http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Oman/Sharqiya/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Middle East , Oman , Sharqiya en-us Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:42:54 +0000 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:42:54 +0000 ...and yes I simply love sand dunes After we left Sur and the coast our first stop was Wadi Bani Khaled. Oman is a dry land. One of the few places where fresh water can be found is in the valleys the so called Wadis. Since there is water in the wadis that is also a place where you can find some vegetation and where you can have a swim. A swim in fresh water is a rare thing in a country where wel http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Oman/Sharqiya/blog-363806.html Doors en masseWhen Jordi and I were in Sur we walked through the streets of the Old Town. Maybe the name Old Town is a bit misleading because I don't know if this part of the city is any older than any other part. But to me it looks like and old town so I call it Old Town.In the Old Town I especially liked the doors of the houses. The houses themselves were mostly quite dull to be honest but the http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Oman/Sharqiya/blog-362454.html Five days on the road or how to crash a car in OmanIn this blog entry I would like to start by writing a little about Oman as a country and how it is to travel there. Oman is situated on the edge of the Arabic Peninsula. The neighboring countries are Yemen Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. The people here are very friendly. In the days I have been here I have not seen a single trace of anyo http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Oman/Sharqiya/blog-359662.html