Travel to Oman

dear indojo,i stayed in Oman for about 8months as my hubby is employed there and returned back to india june 2008.Oman is such a lovely place where the roads are 5times broader than India.you can stay there for about 10-15 days after that you would get bugged up,it is a place well suited for elders as it is very peaceful.Lulu hypermarket is a supermarket where you get things from a matchbox to a diamond jewellery it has 3-4 branches in major cities.Muscat is the capital of Oman is a beautiful place where you could find indian restaurants like saravanabhavan,kamat,woodlands.Ruwi a place where the indianembassy is located one can get gift articles at a lower price.sultan Qaboos palace is a must to visit.turtle beach located in sur is best visited during the months of september and october.major cities are sur,sallalah,sohar,ibri,ibra,nizwa etc.Oman coffeshops serve shourma a snack which is popular in Oman.Omani women look pretty and wear a long black purdah sometimes covering their faces and the men wear a long white nigty a turban like cloth in their head.Oman beaches are very clean and people can go for fishing at a short distance.Oman is also famous for its dates and petrol,the cost of petrol is 8 litres for 1rial(rs100)so you can very well enjoy car journey.people own cars and you cannot find much 2wheelers there.Dubai is about 4-5 hours away from Oman so better dont mis visiting Dubai.electronic goods are very low in price.so have a great journey and please do mail me after returning from Oman.

I think that Oman would be an exciting and worthwhile destination. I haven't been there yet but would do so if I was living in India. I think you could look at the Internet to check how safe it is there at the moment. I am British and I have met many Americans whilst traveling. One of my old colleagues went to Oman in the early 90s and he really liked it there.