Omani Architecture, Interior Design, and Photography at Nakl Fort with Salim Al-Harthy

I am a fan of Salim Al-Harthy's work http://salimphoto.com/-/salimphoto/gallery.asp?cat=133847&pID=1&row=5 . I especially his r...

Omani Architecture: Salalah House

I don't know why, but I LOVE this place. I want to live here.

Omani Architecture/Interior Design: Zanzibari Style

Since in Muscat, I learned Kiswahili words before I learned Omani ones, and because Zanzibari style kind of rules in my neighborhood setting...

I love luban aka frankinsence: and I can have luban candles? Yay!

Ooooooooooooh! I just discovered this online store http://thenejd.com/?lang=en . I love it. From the website: "The pottery can be reu...

Omani Architectural Design: Amouage store & perfumery

Some pictures taken from this post from Andy who did something I haven't yet, he took a tour of the perfumery near Nizwa: http://andyin...

OPNO loves.... Amouage Room Sprays

OKay, when it comes to perfume, I wear women's Amouage Gold (when I can afford to). When I can't, I buy the soap and shower gel. Yes...

Dear Muscat Jet Driver, can I be invited to read your blog? Sometimes I read old posts.

Can't Deny It: Statistics put Omani Disabilities AWFULLY Low... Soooooo

A SHY REBELLIOUS ARAB GIRL just wrote this well-timed (for me personally) post For the sake of Dhofari Blind Girls! and I relate alot to it...

Omani Word of the Day: Cat

The Omani word of the day (differing from the Arabic kit-ta) is "se-nora" for "cat". Like the spanish word for lady, bu...

Omani Arabic Phrases: Are we laughing?

"Moo3yani NDhack?" Actually the first sentance I was ever taught. I often say it wrong because there is a gutteral "aiyn...

Shopping for face veils in Oman: I need tips

I just bought myself a present, a. because it was such a good price, and b. because there was a reason. A new abaya, like the one above. Ve...

Omanis and Facial Tissue: An Apparent Essential for any household

While it may not strike anyone else as odd...Weird cultural note: Omanis consume more tissue paper than any other people I have ever known. ...

A Shebab-less OPNO? Oh NO! And cheating, from the male Omani perspective

I have alot of Omani guy friends. Correct that. Had. Sweetness of Salalah will be proud of me, but I have gone back to my Islamic self (wit...

WARNING: SEMANTICS mean something in Relationships in Oman

FOR ALL MY EXPAT GIRLS AND OMANI GFs: If you are a girl, and you are afraid of getting hurt in love and you describe being hurt in love like...

Omani Architecture: Sohar Beach Resort

I always liked the look of this hotel. Reminds me of both places I grow up, Oman and........... _________. Anyways, I like this snap. I kno...

Omani Arabic: Word of the Day

Today I was in a line for my visa (as per usual as Oman's longest running tourist) and the wait was soooooooooooooooooo inexplicably boo...

A TALE OF CORRUPTION

"Stop talking to her. Don't ask about her. They know everything about you." Over mint Morrocan tea oured from ahigh into rain...

The Complete Middle East Cookbook

While Tess Mallos' "The Complete Middle East Cookbook" is not complete, it is a GOOD starter book for anyone delving into Ara...

On my ORDER FROM AMAZON LIST

The Emergence Of States In A Tribal Society: Oman Under Sa'id Bin Taymur, 1932-1970 by Uzi Rabi. This book reassesses the reign of Sa...