My Own Photos: My Least Favourite Tourist Attraction in Muscat

My least favourite tourist attraction in Oman is Al Alam palace. I think it is UUUUUGGGGLY on the outside, and since you don't really g...

Queen Elizabeth the II formally greeted yesterday with the Prince of Edinburgh

Muscat arrival on the 25th of November. With Omani Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmud al-Said upon her arrival at Muscat on November 25,...

Daily Diary: The Royal Horse Show

Omigosh, omigosh, I am soooooooooooo excited. Dec. 1 st at 8 pm is the Royal Horse Show in Al Seeb [oops, for some reason I wrote Wattiyah b...

His Majesty got Buff

Has anyone been to the parking of City Center in Al Muwalla recently? Well the doors just have got this picture of Sultan Qaboos on them. He...

I want to read this book: "In the Service of the Sultan"

I want to read Ian Gardinar's account of the war in Dhofar. I like war stories (my family has more than 1 or 2 soldiers) and think Oman...

Omani Men's Traditional Dress: the Omani Dishdasha

Of course, white remains the most popular dishdasha colour for Omani men, being that the Prophet Mohamed SAW loved that particular colour, ...

letter to the Sultan, to do with getting her a passport OR...

BTW, Sultan Qaboos , if you read our blog, says one member of OPNO, she will wear the above pictured birqa/mask in Omani colours for the res...

The Marriage Vote: Do Omanis Support Removing the Ban on Marrying Non-Omanis

The poll is closed and results are in. I asked, "For Omanis Only: Do you support removing the ban on Omanis being able to marry non-Om...

CONVERSATION BEFORE I POST RESULTS OF THE MARRIAGE POLL

Y (and sometimes M): "OPNO? Honestly, WHY do you love this country?" More bad things have happened to you here than anyone I know...