This mild morning found me and my friend Max sleeping inside a ruined house on the beach of Salalah city. It was the third day of our exploring the area around Salalah. After having devoted the first two days to Mughsail Beach and Al Fazayah Beach respectively, for today we had planned on heading east to Wadi Darbat canyon and Taqah town. We packed the tents, went over to the … [Read more...]
Exploring Al Fazayah Beach – Salalah Trip Pt. #2
The advent of this day found me and my friend Max camping on Mughsail Beach, some 40 km west from Salalah. We got up early in the morning, had a dip in the Arabian Sea, yesterday's pasta for breakfast, packed everything, and headed for the road. Mohamed, a local man we'd met on the previous evening, as promised, was waiting there for us to drive on a trip together. Our … [Read more...]
Camping at Mughsail Beach – Salalah Trip Pt. #1
After having completed a trekking trip in Jebel Akhdar Mountain and a road trip along Oman's northeastern coast, I found myself back in Muscat with a few last days to spare before my visa expires. I decided to use these days up to undertake a short trip to Salalah and the west of the country. I was at Burj Sahwa bus station a bit more than an hour before the scheduled departure … [Read more...]
