Nizwa goat souq

good pic of all the action (taken by brenna, D + J's friend)

April 19th 2006
Day five of my adventures in Oman promised to fulfill all of my kitschy tourist desires as we drove to Wahiba Sands to stay at a desert camp set up like a traditional Beduin village in the middle of the desert. Barzani the Sketchbot Land Rover drove over the dunes in the mid day sun. We approached the abandoned village. It was Mahid (the equivalent of the Spanish siesta). Lying on a bed of pillows ... read more

Middle East » Oman » Dakhliya » Nizwa

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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Kris and Dennie

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Previously: Moved to England to teach high school english- gave up, quit and left for round the world trip. Traveled through the Middle East, SE Asia, Australia, NZ, and Fiji prior to arriving back home to Canada. Spent the next school year trying desperately to be the cool substitute teacher who tells stories of wild adventures and remembers what it was like to be a teenager... Failed miserably. Lived and worked in Valencia Spain with my girlfriend (now wife!) Dennie for 2 years, and taught highschool drama. After a year teaching Grade 7/8 at a community school, I now teach high school histo... full info

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