The Omani Grand Canyon from Jebel Akhdar.

June 24th 2019
Today we will be travelling up into the Omani Mountains where we will be staying for three nights on the Jebel Akhdar, or Green Mountain. We head off on the same six lane super highway that we drove out to the Wahiba Sands on two days ago, before turning off towards the town of Nizwa. We leave the main road and start climbing steeply. We arrive at an army checkpoint. Our driver Majid tells us t ... read more

Middle East » Oman » Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate

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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Dave and Issy Sheehan

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Former TravelPod Member: the.sheehan Joined: June 22nd, 2015 We live in Melbourne, Australia, with our three offspring Scott, Emma and Troy, Coco the dog, and cats Sidney and Chilli. As at 2015 our offspring have all left school and should, in theory at least, be capable of fending for themselves, so as long as they don't kill each other or burn the house down, we can now happily trip off into the sunset. Issy was born in Malta. She came to Australia with her family when she was four, and as at early 2015 she's never been back. I was born in London to Australian parents who met ... full info

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