By now you might have seen a lot of people wobbling whimsically across the limestone and losing their balance. The beach isn’t much too actually an alternative to not slip. The old refinery here is quite pebbly. Although if you do want to relax then you can get into one of your catatonic states and get some sleep or something like a siesta in the very lap of luxury. There is an amazing spa and diner which is fit for royalty. Still wondering? The Chedi, the famous and opulent Chedi is just up the valley. In fact after you have you nice late breakfast, it would be a good time to get yourself a massage and then maybe you could just laze around in the pool.  The children could play in the sand and have their own fun. The thing is that Muscat happens to be a mixture of modern building that is quite impersonal. There are shopping malls, mosques,  [...] 

When you think of Muscat in Oman, you usually think of deserts, the oh so pretty belly dancers, kababs, barbeques, camels, Bedouins and tents. Apart from the oil and the wealth, of course. When you do come here though, you would find miles and miles of barren, rubble. In fact you might not really much vegetation here. There are cliffs with sharp rocks jutting out. You could drive for hours and feel like you are on the surface of the moon, with the belly dancers lingering somewhere; hopefully! You might probably come across a man, dressed up in the traditional ‘dishdasha’ which is a very meager and flimsy protection with any regard to the kind of heat that this place receives.  You might wonder; if there is no habitation around, so what exactly this fellow would be doing here! Right ahead, you might suddenly come across a few date palms  [...]