Tag Archives: Sea

The Clipper Odyssey visits the Arabian Peninsula

Posted on January 15, 2012 by omanholiday | Leave a comment

Last year I gave a series of talks on Oman in a wonderful cruise on the Island Sky from Salalah to past Abu Dhabi. This year the American company Zegrahm is doing a similar cruise travelling between Muscat and Bahrain and has invited me Continue reading →

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Posted in HOLIDAYS, Muscat, OMAN, Oman Cruise Excursions, Oman Holidays, Sea, TOURS, Tours in Oman, Travel, Travel Blog

Tagged Arabian Sea, Clipper Odyssey, Cruise Excursions, Island Sky, Muscat, Noble Caledonia, OMAN, oman blog, Oman Holidays, Oman Tour, Salalah, Sands of Time, Sea, Sea of Oman, Zegrahm, عمان, مسقط

Jewel of Muscat Museum opens

Posted on October 18, 2011 by omanholiday | Leave a comment

The Jewel of Muscat is now in its Museum in Singapore – a long Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, Muscat, Museum, OMAN, Oman Cruise Excursions, People, Sea, Tour of Muscat, Travel, Travel Blog, Uncategorized

Tagged Arabian Sea, Jewel of Muscat, Muscat, OMAN, Sea, Singapore, عمان, مسقط

Bandar Jissah marked out for change

Posted on June 18, 2011 by omanholiday | 2 Comments

The beach in Muscat which features on all guide books is rightly Bandar Jissah.

White-Line-in-Bandar-Jissah

The white lines are Continue reading →

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Posted in HOLIDAYS, HOTELS, Muscat, Muscat Holidays, Muscat Hotels, OMAN, Oman Holidays, Sea

Tagged Bandar Jissah, Beach, OMAN, Sea

Sea Voyage along the coast of Oman

Posted on February 25, 2011 by omanholiday | Leave a comment

Between Sur and Salalah Oman we spent a day and night at sea on Noble Caledonia Island Sky. It was a magical journey and for me the highlight of almost 2 weeks of memorable experiences. During the day we passed through a vast pod of Dolphin with Blue Footed Boobies joining them in feeding off fish and further away whales blew jets into the air after diving.

Dolphins from the Noble Caledonia Island Sky at Sea

At night as we sailed in complete darkness the stars dazzled Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, OMAN, Oman's Nature, Salalah, Sea

Tagged Arabian Sea, Cruise, Cruise Excursions, Dolphins, frankincense tree, Island Sky, Masirah, Noble Caledonia, noble caledonia cruises, Noble Caledonia Island Sky, OMAN, Omans Frankincense Tree, Omans Prophet Job Tomb, Salalah, Sea, Sur, عمان

Musandam Oman

Posted on February 20, 2011 by omanholiday | Leave a comment

Our arrival into Musandam Oman was in bright and sunny weather, making the sea voyage on our two Dhows especially enjoyable. Lunch on board was of course freshly caught fish.

Arabian Dhow Musandam

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Posted in Meals, Musandam, OMAN, Oman's Nature, People, Sea

Tagged Arabian Dhow Musandam, Cruise Excursions, Island Sky, Musandam, Oman Holiday, Sea

Museums and Mosques

Posted on February 18, 2011 by omanholiday | Leave a comment

Before we cruised into Sharjah, my fellow lecturer, Dr Alan Borg, who after retiring as Director of the V&A Museum has more time to give us an insight into the decorative arts, gave a very interesting overview of the architecture, both old and new, of the Arabian Peninsula.