Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

December 1st 2016
Hello my fellow travellers! I started my day early, going to the small Sabkha Bus Station where I was told that the bus to Muscat would leave from. Turned out it doesn't, it used to be possible to go this route by taking a bus from here to Hatta, on the border to Oman, and then take another bus from there to Muscat, but the bus between Hatta and Muscat no longer runs. The bus instead runs from ... read more

Middle East » Oman » Muscat

In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al Said ousted his father and has ruled as sultan ever since. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world and has preserved a long-standing political and military relationship with the UK. ... ... read more

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Per-Olof Persson

A Small Swede in the Big World

I'm a small Swede that simply just love to travel. I haven't been around as much as I'd wish to yet, but my life long goal is to visit all the countries in the world. I still have a long way to go before that mission is accomplished though. I live with my two cats and one spider in Alvesta, a small city outside of Växjö where I try to host people from all over the world as often as I can. If you need a place to stay, just look me up on couchsurfing.org and send me a request. My living I make working as a insurance adviser, it's a soft job with plenty of free time. I try to get out in the ... full info

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18th February 2018

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

On eating dates
I went to Oman some years ago and I really liked it there. Nice country, nice people and lots of interesting places to visit. Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque was one of them. One thing I really like about the Arabic countries is that here and there they offer you free dates to eat. It is a nice tradition that makes me feel very welcome. /Ake

20th February 2018

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

On eating dates
It really is a very hospitable culture and I enjoy myself whenever I'm in the region. :)

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