oman

ynotoman wrote 7 months ago: Arriving in the golden dunes of the Wahiba Sands to set up camp we were faced with flying sand and s … more →

Tags: Oman, Culture, tour, desert, BEE, Coffee, honey, Wahiba sands, Camp

Wet Kittens in Oman1 comment

ynotoman wrote 7 months ago: What a surprise I had at the Car Wash today In the engine compartment – 5 wet kittens. Home for 5 ne … more →

Tags: Oman, Muscat, Car, Wash, cat, kittens

Oman's Batina Bulls and bees1 comment

ynotoman wrote 8 months ago: Dashing up the Oman Batina Coast I managed to enjoy the sight of Oman’s Little Bee ‘Apis florea’ . T … more →

Tags: Oman, Muscat, Culture, Oman Little Bee Batina Bull Rain

Ruwi's wet roads add a sparkle to Oman

ynotoman wrote 8 months ago: Wet Roads isn’t typical Arabia – but today after a few drops earlier in the afternoon Ruwi had a thu … more →

Tags: Oman, Muscat, Culture, Mountain, Sea, wet roads, donkey, Bandar Jissah, Iron Age

Wadi in Oman1 comment

ynotoman wrote 8 months ago: Seagulls descend on fish scraps in Oman Oman’s beachs sometimes have huge numbers of sea birds … more →

Tags: Oman, Birds in Oman, Mountain, Sea, desert, camel, wadi, Sea Birds, gull

Rub Al Khali Desert Oman

ynotoman wrote 9 months ago: Taking advantage of the cooler months it was great to spend time in one of Oman’s natural features – … more →

Tags: Oman, tour, People, desert, Empty Quarter, Rub al-Khali, Exploration, Lizard

Empty Quarter Desert, Oman1 comment

ynotoman wrote 9 months ago: The Empty Quarter / Rub al Khali offers a great chance to sleep under the stars . On my way to Salal … more →

Tags: Oman, Salalah, desert, Empty Quarter, sand dune, BEE, Rub al-Khali

Christmas Greetings from Oman

ynotoman wrote 11 months ago: Here in Oman, rather than Reindeer, Father Christmas needs to use Camels, sand is quite different fr … more →

Tags: Oman, Culture, tour, Muscat, camel, Christmas, Father Christmas, Christmas in Oman, Rudolph the Red Nosed Camel

Oman and Yemen inspired magazine articles

ynotoman wrote 1 year ago: The Arabian Leopard was the subject of an article in the new daily paper from the UAE http://www.the … more →

Tags: Oman, Yemen, Travel, Oman Today, Hadhramaut, leopard, IBRI, Hamra, Bank Muscat

Oman Environment Society Talk

ynotoman wrote 1 year ago: The Environment Society of Oman was given a very good talk by Dr Rory Wilson about animal tracking. … more →

Tags: Oman, Arabian Leopard, Oman blog, Dr Rory Wilson, Environment Society of Oman, animal tracking, Daily Diary


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