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We enjoyed a Dune Bashing trip near the Sealine along with a dessert style overnite camping right on the ocean. Much of Qatar's oil and natural gas wealth is visible in Doha, which is the economical centre of Qatar. Doha is home to the headquarters of the country's largest oil and gas companies. Like the nearby city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Doha's economy is moving away from its dependency on the oil and natural gas industries, although unlike Dubai, Doha's main focus is not tourism. Construction is also booming in Doha, a result of increasing corporate and commercial [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 14th 2008 | 507 Views | [diary=275950]

Mr. Green on West Bay
The West Bay/ Pearl in the backgroud

Dubai. I know everyone has seen pictures of the famous skyscrapers of Dubai. So i won't put you through them...instead here are a few shots from our dhow cruise we took over Dubai creek at night. (relative Neeraj, in background in one of them). [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 13th 2008 | 60 Views | [diary=275944]

Dhow cruise - on Dubai creek2
No trip to Dubai is complete w/o a visit to IKEA Dubai

Nizwa - the interior city. Nizwa (Arabic: نزوى‎) is the largest city in the Ad Dakhiliyah Region in Oman and was the capital of Oman proper. Nizwa is about 140 km (1.5 hours) from Muscat. The population is estimated at around 70,000 people. Set amid a verdant spread of date palms, it is strategically located at the crossroads of routes linking the interior with Muscat. Nizwa is a center for date growing. Dates from Nizwa (including Khalas and are known to be the best dates in the world). The main tourist attractions in the city are Nizwa Fort and th [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 13th 2008 | 143 Views | [diary=275940]

Nizwa: View of the dome of Sultan Qaboos magnificent cobalt blue and gold dome from Nizwa Fort

Oman is the land of Forts. Many forts adorn the whole country. We visited a handful ourselves. My favorite: Nakhl Fort. Built into the side of the mountain...the building's elevation rises and falls with the topography of the mountain. Great design skill. [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 13th 2008 | 277 Views | [diary=275916]

Burka Fort Lookout
Soldiers on the lookout - Mr. P and Mr. Green
The famous white walls of Sohar Fort

Wadi Shab 'Wadi' means 'dry river bed' (Wadi Shab is actually a wet river bed, a beautiful emerald green oasis in the desert). Wadi Shab is wadi in Oman and located between the capital Muscat and the town Sur, Oman. It has at least seven pools of emerald green water and is studded with boulders. One of the pools is in a cave where light streams in dramatically from above and there are fantastic echoes heard when one swims in it. Eventhough all guidebooks say you need a 4WD to get there...you can easily reach it in a regular car...thanks to [View Full Entry]

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Ahh...an oasis - Wadi Shab
Troll over board! - Emerald pools of wadi shab
Oh no...Key can't swim. (Mr. P to the rescue)

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque The Mosque is built from 300,000 tonnes of Indian sandstone. The total capacity of the mosque (interior and courtyard) is up to 20,000 worshippers. What to do with too much money? You hire indentured (modern-day slave) labor from India and flaunt the wealth by building a monument to God....ahem. And the monument happens to have a couple of record breakers (Largest Handwoven carpet and Largest chandelier in the world): The world's largest hand-woven carpet: A major feature of the design of the interior is the prayer carpet which covers the floor of t [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 13th 2008 | 365 Views | [diary=275898]

Worlds larget woven carpet
Afternoon nap on the world's largest carpet...aaaah.
Contemplating the world's largest chandelier

Leaving on 4pm flight to Dubai. Key Perth Green is excited! Can't you see the grin on his face?? Countries being visited this time around: UAE, Qatar, Oman, Jordan. Pics will be uploaded daily - starring my trusty ol' pal: Key Perth Green. Countries coming up later this year: Japan (Mt.Fuji), Tanzania (Mt. Kilimanjaro, Serengeti, Zanzibar), Zambia, Madagascar, Thailand (Phuket -scuba diving) [View Full Entry]

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